| KRXA | |
| City: | Carmel Valley, California |
| Area: | Salinas - Monterey - Santa Cruz |
| Network: | ESNE Radio |
| Airdate: | July 10, 1989 |
| Frequency: | 540 kHz |
| Format: | Spanish language Catholic radio |
| Power: | 10,000 watts day 500 watts night |
| Facility Id: | 9849 |
| Class: | B |
| Former Callsigns: | KPUP, KHKN, KIEZ, KSRK, KYAA, KMEO, KXME |
| Owner: | El Sembrador Ministries |
| Website: | elsembradorministries.com/esne/thesower |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KRXA (540 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Catholic radio format. Licensed to Carmel Valley, California, the station serves the Salinas - Monterey - Santa Cruz areas of Central California. It is owned by El Sembrador Ministries and broadcasts its Spanish-language ESNE Radio Catholic radio network.[1]
By day, KRXA is powered at 10,000 watts. But because 540 AM is a Mexican and Canadian clear channel frequency, KRXA must greatly reduce power at sunset to 500 watts to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Old Stage Road in Salinas.[2] It uses a three-tower array directional antenna.
On July 19, 1987, the station signed on the air.[3] Its original call sign before it went on the air, as a construction permit, was KJCC.
In 1995, after being purchased by Cypress Communications, KIEZ switched from a Spanish language KKLF simulcast to its own adult standards format.[4] From 2005 to 2012, the station had a progressive talk format.
When KRXA was sold to El Sembrador, the progressive talk moved to RadioMonterey.com.[5] [6] With the sale, KRXA switched to a Spanish language Catholic radio format.