XEF-AM explained

XEF-AM
City:	Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Country:	MX
Frequency:	1420 AM
Branding:	Activa
Format:	Talk radio
Owner:	MegaRadio
Licensee:	José Luis Boone Menchaca
Sister Stations:	XEFV-AM, XEJPV-AM, XEWR-AM, XEZOL-AM, XHGU-FM, XHH-FM
Airdate:	September 29, 1935
Power:	5 kW day 0.5 kW night
Coordinates:	31.6861°N -106.4298°W^[1]

XEF-AM is a talk radio station on 1420 AM in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. XEF-AM is known as Activa and is owned by MegaRadio.

History

XEF-AM went on the air at 1450 kHz on September 29, 1935.^[2] It was the first station in the Juárez-El Paso region to broadcast exclusively in Spanish, receiving its concession in 1937. José Carlos Amaya was the original concessionaire;^[3] by the 1960s, Boone Menchaca was the concessionaire.

Notes and References

1. https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/270115-TECNICA-009487.pdf RPC: Technical Modification #009487 - Change in Radiation System - XEF-AM
2. News: New Radio Station Will Open Sunday. El Paso Herald-Post. 1. September 27, 1935. October 20, 2019.
3. Web site: NOTIFICACION a los que se consideren afectados con la autorización provisional número 579, expedida al señor Carlos Amaya, para explotar la estación radiodifusora comercial XEF, en Ciudad Juárez, Chih.. July 17, 1948. Diario Oficial de la Federación. October 20, 2019.