This week's RadioTV Dealmaker email lists a "Southern California/Mexico AM 'Border Blaster' Day & Night."
Sounds like a TJ AM is looking for a new programmer.
It was posted to the public-side of the website today. The graphic included is for XEWW 690kHz. (This sale makes sense given the recent cross-border complaints by some conservative members of the US Congress.....)
Mexico/C. America
AM Station
Code 2727
Ad Headline Southern California AM "Border Blaster" day and night
Market Rank Mkt 1-50
Asking Price $ $10,000,000
More Stations? Stand Alone
Seller Financing? Will Seller Finance
Will Seller LMA? Yes
XEWW 690AM day map
Description
77,000 watts day and 50,000 watts night, low dial position.
Sale includes tower site real estate.
Once KSPN 710 begins diplexing off 1110 in Santa Anita that will be it for 690 in the SGV. We get only around 1mV from 690 here in the west San Fernando Valley but with both 710 (50kw) and 670 (5kw) less than 10 miles from us makes listening difficult particularly in a radio with decent bandwidth for at least some fidelity.I'm still hearing Chinese programming on AM 690. Did those operators lose their lease? Or, choose not to renew?
When the Chinese programming started, an article said it was run by a group targeting the large Asian community in the San Gabriel Valley. Always thought that was a stretch, considering the SGV is probably 130 miles from the transmitter site.