When I was in the USAF during the 1970's, I was stationed at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM...a long way from any Black/Urban radio stations. But, at night, all was not lost! A 150 KW Mexican station, XEG (1050 Khz, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon) programmed several hours of Soul music every evening with English-speaking announcers.
The shows were very well done, and were hugely popular throughout the Southwest, particularly with the small, isolated Black communities that dotted that part of the country and on military bases where lovers of Soul music were stationed. Needless to say, reception an hour or so after sunset was no problem with this blowtorch of a station. Airmen and families who were friends of mine at New Mexico's three Air Force bases (Cannon, Holloman and Kirtland) kept up with Soul, Jazz, Blues and the emerging Disco music via XEG.
They were apparently programmed via tape transcription from a Los Angeles studio. Two of the announcers were named Bill Harris and "Stumblin' Blue." Can anyone share any information about this operation, such as the originating station (was it KGFJ??) and the period of time they programmed the overnights on XEG?
The shows were very well done, and were hugely popular throughout the Southwest, particularly with the small, isolated Black communities that dotted that part of the country and on military bases where lovers of Soul music were stationed. Needless to say, reception an hour or so after sunset was no problem with this blowtorch of a station. Airmen and families who were friends of mine at New Mexico's three Air Force bases (Cannon, Holloman and Kirtland) kept up with Soul, Jazz, Blues and the emerging Disco music via XEG.
They were apparently programmed via tape transcription from a Los Angeles studio. Two of the announcers were named Bill Harris and "Stumblin' Blue." Can anyone share any information about this operation, such as the originating station (was it KGFJ??) and the period of time they programmed the overnights on XEG?