KRXA

36°39′36″N 121°32′29″W / 36.66000°N 121.54139°W / 36.66000; -121.54139LinksWebsiteelsembradorministries.com/esne/thesower

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.

History

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.

References

External links

• ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.›  KRXA in the FCC AM station database
• KRXA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database