Everything about Xer-am totally explained
XER (1932-1933) are the call letters of a famous
border-blaster radio station licensed to
Villa Acuña,
Coahuila,
Mexico, upon license appliction of
Dr. John R. Brinkley of the
U.S. state of
Kansas. It first came on the air on
August 18,
1932 with a 50 kW transmitter and claimed 75 kW erp via an omindirectional antenna. It was shut down by the Mexican authorities on
February 24,
1933 and the
Villa Acuña Broadcasting Company of
Del Rio,
Texas,
U.S. which had managed the station, was dissolved.
History of XER
XER called itself the
Sunshine Station between the Nations and it broadcast
735 kcs., on the
AM band from
Villa Acuña,
Coahuila. The owner of XER was Dr.
John R. Brinkley of
Kansas who moved to
Del Rio,
Texas, where he established a management company called Villa Acuña Broadcasting Company. It first signed on
August 18,
1932 with a 50 kW transmitter and claimed 75 kW erp via an omindirectional antenna. The engineering was by Will Branch of
Fort Worth who had engineered
WBAP for
Amon Carter, owner of the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. XER was shut down by the Mexican authorities on
February 24,
1933 and the Villa Acuña Broadcasting Company was dissolved.
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