Re: [IRCA] 690 Mexican

["Tim Hall" <timhall1@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd be inclined to trust the Cantu site as confirming what you heard.
The 1110 in Juarez probably got paid a few pesos to change their call
letters so the 690 could have XEWR.  They have been bilingual oldies
for a long time, but I suppose it's possible they could have changed
by now (I drove through El Paso the morning of July 4th).

Offhand, the W radio format that runs on my local 690 sure seems
tackier than the one you hear on XEW, XEWA, XEWB, etc.  Lots of snake
oil salesmen on the weekend, then an uninteresting mix of talk and
music at other times.  Still better than XERCN-1470 "Radio Hispana"
network, which in the evening often runs back-to-back promo
announcements for half an hour or more at a time!

73, Tim

On 9/16/06, Richard Toebe <rtoebe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It was me, Tim-- I was in Fred Cantu's site, looking up info on XEQIN when I
> noticed the change on 690 to XEWR.  Since I reported the ID (and they do NOT
> give call IDs every hour, I've come to learn), I checked SCT and CIRT
> websites... SCT no longer has the map where you could click on the state to
> see what stations were listed; but the PDF you can download is not
> up-to-date. It shows 820 Mexicali as XEMVS and XEQIN on 1290.  CIRT's info
> is even older, it shows 690 Tijuana as "Extra Sports".
>
> I've come to trust Fred Cantu's site as he seems to have the right info and
> he updates frequently.  But I reminded myself of Benny Hill's definition of
> Assume*... I've checked Cantu for 1110 in Juarez and he has it listed as
> "XE??"-- so he hasn't got all the info yet either.
>
> If 690 is relaying a signal from 1110 in Ciudad Juarez, is: what is their
> format now?  The link to the station site states they --XEWR 1110-- are
> running Bilingual Oldies ("La Oldies But Goodies", "The new Classic").  If
> this is the current format, then Tijuana is not relaying them.
>
> The link to "W Radio Los Angeles" (wradio690.com) has no mention of call
> letters.  The next move is to tune in for an ID when they play the Mexican
> NA, that would probably be a logical time a legal ID must be used.  (If
> logic even applies)
>
> So, I've reported logging XEWR as the call ID for 690 Tijuana.  Given what
> I've since learned, no warranties are given, express or implied.
>
> This is what makes DXing interesting!!
>
> Rich Toebe
> Vacaville CA
>
>
> *Assume(n):    Making an  ASS  out of  U  and  ME.     -- British comedian
> Benny Hill
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Hall" <timhall1@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 6:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] 690 Mexican
>
>
> > At first, I'd be inclined to agree with the idea that another
> > station's calls were mentioned on the air.  This is a chronic issue
> > with the Mexican networks and it has tripped up many a veteran DXer
> > over the years.  However, I think someone mentioned the Fred Cantu
> > site had listed the call change, and I know he tries to get
> > confirmation (usually by calling the station) before posting anything
> > (that's what he did when I discovered the XEHS move from 740 to 540
> > several years back).
> >
> > I've been listening to 690 off and on, but haven't caught an ID yet.
> > I was in El Paso a few months ago and as I recall XEWR-1110 was still
> > running oldies.  I'll check my notes when I have a chance.  73, Tim
>
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