[IRCA] Tijuana-area AM frequencies (for good)

[Dennis Gibson <wb6tnb@xxxxxxx>]

>From the CGC Communicator:

THREE TIJUANA-AREA AM STATIONS ARE CHANGING FREQUENCIES

This week our email inbox was much abuzz with reports of
Mexican AM stations changing frequencies. The reason for the changes is that the FCC and the SCT (Mexico's FCC) have
reached an agreement on how interference from Mr. Bonilla's
three AM stations is to be resolved. CGC's consulting office has seen copies of the actual SCT authorizations, so here, authoritatively, is what is going on with respect to the Bonilla frequencies and power levels:

         XEKTT from 560 to 1700 kHz, 10 kW fulltime
         XESS  from 780 to  620 kHz,  5 kW fulltime
         XESDD from 920 to 1030 kHz,  5 kW fulltime

XEKTT has already moved to 1700 kHz but is reportedly
having trouble loading such a short wavelength into their
very tall tower. XESS' operation on 620 kHz has been
intermittent; more will be said about this station in an
upcoming Communicator. Finally, XESDD has reportedly not been on the air on 920 kHz due to a frequency conflict within Mexico, and so far the station has not lit up on 1030.

Enquiring minds are asking why Mr. Bonilla would switch
one of his Mexican stations to 1030 kHz when he already operates a 1040 kHz station (KURS) in San Diego. The mutual sideband interference should be interesting.

In other news, the U.S. and Mexico have reportedly agreed
to reduce or adjust XEMO(AM)'s parameters to bring that station's operation into compliance with the U.S./Mexican AM agreement. XEMO operates on 860 kHz. No details of that settlement are available at this time.


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