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XEAI-AM

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XEAI-AM
Broadcast areaGreater Mexico City
Frequency1470 AM
BrandingGrupo Fórmula
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Ownership
Owner
XEDF-AM/XEDF-FM, XERFR-AM/XERFR-FM
History
First air date
1942
Former call signs
XESM-AM
Technical information
ClassB
Power25 kW day
10 kW night[1]
Transmitter coordinates
19°21′04.3″N 99°06′51.5″W / 19.351194°N 99.114306°W / 19.351194; -99.114306
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteradioformula.com.mx

XEAI-AM is a radio station in Mexico City. Located on 1470 AM, XEAI-AM is owned by Grupo Fórmula talk radio network.

History

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Salvador San Martín obtained a radio concession for XESM in 1942. In the early 1980s, the station became notable for its "Radio Cañón" format, aimed at a youth audience and competing with such stations as XEEST-AM 1440; during this time XESM placed among the top five radio stations in the Mexico City area.

In 1991, the station was rebranded as "Rock Fórmula", with rock in Spanish from the 1960s and 1970s. This format, too, found success. However, from the 1990s on, wild changes in programming followed: "Jazz SM", which replaced the lost Jazz FM; norteña music as "La Tremenda" in the mid-90s; and oldies as "SM Vida 14-70" all followed.

In 2000, the station's callsign was changed to XEAI-AM, the original callsign of 1320 AM until its calls were changed in 1974 and later on sister 1500 AM until 1998. It became known as "Radio Fórmula 14-70 AM, Cadena Metrópoli", adopting a news-heavy format. Later on, the station was refocused to appeal to women as "Fórmula Femenina", although it dropped that name in 2017. It features talk shows, reruns of other Radio Formula programs from XERFR and XEDF, and overnight musical programming with oldies in Spanish.

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-01-05. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.