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KRXA

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Carmel Valley, California
United States
Broadcast area Salinas
Monterey
Santa Cruz
Frequency 540 kHz
Programming
Language Spanish
Format Catholic radio
Network ESNE Radio
Ownership
Owner El Sembrador Ministries
History
First air date July 10, 1989
Former call signs KPUP, KHKN, KIEZ, KSRK, KYAA, KMEO, KXME
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 9849
Class B
Power 10,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates 36°39′35.9″N 121°32′32.8″W / 36.659972°N 121.542444°W
Links
Website elsembradorministries.com/esne/thesower/radio

KRXA (540 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Catholic format. Licensed to Carmel Valley, California, the station serves the Salinas, Monterey and Santa Cruz areas of Central California. It is owned by El Sembrador Ministries and broadcasts its Spanish-language ESNE Radio Catholic radio network.[2]

KRXA 's transmitter is sited on Old Stage Road in Salinas.

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 Catholic format.

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