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{{short description|Radio station in Monterrey, Nuevo Le贸n, Mexico}} {{Infobox radio station | above = | name = XEG-AM | logo = File:La Ranchera de Monterrey XEG-AM actual.png | repeater = | city = [[Monterrey, Nuevo Le贸n]]<ref name="mexico-inf-AM" /> | country = MX | area = [[Monterrey Metropolitan area]] | branding = La Ranchera de Monterrey<ref name="xeg-conocentos" /> | frequency = 1050 [[kHz]]<ref name="mexico-inf-AM" /> | airdate = 1944<ref name="xeg-conocentos" /> | format = Classic [[Ranchera]]<ref name="xeg-conocentos" /> | language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | power = 100,000 [[watt]]s<ref name="mexico-inf-AM" /> | class = A (clear-channel) | coordinates = {{coord|25|41|53.50|N|100|10|30.20|W}} | sister_stations = [[XHRL-FM]], [[XHCHL-FM]], [[XECT-AM]] | owner = N煤cleo Radio Monterrey | licensee = La Voz de Norteamerica, S.A. de C.V.<ref name="mexico-inf-AM" /> | website = [http://www.larancherademonterrey.com.mx/ larancherademonterrey.com.mx] }} '''XEG-AM''' (1050 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] [[clear channel station|clear channel]] [[radio station]] in [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo Le贸n]], [[Mexico]].{{mexico-inf|AM|accessdate=2014-07-02}} Its [[transmitter]] is in [[Guadalupe, Nuevo Le贸n]].<ref name="FCCdata.org/XEG">[https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&mex=FER037241CO-105486&mexsvc=AM FCCdata.org/XEG]</ref> XEG was known as a [[border blaster]] in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/border%20stations%20geo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503180021/http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/border%20stations%20geo.html |archive-date=2009-05-03 |title=Mexican Border Blaster stations geographical location}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} It now uses the name ''La Ranchera de Monterrey'' and broadcasts a Classic [[Ranchera]] [[radio format]].<ref name="xeg-conocentos">{{cite web | url = http://www.nucleoradio.com/2008/potentiaweb/portal/genera/VistasV2_1/PlantillasV2/Clasica.asp?Portal=3&View=2&Origen=24&MenuActivo=1&MenuActivo2=0 | language = es | title = Con贸cenos | work = XEG La Rachera | location = [[Monterrey, Nuevo Le贸n]], Mexico | access-date = 2009-04-25 | quote = La Ranchera de Monterrey es una estaci贸n con mas de 60 a帽os al aire, antes conocida como la voz de Norteam茅rica, ha sido la portadora de la musica mexicana desde 1944. }}</ref> XEG is one of a handful of North American AM stations to broadcast at 100,000 [[watt]]s around the clock. No commercial AM stations in the U.S. or Canada run more than 50,000 watts. XEG is [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional]] at night but uses a [[directional antenna]] by day.<ref name="FCCdata.org/XEG"/>
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