XERED-AM

XERED-AM is a radio station in Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, serving Mexico City. Located on 1110 kHz, XERED-AM is owned by Grupo Radio Centro and broadcasts news and talk as "Radio Red". 1110 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.

XERED-AM can be heard in HD on XHRED-FM 88.1 FM HD2.

History

The concession history for XERED-AM begins with XEFO, a radio station launched in December 30, 1930 on 940 kHz as the radio station of the National Revolutionary Party (later the PRI). The earliest available concession for XEFO dates to July 1, 1932. Despite the ban on political use of radio stations, XEFO radio was used as a method of disseminating party ideology, government accomplishments and as the chief medium of broadcasting news and propaganda during Lázaro Cárdenas's 1934 presidential election. XEFO was also relayed on shortwave XEUZ, which broadcast on 6120 kHz with 5 kW. Not long after Cárdenas was replaced by Miguel Alemán, XEFO was sold in 1941 to Francisco Aguirre Jiménez, who changed the callsign to XEQR-AM and used it to launch what became Grupo Radio Centro—which would end up buying Radio Red in 1994. However, XEQR was launched on a separate concession.