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XEW... the station that started the
Televisa empire.
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A 329 page commemorative book
published by XEW in 2000
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XEW-AM
is a
radio station in
Mexico City,
Mexico. It's slogan for many
years was "La Voz de la América
Latina desde México" or "The voice
of Latin America from Mexico" and it
broadcast with 250,000 watts at 900
AM.
XEW began regular broadcasts at
20:00 on 18 September 1930.
Broadcasting from a room (later to
become a proper studio) at the
Olympia Cinema on 16 September
Street in Mexico City, it initially
had only 5 kW of transmitter power,
although this was increased to 50 kW
by 1934. With the installation of
new transmitters, the power became
250 kW by 1935.
The
station has had an entertainment
focus, featuring artist such as
Manuel "Maber" Bernal,
Emilio Tuero,
Juan Arvizu,
Luis Arcaráz,
Nicolás Urcelay,
Alfonso Ortiz Tirado,
Los Panchos,
Juan García Esquivel,
Mario Ruiz Armengol,
Maria Luisa Landín,
María Victoria,
Mario Moreno Cantinflas,
Germán Valdés "Tin-Tan",
Agustín Lara,
Toña la Negra,
Angelines Fernández,
Carmen Rey,
Pedro Infante,
Jorge Negrete,
Pedro Vargas,
Gustavo Adolfo Palma from
Guatemala,
Fernando Fernández,
Eulalio González "Piporro",
Francisco Gabilondo Soler ("Cri-Cri"),
Hugo Avendaño,
Amparo Montes,
Héctor Martínez Serrano,
Antonio Aguilar,
Paco Stanley
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Pages |
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1-100 |
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101-200 |
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201-329 |
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Full Book 35 mb |
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More
photos of XEW |
Photo of XEW transmitter by David
Gleason, 1963 |
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