KRXA

KRXA (540 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Catholic radio format. Licensed to Carmel Valley, California, the station serves the Salinas - Monterey - Santa Cruz areas of Central California. It is owned by El Sembrador Ministries and broadcasts its Spanish-language ESNE Radio Catholic radio network.
By day, KRXA is powered at 10,000 watts. But because 540 AM is a Mexican and Canadian clear channel frequency, KRXA must greatly reduce power at sunset to 500 watts to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Old Stage Road in Salinas. It uses a three-tower array directional antenna.
History.
On July 19, 1987, the station signed on the air. 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]] [[KHIP|KKLF]] [[simulcast]] to its own [[adult standards]] foramt. 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. With the sale, KRXA switched to a [[Spanish language]] [[Catholic radio]] format.
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[[Category:Radio stations established in 1989]]
[[Category:Radio stations in California|RXA]]
[[Category:Talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in California|RXA]]