City Puebla, Puebla Frequency 1170 kHz | Branding Ciudad W 1170 AM Format Talk | |
First air date December 10, 1939 (concession) Power 10,000 watts day
2,500 watts night | ||
XECD-AM is a radio station on 1170 AM in Puebla, Puebla. It is owned by Grupo Oro and is known as Ciudad W with a talk format. 1170 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which KFAQ in Tulsa, Oklahoma and WWVA in Wheeling share Class A status.
History
XECD was the second radio station in Puebla. It came to air on May 5, 1940, broadcasting for the first six months on 1340 kHz. Ricardo Vázquez held the concession for the 350-watt station; in 1946, it was bought by Roberto Cañedo, and five years later, Oscar Frese Márquez became the concessionaire.
In 1954, Joaquín Grajales Corral acquired XECD, building the station up during a time when radio expanded in Mexico; Radio Puebla, S.A. was created as the concessionaire in 1969. XECD ultimately became the flagship station of Grupo Oro, which is still owned by the Grajales family.