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XEPE-AM at 1700 kHz is an English-language sports radio station calling itself ESPN 1700. XEPE is licensed to Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. Like other Baja California stations broadcasting in English near the Mexico-United States border, it focuses on listeners in the San Diego, California area. The station carries programming from ESPN Radio most of the day, with some midday and afternoon hours airing paid financial shows that had originally been carried during the previous business radio format. XEPE is on the air 24 hours a day at 10,000 watts in the AM expanded band, commonly known as the X band. The 1700 kHz frequency has de facto clear channel status; there are no expanded AM band stations at 1700 in the United States west of Texas, and the only other radio station on 1700 kHz in Mexico is XEFCSM-AM in Mérida, in southeastern Mexico. And unlike US X-band stations in the U.S., which reduce their power to 1,000 watts at night, XEPE keeps its 10,000 watts of power around the clock. XEPE's programming and sales rights in the U.S. are owned by Local Media of San Diego, a division of the Broadcast Company of the Americas. The same firm operates XEPRS-AM, a sports station affiliated with CBS Sports Radio and known as The Mighty 1090, and Classic Hits station XHPRS-FM known as 105.7 Max-FM. The studios and offices are located in the neighborhood of Sorrento Valley, San Diego. ==History== The concession history of XEPE begins with a concession issued in 1994 to Guillermo Dionisio Salas Vargas for XEKTT-AM on 1600 kHz. In 1999, XEKTT was sold to Carlos de Jesús Quiñones Armendáriz (Radio S.A.), who in turn sold the station to Media Sports de México, S.A. de C.V. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, both the frequency and callsign changed: in 2004, the Mexican government authorized the station to move to 1700 kHz, and in February 2005, the callsign was changed to XEPE-AM. XEPE originally signed on mid-August 2005 with a (business talk ) format under the branding Cash 1700. On August 1, 2007, XEPE switched to a talk radio format, while keeping some business talk programs, such as financial talk show host (Ray Lucia ). Conservative syndicated talk shows from Michael Reagan and Dennis Miller were on the schedule. After progressive talk station 1360 KLSD switched to a sports format, XEPE tried adding some liberal-leaning shows including one locally hosted by (Stacy Taylor ). The syndicated The Lionel Show was carried during overnight hours. In late 2009, XEPE became a partner to sister station XEPRS 1090. XEPRS was enjoying success as San Diego's top Sports radio station and XEPE began running some of the games and sports shows that XEPRS couldn't carry due to other commitments. On September 27, 2010 XEPE announced that it had fully made the transition to sports talk, although some midday and afternoon hours, it continues to carry paid business programs. The Ray Lucia financial show also airs every weekday. The station was branded as ESPN 1700 with programming from the ESPN Radio network, effective October 6, 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「XEPE-AM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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