540 AM
AM radio frequency
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::summary AM radio frequency ::
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 540 kHz: 540 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency. CBK, Watrous-Regina, Saskatchewan, and XEWA San Luis Potosí, Mexico, share Class A status on 540 kHz.
Because 540 kHz is a multiple of both 9 and 10, the frequency is available for use by broadcast stations in all three ITU regions.
Argentina
- LRA14 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe.
- LRA25 in Tartagal, Salta.
- LU17 in Puerto Madryn, Chubut.
- Radio Pasión in Buenos Aires.
- Presidente Perón in Buenos Aires.
Australia
Belgium
- ORU Brussels
Brazil
- ZYH295 in Manaus, Amazonas
- ZYH610 in Canindé, Ceará
- ZYH755 in Goiânia, Goiás
- ZYH894 in Barra do Corda, Maranhão
- ZYJ450 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ZYJ778 in Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina
- ZYK226 in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul
- ZYK322 in Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul
- ZYK734 in Sumaré, São Paulo
- ZYL331 in Ipanema, Minas Gerais
- ZYI914 in Água Branca, Piauí
Canada
Stations in bold are clear-channel stations. ::data[format=table]
| Call sign | City of license | Daytime power (kW) | Nighttime power (kW) | Transmitter coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBK | Watrous, Saskatchewan | 50 | 50 | |
| CBKO | Coal Harbour, British Columbia | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| CBYW | Wells, British Columbia | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
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Chile
China
- CNR The Voice of China, mainly in Changsha, Dandong, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Liaoyang, Shanghai, Shenyang, Xi'an, Yingkou and Zhuzhou
Colombia
- HJKA Bogotá
Costa Rica
- TICAL Cartago
Dominican Republic
- HICM Santo Domingo
Ecuador
- HCFA2 Guayaquil
El Salvador
Ethiopia
- ETEBS Ghimbi
Finland
- OFF Oulu
Grenada
- ZBF-AM Morne Rouge
Guatemala
- Radio Amistad (call-sign unknown) San Pedro La Laguna
- Radio Cobán (call-sign unknown) Cobán
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
- EPM-3 Mashhad
Japan
Kuwait
- 9KV-1 Kabd
Mali
- TZH Bamako
Mexico
Stations in bold are clear-channel stations. ::data[format=table]
| Call sign | City of license | Power (kW) | Transmitter coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| XESURF-AM | Tijuana, Baja California | 25 | |
| XETX-AM | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua | 25 | |
| XEWF-AM | Tlalmanalco, State of Mexico | 20 | |
| XEHS-AM | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | 25 | |
| XEWA-AM | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | 150 | |
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New Zealand
Nicaragua
- YNDW Managua
Pakistan
- APP-1 Peshawar
Panama
Peru
Philippines
- DZWT Baguio City – (Catholic Media Network)
- DYRB Cebu City – (Radio Corporation of the Philippines)
- DXGH General Santos – (Manila Broadcasting Company)
- DYDW Tacloban City – (Word Broadcasting Corporation & Catholic Media Network)
Russian Federation
- RW388 Orenburg
Samoa
- 5W2AP Apia
South Korea
Spain
- EAJ15 Barcelona
Taiwan
- CNR The Voice of China in Lianjiang County (transferred from China)
Thailand
- HSAT-AM Bangkok
United States
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| Call sign | City of license | Facility ID | Class | Daytime power (kW) | Nighttime power (kW) | Transmitter coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDFT | Ferris, Texas | 145 | D | 1 | 0.249 | (daytime) |
| (nighttime) | ||||||
| KMLB | Monroe, Louisiana | 35249 | D | 4 | 0.026 | |
| KNMX | Las Vegas, New Mexico | 58915 | D | 5 | 0.02 | |
| KRXA | Carmel Valley, California | 9849 | B | 10 | 0.5 | |
| KVIP | Redding, California | 51177 | D | 2.5 | 0.014 | |
| KWMT | Fort Dodge, Iowa | 38591 | D | 5 | 0.17 | |
| WASG | Daphne, Alabama | 51141 | D | 2.5 | 0.019 | |
| WAUK | Jackson, Wisconsin | 10824 | B | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| WBWD | Islip, New York | 37805 | B | 10 | 0.22 | |
| WDAK | Columbus, Georgia | 60764 | D | 4 | 0.038 | |
| WETC | Wendell-Zebulon, North Carolina | 18269 | B | 10 | 4.4 | |
| WFLF | Pine Hills, Florida | 51970 | B | 50 | 46 | |
| WGOP | Pocomoke City, Maryland | 5347 | B | 0.5 | 0.243 | |
| WGTH | Richlands, Virginia | 12043 | D | 1 | 0.097 | |
| WKFN | Clarksville, Tennessee | 65202 | D | 4 | 0.055 | |
| WRGC | Sylva, North Carolina | 73286 | D | 5 | 0.14 | |
| WWCS | Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | 5349 | B | 5 | 0.5 | |
| WXYG | Sauk Rapids, Minnesota | 161448 | B | 0.85 | 0.25 | |
| WYNN | Florence, South Carolina | 22048 | D | 0.25 | 0.166 | |
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Puerto Rico
- ACE Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico
Venezuela
References
References
- (2015-12-11). "AM Station Classes, and Clear, Regional, and Local Channels".
- "AM Radio in Other Countries".
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