ESNE Radio
Country | United States, Mexico, Spain |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Ownership | |
Owner | El Sembrador Ministries |
History | |
Launch date | March 1, 2003 (2003-03-01) |
Links | |
Website | [1] |
ESNE Radio is a Spanish-language Catholic radio network based in the United States, owned by El Sembrador Ministries. Headquartered in Chatsworth, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, ESNE broadcasts on 14 stations in the United States, Mexico and Spain. ESNE also broadcasts a Spanish-language television channel, ESNE TV, launched in 2002.[1]
History
On March 1, 2003, El Sembrador, led by founder Noel Díaz, began programming KHPY (1670 AM) in Moreno Valley, California, under a time brokerage agreement; it purchased that station in 2008.[2] Díaz had previously started a weekly Catholic radio program, Dimensión de Fe (Dimension of Faith), in 1990.[1]
In 2013, the network acquired KRXA, serving Monterey, California;[3] the next year, it began brokering time on KURS in San Diego, later buying that station in 2016.[4] A second southern California signal was acquired in 2015 when it picked up KTYM after Immaculate Heart Radio instead bought another Los Angeles outlet.[5]
El Sembrador expanded into Utah by buying Ogden's 1430 AM—then KLO—for $260,000 in 2020.[6] A third station in the Central Coast region of California will be added when the ministry closes on its purchase of KKMC (880 AM) in Gonzales, California, from Monterey County Broadcasters.[7] Additionally, in September 2020, El Sembrador filed to buy KDCO (1340 AM) in Denver—though not its associated FM translator—for $420,000.[8]
Stations
United States
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State |
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KRXA | 540 AM | Carmel Valley | California |
KWST[note 1] K229CU | 1430 AM 93.7 FM | El Centro | California |
KTYM K268DD | 1460 AM 101.5 FM | Inglewood Los Angeles | California |
KHPY | 1670 AM | Moreno Valley | California |
KMBX[note 2] | 700 AM | Soledad | California |
KURS | 1040 AM | San Diego | California |
KDCO | 1340 AM | Denver | Colorado |
WXES | 1110 AM | Chicago | Illinois |
KENT | 1540 AM | Enterprise | Nevada |
KMES | 1430 AM | Ogden | Utah |
KZTR-LP[note 3] | 103.5 FM | Yakima | Washington |
Mexico
- XEBBB-AM 1040, Guadalajara, Jalisco
- XENK-AM 620 Mexico City
Spain
- 88.2 FM, Almonaster La Real
- 104.9 FM, Gibraleón
Notes
- ^ Owned by Entravision Communications Corporation; El Sembrador owns the dependent translator
- ^ Owned by Entravision Communications Corporation
- ^ Owned by the Corporation of the Catholic Bishop of Yakima
References
- ^ a b Neri-Navarro, Ofelia (August–September 2007). "El Sembrador salió a sembrar". La Palabra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. April 19, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2013-06-09). "KRXA Monterey To Shift Programming Online". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2016-11-18). "Station Sales Week Of 11/18". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2015-09-11). "Station Sales Week Of 9/11". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2020-07-22). "El Sembrador Ministries Acquires KLO". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2020-09-18). "Station Sales Week Of 9/18: Entercom Sells Two Greensboro AMs". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2020-10-05). "Mile High Sports Radio Signals Sold". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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