XENK-AM is a radio station in

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, with its transmitter at San Andrés de la Cañada in

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. Broadcasting on

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from studios in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, XENK-AM is owned by Cadena RASA and carries the Catholic programming of Radio La Guadalupana

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History

After an earlier incarnation had its provisional authorization revoked in 1945, the concession for 620 AM in Mexico City was awarded in February 1946, but the station did not hit the air until June 20, 1949. Initially owned by actor and singer

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, XENK was sold to Victor Blanco Blanco. For decades, XENK was a pioneer in the broadcasting of English-language music in Mexico, carrying a middle of the road format with the simple branding name of "Radio 6-20" and known by its slogan ''La música que llegó para quedarse'' ("The music that came to stay"). It was the first radio station in the Hispanic world to play

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, late in 1962.History of XENK
/ref> The Blanco family sold XENK in 1993 to Radiodifusoras Asociadas, S.A. (RASA), a business of the Laris family, and was briefly broadcast in other Mexican cities on RASA's stations before returning to a local scope. The station aired a mix of older music programming, religious and news/talk programs. In January 2024, RASA leased out the station to ESNE, rebranding it as "Radio La Guadalupana", bringing Radio 6-20 to an end after almost 75 years.

References

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