XEB-AM

XEB-AM
Broadcast areaGreater Mexico City
Frequency1220 AM
94.5 MHz HD2 XHIMER-FM
89.1 MHz HD2 XHCAH-FM.
BrandingLa B Grande (The Big B)
Programming
FormatSpanish Classic Hits
Ownership
OwnerInstituto Mexicano de la Radio
XEDTL-AM, XEMP-AM, XEQK-AM;
XHIMER-FM, XHIMR-FM, XHOF-FM;
XERMX-OC (defunct)
History
First air date
September 14, 1923 (September 14, 1923)
Former call signs
CYB (19231929)
Call sign meaning
El Buen Tono (original owner)
Technical information
ClassA
Power100,000 Watts
Transmitter coordinates
19°18′33.9″N 99°03′33.2″W / 19.309417°N 99.059222°W / 19.309417; -99.059222
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteimer.mx/xeb

XEB-AM (1220 kHz, branded as La B Grande) is a public AM radio station in Mexico City. It airs a Spanish-language classic hits format with music from the 1940s to the 1970s. It has been owned by the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER), a Mexican government public broadcaster, since IMER's founding in 1983.

XEB is a Class A station. It is one of a handful in North America powered at 100,000 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna with its tower off Avenida Tlahuac in Mexico City.