XEPE-AM
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| Broadcast area | San Diego-Tijuana |
| Frequency | 1700 kHz |
| Branding | TUDN La Deportiva 1700 AM |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Sports talk |
| Affiliations | TUDN Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| XESS-AM, XEWW-AM, XESDD-AM, XEAZ-AM, XEC-AM, XHPRS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 28, 2005 |
Former call signs | XEKTT-AM (1994–2005) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°32′16″N 116°59′23″W / 32.53778°N 116.98972°W |
| Links | |
| Website | XEPE-AM on Facebook |
XEPE-AM (1700 kHz) is a radio station in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, serving the San Diego–Tijuana area. XEPE is owned and operated by Media Sports de México, a company of businessman and former Baja California governor Jaime Bonilla Valdez, and is part of his Primer Sistema de Noticias network. It is a sports talk station known as TUDN La Deportiva and affiliated with TUDN Radio.
XEPE is on the air 24 hours a day at 10,000 watts in the AM expanded band, commonly known as the "X band", and is the only commercial station in Mexico's expanded band. The 1700 kHz frequency has de facto clear channel status. There are no expanded AM band stations at 1700 AM in the United States west of Texas or in the rest of Mexico. Unlike most 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. It uses a directional antenna at all times, with its transmitter in Cerro Jaramillo.