XHBK-FM

XEBK-AM/XHBK-FM

City	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Broadcast area	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Laredo, Texas
Branding	95.7 La Raza
Frequency	1340 kHz 95.7 MHz
Format	Regional Mexican
Power	1,000 watts[1]
ERP	2,770 watts[2]
HAAT	100 meters
Class	A
Transmitter coordinates	27°29′43″N 99°30′01″W / 27.4952386°N 99.5001939°W / 27.4952386; -99.5001939Coordinates: 27°29′43″N 99°30′01″W / 27.4952386°N 99.5001939°W / 27.4952386; -99.5001939
Owner	Gustavo Alonso Cortez Montiel
Website	www.laraza957.com

XEBK-AM/XHBK-FM (branded as 95.7 La Raza) is an AM-FM combo Regional Mexican radio station that serves the Laredo, Texas, United States and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico border area.

History

XEBK received its concession on March 10, 1936. It was owned by Gilberto Guajardo and Juan Manuel Cortés and broadcast on 1000 kHz. Francisco Javier Cortés Delgado became the concessionaire in 1957, and under his leadership, XEBK moved to 1340 and increased power to 500 watts day and 250 at night, later increased to 1,000 watts. In 1994, it became an FM combo, adding XHBK-FM 95.7. The current concessionaire took over the station in 2006.

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