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540 AM

The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 540 kHz: 540 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency. CBK, Watrous-Regina, Saskatchewan, and XEWA San Luis Potosí, Mexico, share Class A status on 540 kHz.

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The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 540 kHz: 540 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency.1 CBK, Watrous-Regina, Saskatchewan, and XEWA San Luis Potosí, Mexico, share Class A status on 540 kHz.

Because 540 kHz is a multiple of both 9 and 10, the frequency is available for use by broadcast stations in all three ITU regions.2

Argentina

  • LRA14 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe.
  • LRA25 in Tartagal, Salta.
  • LU17 in Puerto Madryn, Chubut.
  • Radio Pasión in Buenos Aires.
  • Presidente Perón in Buenos Aires.

Australia

  • 4QL in Longreach, Queensland
  • 7SD in Scottsdale, Tasmania

Belgium

Brazil

  • ZYH295 in Manaus, Amazonas
  • ZYH610 in Canindé, Ceará
  • ZYH755 in Goiânia, Goiás
  • ZYH894 in Barra do Corda, Maranhão
  • ZYJ450 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  • ZYJ778 in Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina
  • ZYK226 in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul
  • ZYK322 in Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul
  • ZYK734 in Sumaré, São Paulo
  • ZYL331 in Ipanema, Minas Gerais
  • ZYI914 in Água Branca, Piauí

Canada

Stations in bold are clear-channel stations.

Call sign City of license Daytime power (kW) Nighttime power (kW) Transmitter coordinates
CBK Watrous, Saskatchewan 50 50 51°40′48″N 105°26′48″W / 51.68°N 105.446667°W / 51.68; -105.446667 (CBK - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)
CBKO Coal Harbour, British Columbia 0.04 0.04 50°36′04″N 127°34′23″W / 50.601111°N 127.573056°W / 50.601111; -127.573056 (CBKO - 0.04 kW daytime, 0.04 kW nighttime)
CBYW Wells, British Columbia 0.04 0.04 53°06′25″N 121°32′45″W / 53.106944°N 121.545833°W / 53.106944; -121.545833 (CBYW - 0.04 kW daytime, 0.04 kW nighttime)

Chile

  • CB-054 Melipilla
  • CD-054 Valdivia

China

  • CNR The Voice of China, mainly in Anshun, Baiyin, Changsha, Dandong, Daxing'anling Prefecture, Guiyang, Haixi Prefecture, Honghe Prefecture, Jiamusi, Jining, Jinzhong, Linfen, Linxia Prefecture, Linyi, Ningbo, Ordos, Pinglinag, Qianxinan Prefecture, Qitaihe, Qujing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Suzhou (Anhui), Weifang, Wenzhou, Wuhai, Xi'an, Xianning, Xianyang, Xinzhou, Xuancheng, Yingkou, Zhaotong and Zunyi3

Colombia

  • HJKA Bogotá

Costa Rica

  • TICAL Cartago

Dominican Republic

  • HICM Santo Domingo

Ecuador

  • HCFA2 Guayaquil

El Salvador

  • YSHV San Salvador
  • YNOW Managua

Ethiopia

  • ETEBS Ghimbi

Finland

  • OFF Oulu

Grenada

  • ZBF-AM Morne Rouge

Guatemala

  • Radio Amistad (call-sign unknown) San Pedro La Laguna
  • Radio Cobán (call-sign unknown) Cobán

Hungary

Indonesia

Iran

  • EPM-3 Mashhad

Japan

Kuwait

  • 9KV-1 Kabd

Mali

  • TZH Bamako

Mexico

Stations in bold are clear-channel stations.

Call sign City of license Power (kW) Transmitter coordinates
XESURF-AM Tijuana, Baja California 25 32°30′45″N 117°06′38″W / 32.512389°N 117.110556°W / 32.512389; -117.110556 (XESURF-AM - 25 kW)
XETX-AM Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua 25 30°22′16″N 107°58′51″W / 30.371219°N 107.980844°W / 30.371219; -107.980844 (XETX-AM - 25 kW)
XEWF-AM Tlalmanalco, State of Mexico 20 19°10′14″N 98°50′49″W / 19.170417°N 98.846972°W / 19.170417; -98.846972 (XEWF-AM - 20 kW)
XEHS-AM Los Mochis, Sinaloa 25 25°48′32″N 108°58′10″W / 25.808889°N 108.969444°W / 25.808889; -108.969444 (XEHS-AM - 25 kW)
XEWA-AM San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 150 22°09′29″N 100°55′35″W / 22.157944°N 100.92625°W / 22.157944; -100.92625 (XEWA - 150 kW)

New Zealand

Nicaragua

  • YNDW Managua

Pakistan

  • APP-1 Peshawar

Panama

  • HOPU Los Algarrobos / David, Chiriqui
  • HOU 23 Los Algarrobos, Veraguas

Peru

  • OBX4E Lima
  • OCX2D Trujillo

Philippines

Russian Federation

  • RW388 Orenburg

Samoa

  • 5W2AP Apia

South Korea

  • HLCZ-AM Hongsong
  • HLSC-AM Jumchon
  • HLSN-AM Changsu

Spain

  • EAJ15 Barcelona

Taiwan

Thailand

  • HSAT-AM Bangkok

United States

Call sign City of license Facility ID Class Daytime power (kW) Nighttime power (kW) Transmitter coordinates
KDFT Ferris, Texas 145 D 1 0.249 32°30′47″N 96°34′28″W / 32.513056°N 96.574444°W / 32.513056; -96.574444 (KDFT - 1 kW daytime) (daytime)
32°30′52″N 96°34′26″W / 32.514444°N 96.573889°W / 32.514444; -96.573889 (KDFT - 0.249 kW nighttime) (nighttime)
KMLB Monroe, Louisiana 35249 D 4 0.026 32°37′19″N 92°03′51″W / 32.621944°N 92.064167°W / 32.621944; -92.064167 (KMLB - 4 kW daytime, 0.026 kW nighttime)
KNMX Las Vegas, New Mexico 58915 D 5 0.02 35°34′25″N 105°10′17″W / 35.573611°N 105.171389°W / 35.573611; -105.171389 (KNMX - 5 kW daytime, 0.02 kW nighttime)
KRXA Carmel Valley, California 9849 B 10 0.5 36°39′36″N 121°32′29″W / 36.66°N 121.541389°W / 36.66; -121.541389 (KRXA - 10 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
KVIP Redding, California 51177 D 2.5 0.014 40°37′25″N 122°16′49″W / 40.623611°N 122.280278°W / 40.623611; -122.280278 (KVIP - 2.5 kW daytime, 0.014 kW nighttime)
KWMT Fort Dodge, Iowa 38591 D 5 0.17 42°29′45″N 94°12′33″W / 42.495833°N 94.209167°W / 42.495833; -94.209167 (KWMT - 5 kW daytime, 0.17 kW nighttime)
WASG Daphne, Alabama 51141 D 2.5 0.019 30°44′45″N 88°05′39″W / 30.745833°N 88.094167°W / 30.745833; -88.094167 (WASG - 2.5 kW daytime, 0.019 kW nighttime)
WAUK Jackson, Wisconsin 10824 B 0.4 0.4 43°20′00″N 88°09′11″W / 43.333333°N 88.153056°W / 43.333333; -88.153056 (WAUK - 0.4 kW daytime, 0.4 kW nighttime)
WBWD Islip, New York 37805 B 10 0.22 40°45′06″N 73°12′50″W / 40.751667°N 73.213889°W / 40.751667; -73.213889 (WBWD - 10 kW daytime, 0.22 kW nighttime)
WDAK Columbus, Georgia 60764 D 4 0.038 32°25′58″N 84°57′02″W / 32.432778°N 84.950556°W / 32.432778; -84.950556 (WDAK - 4 kW daytime, 0.038 kW nighttime)
WETC Wendell-Zebulon, North Carolina 18269 B 10 4.4 35°52′09″N 78°25′56″W / 35.869167°N 78.432222°W / 35.869167; -78.432222 (WETC - 10 kW daytime, 4.4 kW nighttime)
WFLF Pine Hills, Florida 51970 B 50 46 28°28′53″N 81°39′43″W / 28.481389°N 81.661944°W / 28.481389; -81.661944 (WFLF - 50 kW daytime, 46 kW nighttime)
WGOP Pocomoke City, Maryland 5347 B 0.5 0.243 38°03′11″N 75°34′11″W / 38.053056°N 75.569722°W / 38.053056; -75.569722 (WGOP - 0.5 kW daytime, 0.243 kW nighttime)
WGTH Richlands, Virginia 12043 D 1 0.097 37°05′01″N 81°46′58″W / 37.083611°N 81.782778°W / 37.083611; -81.782778 (WGTH - 1 kW daytime, 0.097 kW nighttime)
WKFN Clarksville, Tennessee 65202 D 4 0.055 36°32′31″N 87°19′32″W / 36.541944°N 87.325556°W / 36.541944; -87.325556 (WKFN - 4 kW daytime, 0.055 kW nighttime)
WRGC Sylva, North Carolina 73286 B 1 0.187 35°23′35″N 83°11′38″W / 35.393056°N 83.193889°W / 35.393056; -83.193889 (WRGC - 1 kW daytime, 0.187 kW nighttime)
WWCS Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 5349 B 5 0.5 40°17′22″N 80°11′07″W / 40.289444°N 80.185278°W / 40.289444; -80.185278 (WWCS - 5 kW daytime, 0.5 kW nighttime)
WXYG Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 161448 B 0.85 0.25 45°36′18″N 94°08′21″W / 45.605°N 94.139167°W / 45.605; -94.139167 (WXYG - 0.85 kW daytime, 0.25 kW nighttime)
WYNN Florence, South Carolina 22048 D 0.25 0.166 34°13′05″N 79°48′30″W / 34.218056°N 79.808333°W / 34.218056; -79.808333 (WYNN - 0.25 kW daytime, 0.166 kW nighttime)

Puerto Rico

  • ACE Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico

Venezuela

  • YVUR San Juan de Manapiare
  • YVOV La Villa del Rosario
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References

  1. "AM Station Classes, and Clear, Regional, and Local Channels". Federal Communications Commission. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. "AM Radio in Other Countries" (PDF). Frequency Finder. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. "中国之声──中国国家新闻广播". CNR.cn (in Chinese). 25 August 2021.