ESNE Radio
Country
United States, Mexico, Spain
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Ownership
OwnerEl Sembrador Ministries
History
Launch dateMarch 1, 2003 (2003-03-01)
Links
Website

ESNE Radio is a Spanish-language Catholic radio network based in the United States, owned by El Sembrador Ministries. Headquartered in Chatsworth, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, ESNE broadcasts on 14 stations in the United States, Mexico and Spain. ESNE also broadcasts a Spanish-language television channel, ESNE TV, launched in 2002.[1]

History

On March 1, 2003, El Sembrador, led by founder Noel Díaz, began programming KHPY (1670 AM) in Moreno Valley, California, under a time brokerage agreement; it purchased that station in 2008.[2] Díaz had previously started a weekly Catholic radio program, Dimensión de Fe (Dimension of Faith), in 1990.[1]

In 2013, the network acquired KRXA, serving Monterey, California;[3] the next year, it began brokering time on KURS in San Diego, later buying that station in 2016.[4] A second southern California signal was acquired in 2015 when it picked up KTYM after Immaculate Heart Radio instead bought another Los Angeles outlet.[5]

El Sembrador expanded into Utah by buying Ogden's 1430 AM—then KLO—for $260,000 in 2020.[6] A third station in the Central Coast region of California will be added when the ministry closes on its purchase of KKMC (880 AM) in Gonzales, California, from Monterey County Broadcasters.[7] Additionally, in September 2020, El Sembrador filed to buy KDCO (1340 AM) in Denver—though not its associated FM translator—for $420,000.[8]

Stations

United States

Call sign Frequency City of license State
KRXA
K284CZ		540 AM
104.7 FM		Carmel ValleyCalifornia
KWST[note 1]
K229CU		1430 AM
93.7 FM		El CentroCalifornia
KTYM
K268DD		1460 AM
101.5 FM		Inglewood
Los Angeles		California
KDDF88.1 FMMeccaCalifornia
KHPY
K258DR		1670 AM
99.5 FM		Moreno ValleyCalifornia
KMBX[note 2]700 AMSoledadCalifornia
KURS1040 AMSan DiegoCalifornia
KDCO1340 AMDenverColorado
WXES1110 AMChicagoIllinois
KENT1540 AMEnterpriseNevada
KMES1430 AMOgdenUtah
KZTR-LP[note 3]103.5 FMYakimaWashington

Mexico

Spain

Notes

  1. ↑ Owned by Entravision Communications Corporation; El Sembrador owns the dependent translator
  2. ↑ Owned by Entravision Communications Corporation
  3. ↑ Owned by the Corporation of the Catholic Bishop of Yakima

References

  1. 1 2 Neri-Navarro, Ofelia (August–September 2007). "El Sembrador salió a sembrar". La Palabra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. April 19, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Venta, Lance (2013-06-09). "KRXA Monterey To Shift Programming Online". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance (2016-11-18). "Station Sales Week Of 11/18". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  5. ↑ Venta, Lance (2015-09-11). "Station Sales Week Of 9/11". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (2020-07-22). "El Sembrador Ministries Acquires KLO". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  7. ↑ Venta, Lance (2020-09-18). "Station Sales Week Of 9/18: Entercom Sells Two Greensboro AMs". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (2020-10-05). "Mile High Sports Radio Signals Sold". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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