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540 AM

AM radio frequency

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.

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.

01Argentina

02Australia

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

03Brazil

  • 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

04Canada

05China

  • 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 Zunyi

06Guatemala

07Indonesia

08Japan

09Mexico

10New Zealand

11Panama

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

12Philippines

13South Korea

14Taiwan

15United States

Call signCity of licenseFacility IDClassDaytime power (kW)Nighttime power (kW)Transmitter coordinates
KDFTFerris, Texas145D10.24932°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)
KMLBMonroe, Louisiana35249D40.02632°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)
KNMXLas Vegas, New Mexico58915D50.0235°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)
KRXACarmel Valley, California9849B100.536°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)
KVIPRedding, California51177D2.50.01440°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)
KWMTFort Dodge, Iowa38591D50.1742°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)
WASGDaphne, Alabama51141D2.50.01930°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)
WAUKJackson, Wisconsin10824B0.40.443°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)
WBWDIslip, New York37805B100.2240°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)
WDAKColumbus, Georgia60764D40.03832°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)
WETCWendell-Zebulon, North Carolina18269B104.435°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)
WFLFPine Hills, Florida51970B504628°28′53″N 81°39′43″W / 28.481389°N 81.661944°W / 28.481389; -81.661944 (WFLF - 50 kW daytime, 46 kW nighttime)
WGTHRichlands, Virginia12043D10.09737°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)
WKFNClarksville, Tennessee65202D40.05536°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)
WRGCSylva, North Carolina73286B10.18735°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)
WWCSCanonsburg, Pennsylvania5349B50.540°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)
WXYGSauk Rapids, Minnesota161448B0.850.2545°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)
WYNNFlorence, South Carolina22048D0.250.16634°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)

16Puerto Rico

  • ACE Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico

17Venezuela

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