540 AM

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

• ORU Brussels

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	51.68°N 105.446667°W / 51.68; -105.446667 (CBK - 50 kW daytime, 50 kW nighttime)
CBKO	Coal Harbour, British Columbia	0.04	0.04	50.601111°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	53.106944°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

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

• HAL-3 Solt

Indonesia

• RRI Pro-4 in Bandung, West Java
• PM5DXA Barabai
• PM8CNI Trimurjo

Iran

• EPM-3 Mashhad

Japan

• JOSK Kitakyushu
• JOSG Matsumoto
• JOMG Miyazaki
• JOJG Yamagata

Kuwait

• 9KV-1 Kabd

Mali

• TZH Bamako

Mexico

Stations in bold are clear-channel stations.

• XESURF-AM Tijuana, Baja California
• XEMIT-AM Comitán, Chiapas
• XETX-AM Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
• XEWF-AM Tlalmanalco, State of Mexico
• XEHS-AM Los Mochis, Sinaloa
• XEWA-AM San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí - 150 kW, transmitter located at 22.157944°N 100.92625°W / 22.157944; -100.92625 (XEWA - 150 kW daytime, 150 kW nighttime)
• XEWA-AM in Monterrey, Nuevo León

New Zealand

• ZL1XC Tauranga/Papamoa
• ZL2XNR New Plymouth/Kaimata

Nicaragua

• YNDW Managua

Pakistan

• APP-1 Peshawar

Panama

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

Peru

• OBX4E Lima
• OCX2D Trujillo

The Philippines

• DZWT Baguio City – (Catholic Media Network)
• DYRB Cebu City – (Radio Corporation of the Philippines)
• DXGH General Santos – (Manila Broadcasting Company)
• DYDW Tacloban City – (Word Broadcasting Corporation & Catholic Media Network)

Russian Federation

• RW388 Orenburg

Samoa

• 5W2AP Apia

South Korea

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

Spain

• EAJ15 Barcelona

Taiwan

• CNR The Voice of China in Lianjiang County (transferred from China)

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	32.513056°N 96.574444°W / 32.513056; -96.574444 (KDFT - 1 kW daytime) (daytime) 32.514444°N 96.573889°W / 32.514444; -96.573889 (KDFT - 0.249 kW nighttime) (nighttime)
KMLB	Monroe, Louisiana	35249	D	4	0.026	32.621944°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	35.573611°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	36.66°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	40.623611°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	42.495833°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	30.745833°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	43.333333°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	40.751667°N 73.213889°W / 40.751667; -73.213889 (WBWD - 10 kW daytime, 0.22 kW nighttime)
WDAK	Columbus, Georgia	60764	D	4	0.038	32.432778°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	35.869167°N 78.432222°W / 35.869167; -78.432222 (WETC - 10 kW daytime, 4.4 kW nighttime)
WFLF	Pine Hills, Florida	51970	B	50	46	28.481389°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	38.053056°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	37.083611°N 81.782778°W / 37.083611; -81.782778 (WGTH - 1 kW daytime, 0.097 kW nighttime)
WKFN	Clarksville, Tennessee	65202	D	4	0.055	36.541944°N 87.325556°W / 36.541944; -87.325556 (WKFN - 4 kW daytime, 0.055 kW nighttime)
WRGC	Sylva, North Carolina	73286	D	5	0.14	35.393056°N 83.193889°W / 35.393056; -83.193889 (WRGC - 5 kW daytime, 0.14 kW nighttime)
WWCS	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania	5349	B	5	0.5	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	45.605°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	34.218056°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

External links

• FCC list of radio stations on 540 kHz
• Radio 7SD 540 AM Scottsdale Australia

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.