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XERF 1570, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico – Then and Now

November 13, 2026

by Dan Greenall Decades ago, there were a number of high-powered AM radio stations operating from Mexico, just across the border from the southern United States. Here, they could bypass U.S. regulations, power limits, and censorship. Accordingly, these stations were nicknamed “border blasters.” One of the better-known border blasters was radio station XERF in Ciudad […]

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