La Comadre 1260 AM

La Comadre 1260 AM is a Mexico City station from Grupo ACIR, one of Mexico's larger radio groups. It plays banda and other regional Mexican music, with the personality-driven style typical of AM radio in the capital. The programme features popular songs of regional Mexican groups, corridos and rancheras, along with talkative presenters who joke with listeners, read dedications and give a friendly, familiar tone to the day. The word comadre, a term for a close female friend or a child's godmother, sets the tone of warm neighbourliness.

The station broadcasts on 1260 kHz under the call sign XEL-AM, and it represents the way AM stations in Mexico City have kept a strong connection with working households and migrants from other parts of the country, who often keep alive their local musical traditions through radio. The online stream means that Mexicans living abroad, especially in the United States, can hear the sound of the capital's AM dial. As a commercial service, it carries advertising and local announcements. The stream is delivered as AAC+ at 48 kbps, a low bitrate that keeps data use modest. It plays in your browser on RadioKite, and you can add it to your favourites.