El Rey 1360 AM Upgrades Seattle Broadcast with New BE Transmitter

Broadcast Electronics (BE) has successfully completed a significant infrastructure upgrade for El Rey 1360 AM in Seattle, installing a new 6kW BE AM Series transmitter to boost the station's performance and reliability. Working alongside Broadcast Engineering Services, the project involved a total rebuild of the transmitter site and extensive repairs to the antenna system to meet original licensing specifications. The new BE AM-6A unit, which officially went on-air on April 27th, 2026, provides the official Spanish-language home of the Seattle Sounders FC with superior audio quality and a modern, high-efficiency platform designed to reduce long-term operational costs.

El Rey 1360 AM is a Seattle-based Spanish-language AM radio station that brands itself as "La Autoridad en Música Mexicana" (The Authority in Mexican Music) and serves as the official Spanish-language home of the Seattle Sounders FC.
 
Broadcast Electronics partner, Broadcast Engineering Services and their President Jess Ortega worked closely with El Rey 1360 for planning, installation and commissioning services, and jointly selected the BE AM-6A for providing the best combination of excellent energy effect, superior audio performance, ultra-reliable operation and industry leading "customer first" support. The new BE AM 6A was paired with a BE AM-1A transmitter as a back-up and the entire transmitter site was completely rebuilt to restore reliability and performance.
 
"In addition to the transmitter installation, there was extensive repair work required on the transmit antenna system, the tower crew did a fabulous job. The antenna system was restored to original design/license specifications and the BE transmitter performed perfectly," said Jess Ortega. "BE's AM Series transmitters produce superior audio quality, improved coverage and the class E power modules deliver energy efficiency, which substantially lowers overall operational expenses for KKMO."
 
"We are excited about our partnership with Jess Ortega and El Rey 1360 and thank them for selecting BE to help deliver their content to listeners in the Seattle area." said Rich Redmond, CEO of Broadcast Electronics, "The AM Series offers excellent energy efficiency, rock solid reliability and a all-new user interface with HTML-5 web GUI, extensive event logging, programable time/date power change and powerful SNMPv3 connectivity."

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