XHOPE-FM 89.7 is a radio station in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It carries the national Exa FM format from MVS Radio.
| Frequency | 89.7 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Exa FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish & English Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | MVS Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| XHERJ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 26, 1945 1994 (FM) |
Former call signs | XETK-AM, XHTK-FM, XEOPE-AM |
Former frequencies | 630 kHz (1945–2019) |
Call sign meaning | Óscar Pérez Escobosa |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 15 kW[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | exafm |
History
editXEOPE received its first concession in March 1945. Then known as XETK-AM, it broadcast on 630 kHz with 1,000 watts day and 250 watts night (later increased to 500).
In 1972, Oscar Pérez Escobosa bought XETK along with XESA-AM in Culiacán.[2] He already owned XERJ-AM in Mazatlán, which had begun operations in 1940, and he also founded XHMZ-TV channel 7. Pérez founded Grupo Promomedios, which continues to own the rechristened XEOPE/XHOPE (named in his honor) as well as the FM successors to those stations.
Promomedios presented the IFT with a surrender of the 630 AM frequency on July 3, 2019.[3]
References
edit- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-09-11. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ Morales, Isela (2007-11-23). "Tendrá su calle Óscar Pérez Escobosa". Noroeste. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ RPC: #038104 AM Surrender — XEOPE-AM
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