XHBH-FM

XHBH-FM (98.5 FM) is a radio station in Hermosillo, Sonora. It carries the La Mejor national format from MVS Radio.

XHBH-FM
CityHermosillo, Sonora
Broadcast areaHermosillo, Sonora
Frequency98.5 MHz
BrandingLa Mejor
Programming
FormatGrupera
Ownership
OwnerMVS Radio
(Stereorey México, S.A.)
History
First air date
November 20, 1935 (concession)
1994 (FM)
Former call signs
XEXA-AM/XHEXA-FM (early 2000s) XEBH-AM (1935-2017)
Former frequencies
930 kHz, 920 kHz, 590 kHz
Technical information
ClassB1
ERP3 kW[1]
HAAT287.4 m
Transmitter coordinates
29°7′56.8″N 110°56′3.2″W
Links
Websitewww.lamejor.com.mx#!/hermosillo/home

History

XEBH-AM was the first radio station in Hermosillo. It came to air on November 20, 1935, inaugurated by Governor Ramón Ramos.[2] The 500-watt station initially broadcast on 930 kHz and was soon joined by shortwave simulcast XEBR on 11,820 kHz. The first concessionaire was Carlos G. Balderrama.

By the 1960s, XEBH had moved down the dial to 920. It was owned by Radiodifusores de Sonora, S. de R.L., the concessionaire for the station until it was sold to MVS in 1994.

The station added an FM combo in 1994, XHBH-FM 98.5. In the 2000s, it moved to 590 kHz as part of a swap with XEHQ, then on 590.

In 2001, MVS introduced its Exa FM pop format to Hermosillo. Along with a number of other Exa FM stations nationwide, XEBH-XHBH became XEXA-XHEXA; eventually, the XHEXA-FM callsign exclusively moved to Mexico City 104.9 and the XEBH-XHBH callsigns were restored. In 2005, the station changed to grupera as La Mejor.

The AM frequency was surrendered by MVS Radio to the IFT effective September 14, 2017.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Historia de la raduodifusión comercial en Hermosillo [sic]". Dossier Político. 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  3. RPC: #023360 Surrender of AM Frequency - XHBH-FM


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