XHOX-FM (Sonora)

XHOX-FM is a radio station on 99.3 FM in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. It carries the national Exa FM format from MVS Radio and is owned by Radio Grupo García de León.

XHOX-FM
Frequency99.3 MHz
BrandingExa FM
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
AffiliationsMVS Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Radio Grupo García de León
  • (Radio Cajeme, S.A. de C.V.)
History
First air date
November 20, 1939 (AM), in Los Mochis, Sinaloa
1994 (FM)
Former frequencies
1340 kHz, 1430 kHz; 106.9 MHz (1994-2005), 106.5 MHz (2005-2018)
Technical information
ERP10,000 watts[1]
Transmitter coordinates
27°29′32″N 109°56′05″W (FM)[2]
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteexafm.com/ciudadobregon

History

XEOX-AM received its concession on September 26, 1939 and signed on on November 20 of that year from Los Mochis, Sinaloa.[3] It was owned by Luis Felipe García de León and broadcast on 1230 kHz.[4] The station moved to 1340 kHz in Ciudad Obregón for economic reasons in 1941; the station would soon move to 1430. The current concessionaire took possession of the station in 1977, and it became an AM-FM combo in 1994, with the FM station at first broadcasting on 106.9 MHz.

In May 2005, XHOX-FM moved from 106.9 to 106.5 MHz and increased its ERP from 3,000 to 10,000 watts. As part of its 2017 concession renewal, on May 4, 2018, XHOX-FM moved again, this time to 99.3 MHz, in order to clear 106-108 MHz as much as possible for community and indigenous radio stations.[5] Additionally, in late 2017, the station surrendered its AM frequency.[6]

References
  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-19. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. RPC: Change in Frequency and Power (106.9 to 106.5) - XHOX-FM
  3. "1939... EN EL AIRE". Exa Obregón. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. "1938". Exa Obregón. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. Renewal of concession and frequency change
  6. RPC: #024863 AM Surrender - XHOX-FM/Son.
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