XHFW-FM
| City | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
|---|---|
| Branding | Hits FM |
| Frequency |
810 kHz AM 106.3 MHz FM |
| First air date | 1932 |
| Format | CHR |
| Power |
AM: 50 kW day 1 kW night[1] |
| ERP | FM: 25 kW[2] |
| HAAT | 69.37 meters |
| Class | A |
| Transmitter coordinates | 22°15′01.2″N 97°51′52″W / 22.250333°N 97.86444°W |
| Owner |
Grupo Flores (operated by Multimedios Radio) (Flores, S.A. de C.V.) |
| Sister stations | XHTW-FM, XHON-FM, (XHFW-TV) |
XHFW-FM and XEFW-AM are a pair of radio stations in Tampico, operating on 106.3 MHz and 810 kHz. They are owned by Grupo Flores and operated by Multimedios Radio.
History
XEFW-AM 1240 received its concession in 1932. The 70-watt station owned by José Expedito Martínez until 1937, when the Flores family entered broadcasting by way of a joint partnership with Martínez. XEFW later moved to 810 kHz and ramped up its power to 50,000 watts day and night, earning it the distinction of being a border blaster in the eyes of some.
In the 1980s, XEFW cut its power back to 10,000 watts day and a mere 250 watts at night, later boosted back to 50,000/1,000. The station was now exclusively owned by the Flores family, which had built a local cluster featuring XEFW, AM sister XETW-AM 860, XHON-FM 96.1, and XHFW-TV channel 9.
In 2011, the Flores family took advantage of the government's program to migrate AM stations to FM and converted XEFW into XHFW-FM broadcasting on 106.3 MHz. XHFW was known as La Estrella.
In 2016, the Flores family ceded operation of its radio stations to Multimedios Radio, which converted them to their own formats. XHFW was given the Hits FM pop format.
See also
References
- ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
- ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
External links
- Border Radio by Fowler, Gene and Crawford, Bill. Texas Monthly Press, Austin. 1987 ISBN 0-87719-066-6
- Mass Media Moments in the United Kingdom, the USSR and the USA, by Gilder, Eric. - "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Press, Romania. 2003 ISBN 973-651-596-6
- Dedication of the Wolfman Jack Memorial in Del Rio, Texas