XEJPV-AM explained

XEJPV-AM
City:Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Country:MX
Frequency:1560 AM
Branding:W Radio
Format:Talk radio
Affiliations:Radiópolis
Owner:MegaRadio
Licensee:Radio Video de la Frontera, S.A. de C.V.
Airdate:1968
Callsign Meaning:José de Jesús Partida Villanueva (original concessionaire)
Power:1 kW day

XEJPV-AM is a radio station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Broadcasting on 1560 AM, XEJPV is owned by MegaRadio[1] and is known as W Radio.

History

The concession history for XEJPV begins with a concession awarded in 1968 for the station to José de Jesús Partida Villanueva, who would later own two television stations: XHAUC-TV in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua and XHTX-TV in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.

From 1997 to 2017, XEJPV was known as Radio Viva with a religious format. This ended to make way for a sports format known as Radio Deportiva.[2] On August 31, 2020, it changed to the W Radio talk format with programming from W Radio.

Notes and References

  1. https://megaradio.mx/estaciones/ Mega Radio Stations
  2. News: Inaugura Alcalde Radio Deportiva 1560. 9 August 2017. 9 August 2017.