XEOC-AM explained

XEOC-AM
Area:Mexico City
Branding:Radio Chapultepec
Power:1,500 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Class:B
Airdate:1958
Frequency:560 AM
Format:News/talk, Tropical music
Owner:Grupo Radio Digital
Licensee:Estéreo Sistema, S.A.
Coordinates:19.4471°N -99.2022°W[1]
Callsign Meaning:Federico Obregón Cruces (original concessionaire)

XEOC-AM (branded as Radio Chapultepec) is a radio station owned by Grupo Radio Digital in Mexico City. It broadcasts a mixed talk and Tropical music format on 560 AM.

History

XEOC-AM signed on in 1958, owned by Federico Obregón Cruces and branded as Radio Chapultepec. For years it aired a format of jazz, blues, swing, R&B and other classic genre songs, similar to its competitor XENK-AM 620.

In late 2007 Óscar Obregón encountered financial problems and sold the station to Grupo Radio Digital, which rebranded it as La Nueva Pop airing a pop format. In 2008, the format was changed again, to talk radio.

On January 31, 2010, at 23:59 CST, Radio Chapultepec ceased broadcasting to start as La Mejor AM when Grupo Radio Digital and MVS entered into a joint alliance; the new station broadcast a Regional Mexican format previously heard on the latter's XHMVS-FM 102.5. However, the alliance between GRD and MVS ended on August 31, 2012, and the station returned as Radio Chapultepec.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/43024_160907210436_2406.pdf RPC: #013417 Nighttime Operation - XEOC-AM
  2. Web site: Xeoc-Am. 28 March 2013.