XHEZAR-FM explained

XHEZAR-FM
City:San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo-Puebla, Puebla
Branding:@FM (Arroba FM)
Format:Pop
Frequency:96.1 MHz
Airdate:January 6, 1989 (concession)
September 13, 2018 (FM)
Erp:3,000 watts
Class:A
Owner:Radiorama
Licensee:Radio XEZAR, S.A. de C.V.
Sister Stations:XHRTP-FM
Former Frequencies:920 kHz (1989–2020)
Coordinates:19.0609°N -98.2299°W

XHEZAR-FM is a radio station on 96.1 FM in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. It carries the Arroba FM pop format from Grupo Radiorama.

History

XEZAR-AM 920 received its concession on January 6, 1989. It began broadcasting later that year as part of Corporación Puebla de Radiodifusión, a subsidiary company of Grupo ACIR; the concession was held by Alberto Guilbot Serros until ACIR purchased it outright in 1998. The original format was ranchera as Spanish; Castilian: Q Bonita. At the beginning of the 2000s, it changed its format to Spanish adult contemporary as Spanish; Castilian: Inolvidable; in 2004, it returned to ranchera as "Bonita". Three years later, it became Spanish; Castilian: 920 Noticias, a repeater of the Mexico City stations 88.9 Noticias and La 1260.

In 2009, Grupo ACIR sold a group of its stations, located throughout Mexico, to Radiorama, including XEZAR-AM. This was Radiorama's first station in the Puebla market, and the company opted to lease it out to Grupo Oro. It changed to grupera music as Spanish; Castilian: La Z before becoming W Radio Puebla in 2012.

In 2014, control of XEZAR-AM was taken over by Radiorama. Under Radiorama operation, its formats have been Spanish; Castilian: Encuentro 920, airing a pop format, and Spanish; Castilian: Éxtasis Digital, English-language classic hits. In 2017, it joined the Arroba FM pop network.

XEZAR migrated to FM on September 13, 2018, as XHEZAR-FM 96.1. A new tower was installed at the Radiorama studios. The AM station concluded broadcasting in 2020.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/35321_210511225039_8448.pdf RPC: AM Shutdown — XEZAR-AM