XHAW-FM explained

XHAW-FM
City:Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Area:Monterrey, Nuevo León
Branding:La Gran AW
Airdate:October 20, 1983 (concession)
Frequency:101.3 FM
Format:Romantic
Erp:25 kW
Class:B
Coordinates:25.6264°N -100.3198°W (main)25.6469°N -100.313°W (aux)
Callsign Meaning:Derived from XEAW-AM and XHAW-TV
Former Callsigns:XHIL-FM (1983–1993)
Owner:Multimedios Radio
Licensee:Radio Informativa, S.A. de C.V.

XHAW-FM is a radio station on 101.3 FM in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The station is owned by Multimedios Radio and carries a romantic format known as La Gran AW; since 2012, it has been simulcast on XEAW-AM 1280. The station also transmits the Telediario newscasts from co-owned Multimedios Televisión. The transmitter is located atop Cerro del Mirador.

History

On October 20, 1983, a concession was issued to Francisco Ibarra López, the president of Grupo ACIR, for a new radio station on 101.3 MHz in Monterrey, named XHIL-FM using his initials.

Effective July 16, 1993, ACIR sold XHIL-FM to Multimedios, in the person of Francisco Antonio González Sánchez. The station was simultaneously renamed XHAW-FM. (Grupo ACIR now owns another XHIL-FM, in the state of Veracruz.)

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