XHBC-FM explained

XHBC-FM
City:Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco
Branding:BC 95.1 FM
Airdate:December 2, 1948 (concession)
Frequency:95.1 MHz
Former Frequencies:990 kHz (1948–2019)
Erp:10,000 watts (FM)
Class:B1
Owner:Grupo Radiofónico Zer
Licensee:Radio Armonía, S.A. de C.V.
Webcast:BC 95.1 Webcast

XHBC-FM is a radio station in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico, broadcasting on 95.1 MHz FM.

History

XEBC callsign

XEBC was the former call sign of a border-blaster radio station licensed to the Tijuana / Rosarito area of Baja California, Mexico. The original XEBC, which launched in the early 1930s, was the first "border blaster" station in the Tijuana area.[1]

In Ciudad Guzmán

The XEBC callsign returned to the air in December 1948, when Radio Ciudad Guzmán, S.A., was awarded the concession for XEBC-AM 990, serving Ciudad Guzmán with 1,000 watts day and 100 watts night. Radio Armonía became the concessionaire in 1972 and was awarded the FM combo station in 1994.

In 2016, XEBC-XHBC, along with XHIS-FM 106.3, was bought by Grupo Radiofónico ZER; ownership of the concessionaire Radio Armonía, which had been held by Guadalajara-based Unidifusión, was transferred entirely to Rodrigo Rodríguez Reyes and Josefina Reyes Sahagún.[2] The result was a new name and brand for the station.

On March 11, 2019, Grupo Radiofónico ZER surrendered the AM frequency to the IFT, citing high costs of operation.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fybush.com/site-030403.html Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  2. http://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/conocenos/pleno/sesiones_pleno/acuerdo_liga/vp_ucs_p_ift_170816_440.pdf IFT authorization of share sale, 17 August 2016
  3. https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/43457_190429104824_7032.pdf RPC: #034156 AM Surrender - XEBC-AM