XHCAQ-FM explained

XECAQ-AM/XHCAQ-FM
City:Puerto Morelos/Cancún, Quintana Roo
Area:Cancún, Quintana Roo
Branding:Radio Fórmula
Airdate:July 25, 1994 (concession)
November 1994 (FM)
Frequency:740 kHz
92.3 MHz
Format:News/talk
Power:20 kW day/10 kW night
Erp:10 kW
Class:AM: B
FM: B1
Callsign Meaning:CAncún Quintana Roo
Owner:Radio Fórmula
Licensee:Transmisora Regional Radio Fórmula, S.A. de C.V.

XHCAQ-FM 92.3/XECAQ-AM 740 is a in Mexican combo radio station in Cancún, Quintana Roo. It is owned by and carries the Radio Fórmula network.

740 AM is a Canadian clear-channel frequency, on which CFZM in Toronto, Ontario is the dominant Class A station. XECAQ-AM must reduce nighttime power in order to prevent interference to the skywave signal of CFZM.

History

XECAQ received its first concession on July 25, 1994. It was originally owned by Norma Campillo González and broadcast on 1080 kHz. That November, the station was authorized for its FM combo, XHCAQ-FM 92.3. In 1998, Radio Fórmula bought the station.