XHESP-FM | |
City: | Mazapil, Zacatecas |
Branding: | Radio Peñasco |
Airdate: | July 2011 November 28, 2017 (concession award) |
Frequency: | 98.9 FM |
Format: | Full-service (mining) |
Class: | A |
Erp: | 15 watts[1] |
Haat: | 301.1 m |
Callsign Meaning: | EStereo Peñasquito |
Former Frequencies: | 94.9 FM (as a pirate) |
Coordinates: | 24.6764°N -101.6812°W |
Owner: | Goldcorp |
Licensee: | Estéreo Peñasquito, A.C. |
Affiliations: | Grupo B-15 (news programming) |
XHESP-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM at the Peñasquito Polymetallic Mine in Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Radio Peñasco went on the air in July 2011 as a pirate station on 94.9 MHz.[2] On November 28, 2017, the Federal Telecommunications Institute approved the award of this station to serve the mining community of about 800 people. The concession is held by a civil association controlled by the mine's owner, Goldcorp.[3] Radio Peñasco had previously operated as a pirate on 94.9 MHz; the concession moved the station to 98.9.