XHESP-FM (Zacatecas) explained

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.

History

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.

References

Notes and References

  1. https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/96710_190807160854_2654.pdf RPC: #036326 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHESP-FM
  2. News: Las Estrellas de Sinaloa cantan a mineros de Peñasquito. Zacatecas Online. Julia. Amador. 11 July 2012. 25 March 2019.
  3. http://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/conocenos/pleno/sesiones/ordinaria/l-ordinaria-del-pleno-28-de-noviembre-de-2017/vpestenografica50aord281117.pdf Transcript - IFT L Sesión Ordinaria, 28 November 2017