XHETB-FM explained

XHETB-FM / XETB-AM
Country:MX
Area:Comarca Lagunera
Branding:Hola 89.1
Airdate:September 24, 1931
Frequency:1350 kHz
89.1 MHz
Format:Pop
Power:5 kW day
0.5 kW night
Erp:25 kW
Operator:Grupo Horizonte Lagunero
Sister Stations:XHCCAS-FM, XHCCAW-FM
Owner:Grupo Zócalo
Licensee:Chat FM, S.A. de C.V.

XHETB-FM/XETB-AM is a radio station on 89.1 FM and 1350 AM in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. It is part of Grupo Horizonte Lagunero, a division of Grupo Zócalo, and is known as Hola FM.

History

XETB came to air on September 24, 1931, making it the first station in the region. Original authorization was given to begin operations on February 14, 1935, with 125 watts. XETB was then on 1310 kHz and owned by Miguel Guangorena Salas. It originally operated from Torreón, Coahuila, and currently has its studios there. Amelio G. Zaragoza acquired XETB in 1935 and sold it to Radio Laguna, S.A., in 1947. XETB later moved to 1350 kHz and increased its power to 5,000 watts.

On October 26, 2022, acting on an 11-year-old application, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) approved the migration of XETB to FM as XHETB-FM 89.1 in exchange for a one-time payment of 1.72 million pesos.[1] XHETB-FM began broadcasting in October 2023 as part of a newly formed cluster with two of the Comarca Lagunera's three stations created in the IFT-8 radio station auction of 2022, XHCCAS-FM 91.9 and XHCCAW-FM 99.1. The IFT then also approved the transfer of its concession from a Grupo Radio Centro subsidiary to a new Grupo Zócalo subsidiary.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resolución mediante la cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, autoriza a Grupo Radiodigital Siglo XXI, S.A. de C.V., el cambio de frecuencia para operar una estación en la banda de Frecuencia Modulada, en Gómez Palacio, en el Estado de Durango, conforme al “Acuerdo por el que se establecen los requisitos para llevar a cabo el cambio de frecuencias autorizadas para prestar el servicio de radio y que operan en la banda de Amplitud Modulada, a fin de optimizar el uso, aprovechamiento y explotación de un bien del dominio público en transición a la radio digital”, publicado en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el 15 de septiembre de 2008.. Federal Telecommunications Institute. October 26, 2022. es.