XHIY-FM explained

XHIY-FM
Country:MX
Branding:SPKtacular
Airdate:October 1, 1971 (AM)
2011 (FM)
Frequency:91.7 MHz
Format:Pop
Erp:25 kW
Class:B1
Sister Stations:XHEEM-FM
Former Callsigns:XEIY-AM
Coordinates:21.9313°N -100.0113°W
Owner:Grupo Radiofónico MASS
Licensee:José Luis Martínez Sánchez

XHIY-FM is a radio station on 91.7 FM in Ríoverde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It carries a pop format known as SPKtacular.

History

XEIY-AM 1290 received its concession on September 3, 1971 began its October 1, 1971 with the founded by Carlos Martínez Guillen. It was owned by María Gertrudiz Sánchez de Martínez and broadcast as a daytimer with 250 watts, later 1,000. The station was initially known as Spanish; Castilian: italic=no|Radio Juventud.

On April 7, 2006, XEIY was authorized to move to 650 kHz and increase power to 5 kW. In 2011, XEIY was approved for AM-FM migration as XHIY-FM 91.7; the AM shut down in 2014.

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