XHNLT-FM | |
City: | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas |
Country: | MX |
Area: | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Laredo, Texas |
Branding: | Radio Fórmula |
Airdate: | May 22, 1985 (concession) March 5, 2018 (FM) |
Format: | Talk radio |
Erp: | 3,000 watts |
Class: | A |
Haat: | 35.3 m |
Coordinates: | [1] |
Callsign Meaning: | Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas |
Former Callsigns: | XENLT-AM (1985–2019) |
Former Frequencies: | 1000 kHz (1985–2019) |
Operator: | Noe Cuéllar |
Owner: | Grupo Fórmula |
Licensee: | Transmisora Regional Radio Fórmula, S.A. de C.V.[2] |
Website: | Grupo Fórmula website |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
XHNLT-FM (96.1 MHz) is a radio station that serves the border area of Laredo, Texas, United States, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is owned and operated by Radio Fórmula.
XENLT-AM 1000 received its concession on May 22, 1985. It was owned by Radio Mil del Norte, S.A. de C.V. and was a daytime broadcastr with 1,000 watts. Radio Fórmula acquired it in 1997 and increased power in 1998, adding a night time service at 100 watts.
The concessionaire changed from Radio Fórmula del Norte to Radio Transmisora del Pacífico in 2016.
In 2017, XENLT was granted an AM-FM migration as XHNLT-FM on 96.1 MHz. XHNLT signed on at 2:07 pm on March 5, 2018,[4] and formally began operations on April 23. The FM station offers three total subchannels, including the national Segunda Cadena feed and the Trión musical format. XENLT-AM shut down April 23, 2019, after the required year of simulcasting.[5]