XHRPA-FM is a radio station on

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Morelia, Michoacán Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both the most populous and most densely populated ...

, Mexico. It is owned by Ultra and is known as Radio Ranchito with a

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format.

History

XEQB-AM 1240 received its concession on December 13, 1966, to Radio Televisión de Morelia, S.A. Within just a few years, the

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was changed to XERPA-AM. The station was owned by

Grupo ACIR Grupo ACIR is a Mexican Mass media, media company that specializes in the operation of radio stations. It was established in 1965. The acronym ACIR stands for ''Asociación de Concesionarios Independientes de Radio'' (Association of Independent ...

in the 1980s. It started broadcasting with 500 watts, later increased to 1,000 and, by the end of the AM era, 5,000 watts daytime. XERPA was cleared to move to FM in 2011.

References

Radio stations in Michoacán {{Michoacán-radio-station-stub