XHST-FM is a radio station on
94.7 FM in
Mazatlán
Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican list of states of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding , known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast across from th ...
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Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
It is located in northwest Mexic ...
,
Mexico
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. It is owned by Promomedios Sinaloa and operated by Radio TV México, airing the Ke Buena national
grupera
Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas. Grupera music traces its roots to the rock groups of the 1960s yet has evol ...
format from
Radiópolis
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History
XEST-AM 690 received its concession on May 26, 1988. It operated with 2,000 watts during the day and 100 (later 250) watts at night. At the first, the station was known as Radio Sensación, a pop format in Spanish and English. In late 2001, it switched to Red W Interactiva, which lasted until February 2002. It also changed its "Promo Red" format, and in 2007 changed to grupera music known as "La Invasora".
In July 2011, XHST-FM 94.7, came to air, migration to FM and changed ballads in Spanish first as Tu Recuerdo and soon changed to Romantica. In May 2016, XHST along with
XHZS and
XHVU moved from Radiorama to MegaRadio, with XHST converting to MegaRadio's equivalent Romance format. In 2017, Grupo Promomedios began operating XHST with an English classic hits format, which lasted mere months before a flip to Ke Buena after
XHMMS jettisoned the franchise and changed management to Radio TV México.
References
Radio stations in Sinaloa
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