XEX-FM (101.7 FM) is a

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radio station in

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. Broadcasting from a

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atop the

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, XEX-FM airs a

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format and is the flagship station of the Mexican

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network. Most songs in the

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are hits in English. XEX-FM is a Class C1 station. It has an

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(ERP) of 51,190 watts.FCCdata.org/XEX-FM
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History

XEX-FM

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the air on . It became the third FM station in the Radiópolis/Televisa Radio system. It carried a

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music sound as "Stereo 102", but most of its history has been marked by frequent format changes. In the early 1980s, it was "Radio Romántica", then "Estelar FM" (both with romantic music). That was followed in 1988, by a return to pop music in English and Spanish as "Estéreo 102". It later was "Yo 102", a

format giving the station some ratings success. In 1994, it experimented with the name " Kiss FM", which failed to catch on. In 1996, after the brief return of Stereo 102, XEX-FM became "Vox FM". In 2002, Televisa Radio and Spain's PRISA began a partnership. The two companies launched the "

Principales" brand in Mexico, which was popular in Spain and other Latin American countries. Televisa Radio and

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signed an agreement, allowing the much larger Radiorama to

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the Los 40 Principales format to its stations for wider coverage across Mexico.

References

1975 establishments in Mexico Contemporary hit radio stations in Mexico Radio stations established in 1975 Radio stations in Mexico City {{Mexico City-radio-station-stub