XHCHZ-FM is a radio station in
Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. Broadcasting on 107.9 FM, XHCHZ-FM is owned by the
Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
The Instituto Mexicano de la Radio ( English: "Mexican Radio Institute") is a Mexican public broadcaster, akin to National Public Radio in the US. It is also known as IMER.
History
It was founded in 1983 as a companion to the public TV broadca ...
and broadcasts a music and information format under the name "Radio Lagarto".
History
In the mid-1980s, an accord between IMER and the government of Chiapas led to the establishment of three new IMER stations:
XERA-AM
XERA is a radio station in Mexico, broadcasting on 760 AM in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. The callsign was most famous for its use on a border blaster at Villa Acuña, Coahuila.
XERA also broadcasts on FM at 101.5 MHz. It is not li ...
in
San Cristóbal de las Casas,
XECAH-AM in
Cacahoatán and
XEMIT-AM in
Comitán. In 1990, this was split, and XERA stayed with the government of Chiapas while XECAH and XEMIT remained with IMER. As a replacement, XECHZ-AM
1560
Year 1560 ( MDLX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 7 – In the Kingdom of Scotland, French troops commanded by Henri Cleutin and ...
took to the air in 1991. XECHZ broadcast with 4.5 kW of power (due to an older transmitter), increasing its power to 20 kW with a new transmitter in 1994.
In 2012, XHCHZ-FM 107.9 was signed on as part of the AM-FM migration campaign currently underway among Mexican radio stations.
XHCHZ broadcasts in
HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. It generally simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD Radio is used ...
*''HD2'' is a simulcast of
XEB-AM
XEB-AM (branded as ''La B Grande'') is a radio station on AM frequency 1220 kHz, serving Mexico City and surrounding areas in Mexico. It airs a Spanish language classic contemporary format with music from the 1940s to the 1970s. It has been o ...
.
*''HD3'' is a simulcast of
XEQK-AM.
[http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico]
References
{{IMER, CHZ-FM
Radio stations established in 1987
Radio stations in Chiapas