XHEMIT-FM/XEMIT-AM is a combo radio station in Comitán,

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil and Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities ...

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. Broadcasting on 107.9 FM and

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, XHEMIT-FM/XEMIT-AM is owned by the

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and broadcasts a music and information format under the name "Radio IMER".

History

XEMIT-AM 540 came on air in 1988, one of three IMER stations that signed on under agreement with the Chiapas state government. In 1994, the station added a news program, "Línea 54", in response to the confusion generated by the EZLN situation in Chiapas. At the time, the station broadcast with 700 W of power when it was authorized for 5 kW; it reached its maximum authorization with a new antenna and tower in 1995, significantly expanding its coverage. In 2013, XHEMIT-FM 107.9 was signed on as part of the AM-FM migration campaign currently underway among Mexican radio stations. XHEMIT-FM broadcasts in

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. XEMIT-AM has one of Mexico's largest continuity obligations requiring it to remain in service, for a total of nearly 120,000 otherwise unserved people in 680 unique localities as of 2018.

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Radio stations in Chiapas Radio stations established in 1988 Radio stations in Mexico with continuity obligations {{Chiapas-radio-station-stub