XHESP-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM at the Peñasquito Polymetallic Mine in Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico.

History

Radio Peñasco went on the air in July 2011 as a pirate station on 94.9 MHz. On November 28, 2017, the

Federal Telecommunications Institute The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones''; abbreviated as IFT and incorrectly referred to as IFETEL, Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Snaul jtsob a’telelil Sk’asesojibal k’o ...

approved the award of this station to serve the mining community of about 800 people. The concession is held by a civil association controlled by the mine's owner,

Goldcorp Goldcorp Inc. was a gold production company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company stood among the largest gold producers in the world, employed about 15,800 people worldwide, engaged in gold mining and related activit ...

.Transcript - IFT L Sesión Ordinaria, 28 November 2017
/ref> Radio Peñasco had previously operated as a pirate on 94.9 MHz; the concession moved the station to 98.9.

References

Radio stations in Zacatecas Former pirate radio stations Radio stations established in 2011 {{Zacatecas-radio-station-stub