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XHETB-FM/XETB-AM is a radio station on 89.1 FM and 1350 AM in Gómez Palacio, Durango,
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. It is part of Grupo Horizonte Lagunero, a division of Grupo Zócalo, and is known as Kiss FM.


History

XETB came to air on September 24, 1931, making it the first station in the region. Original authorization was given to begin operations on February 14, 1935, with 125 watts. XETB was then on 1310 kHz and owned by Miguel Guangorena Salas. It originally operated from Torreón, Coahuila, and currently has its studios there. Amelio G. Zaragoza acquired XETB in 1935 and sold it to Radio Laguna, S.A., in 1947. XETB later moved to 1350 kHz and increased its power to 5,000 watts. On October 26, 2022, acting on an 11-year-old application, 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 ...
(IFT) approved the migration of XETB to FM as XHETB-FM 89.1 in exchange for a one-time payment of 1.72 million pesos. XHETB-FM began broadcasting in October 2023 as part of a newly formed cluster with two of the
Comarca Lagunera The Comarca Lagunera or La Comarca de la Laguna ("region of lagoons") is a region of northern Mexico occupying large portions of the states of Durango and Coahuila, with rich soils produced by periodic flooding of the Nazas_River, Nazas and Aguan ...
's three stations created in the IFT-8 radio station auction of 2022, XHCCAS-FM 91.9 and XHCCAW-FM 99.1. The IFT then also approved the transfer of its concession from a
Grupo Radio Centro Grupo Radio Centro is a Mexico City-based owner and operator of radio stations. It owns 30 radio stations in Mexico and the United States, including 8 radio stations in Mexico City. History Radio Centro's origins date to 1946, when Francisco Agu ...
subsidiary to a new Grupo Zócalo subsidiary.


References

Radio stations in Durango Radio stations in the Comarca Lagunera Radio stations established in 1931 {{Durango-radio-station-stub