XHEZAR-FM is a radio station on
96.1 FM in
Puebla, Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza (; ; ), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and t ...
, Mexico. It carries the romantic format from
Grupo Radiorama
Grupo Radiorama is the largest owner and operator of radio stations in Mexico. Founded in 1970, the company operated nearly 400 radio stations in 2014.
History
Radiorama was founded on December 9, 1970, by Javier Pérez de Anda and Adrián Pered ...
History
XEZAR-AM 920 received its concession on January 6, 1989. It began broadcasting later that year as part of Corporación Puebla de Radiodifusión, a subsidiary company of
Grupo ACIR
Grupo ACIR is a Mexican Mass media, media company that specializes in the operation of radio stations. It was established in 1965. The acronym ACIR stands for ''Asociación de Concesionarios Independientes de Radio'' (Association of Independent ...
; the concession was held by Alberto Guilbot Serros until ACIR purchased it outright in 1998. The original format was ranchera as . At the beginning of the 2000s, it changed its format to Spanish adult contemporary as ; in 2004, it returned to ranchera as "Bonita". Three years later, it became , a repeater of the Mexico City stations
88.9 Noticias and
La 1260.
In 2009, Grupo ACIR sold a group of its stations, located throughout Mexico, to Radiorama, including XEZAR-AM. This was Radiorama's first station in the Puebla market, and the company opted to lease it out to Grupo Oro. It changed to
grupera
Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas. Grupera music traces its roots to the rock groups of the 1960s yet has evol ...
music as before becoming
W Radio Puebla in 2012.
In 2014, control of XEZAR-AM was taken over by Radiorama. Under Radiorama operation, its formats have been , airing a pop format, and , English-language classic hits. In 2017, it joined the Arroba FM pop network.
XEZAR migrated to FM on September 13, 2018, as XHEZAR-FM 96.1. A new tower was installed at the Radiorama studios. The AM station concluded broadcasting in 2020.
RPC: AM Shutdown — XEZAR-AM
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In April 2025, Grupo Radiorama leased XHEZAR and its sister station XHRTP-FM
XHRTP-FM is a radio station on 90.7 FM in San Martín Texmelucan, Puebla, Mexico. It is owned by Grupo Radiorama with a regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico an ...
in San Martín Texmelucan
San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida is a city in the west-central part of the state of Puebla in Mexico, adjacent to the southwest corner of the state of Tlaxcala. It is the municipal seat of the municipality
A municipality is usually a single ...
to Intolerancia Diario. On May 7, the "La 96.1" format was launched.
References
Mass media in Puebla (city)
1989 establishments in Mexico
Radio stations established in 1989
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