XHKB-FM is a radio station on
99.9 FM in
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
. It is owned by
Multimedios Radio
Multimedios Radio is the radio division of Grupo Multimedios, Grupo Firmas Globales, operating 61 radio stations in Mexico.
Multimedios traces its history to the founding of XEAW-AM in the late 1930s.
Stations
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Multimed ...
and carries its variety hits format, La Lupe.
History
XEKB-AM received its concession on May 7, 1959. It was owned by Promotriz Radiofónica, S.A., and broadcast from
Atemajac on 1590 kHz. Between 1963 and 1966, XEKB moved down the dial to 1410, eventually raising power to 25,000 watts day. The station was sold by Radiodifusoras Capital to Grupo Radiodigital Siglo XXI, later absorbed by
Grupo Radio México and then
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 ...
, in 2008.
In 2019, the station conducted its second-wave migration as XHKB-FM 99.9 with 3,000 watts ERP. It was announced on August 26, 2019, days after signing on, that XHKB would begin simulcasting Alfa from
XHFAJ-FM
XHFAJ-FM (91.3 FM) is a Mexican radio station in Mexico City. The station is owned by Grupo Radio Centro and carries a contemporary hit radio format known as Alfa 91.3.
XHFAJ-FM broadcasts in HD.http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radi ...
Mexico City with local advertising on September 2, 2019, bringing Canal 1410 to an end after more than 40 years.
On September 3, 2020, the station started airing the Planeta pop format, which moved from
XHDK-FM
XHDK-FM is a radio station on 94.7 FM in Guadalajara. The station is operated by Audiorama, a related company to Radiorama, and is known as KY (pronounced like "calle") with a pop music format.
History
XHDK received its first concession on May 1 ...
94.7. A month later, on October 9, the station left AM for good. Planeta still carried a partial simulcast of Alfa's morning show "Toño Esquinca y la muchedumbre". A sale to Grupo Radio Digital, owner of stations primarily in southeastern Mexico, was announced in October 2021 by that company but never carried out.
Planeta announced it was ceasing operations on December 22, 2022. Two days later, the station switched to the La Lupe
adult hits format from
Multimedios Radio
Multimedios Radio is the radio division of Grupo Multimedios, Grupo Firmas Globales, operating 61 radio stations in Mexico.
Multimedios traces its history to the founding of XEAW-AM in the late 1930s.
Stations
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Multimed ...
. Multimedios then received the concession in May 2023.
External links
Official website
References
Radio stations in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Grupo Radio Centro
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