XHLAC-FM is a Mexican radio station in
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
Lázaro Cárdenas () is a port city in Michoacán bordered to the east by Guerrero. Lázaro Cárdenas is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán, being the southernmost municipality in Michoacán. It was formerly known as ...
. Broadcasting on 99.7 FM, XHLAC-FM is owned by the
Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
The Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER; English: "Mexican Radio Institute") is a Mexican public broadcaster.
It was founded in 1983 as a companion to the public TV broadcaster Imevisión, since privatized and known as TV Azteca. When Imevisió ...
and broadcasts a music and information format under the name "Radio Azul".
History
XELAC-AM 1560 signed on March 1, 1977 under the management of Sicartsa, a massive, then-state-owned iron and steel mill which brought many jobs to Lázaro Cárdenas, and with them the need for a radio station. The concession for XELAC, then a 5 kW daytimer was owned by another state enterprise, Promotora Radiofónica del Balsas, S.A de C.V., which had beat out various other commercial bidders for the station (two of whom objected to the award). 1981 saw the station begin broadcasting at night with 150 watts, increasing to 1,000 watts in 1995.
In 1983, Promotora Radiofónica del Balsas was included among the first assets of IMER—its first radio station outside of Mexico City. By 1984, 80% of its program output was music, with the balance in news and sports programming. In August 1986, Promotora Radiofónica del Balsas was formally liquidated.
In 2013, XHLAC-FM 107.9 was signed on as part of the AM-FM migration campaign currently underway among Mexican radio stations. XHLAC-FM broadcasts in
HD Radio
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XHLAC-FM moved to 99.7 MHz at 3pm on February 7, 2019, to clear 106-108 MHz for community and indigenous stations.
XHLAC broadcasts in
HD Radio
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*''HD2'' is a simulcast of
XEB-AM
XEB-AM (1220 Hertz, kHz, branded as ''La B Grande'') is a public radio, public AM radio, AM radio station in Mexico City. It airs a Spanish-language classic hits radio format, format with music from the 1940s to the 1970s. It has been owned by ...
.
*''HD3'' is a simulcast of
XEQK-AM
XEQK-AM is a radio station in Mexico City, Mexico. Broadcasting on 1350 AM, XEQK-AM is owned by the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio and broadcasts a citizen-sourced talk and music format under the brand name Radio Ciudadana.
History
Origins
The c ...
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[http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico]
References
Radio stations in Michoacán
Radio stations established in 1976
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