XHLPS-FM (102.5 FM) is a radio station in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, with a transmitter away at Colonia Ladrillera, in

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, Baja California. The station is owned by OIR, a company owned by members of the Aguirre family but separate from

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History

The station's concession was awarded on October 21, 1994. XHLPS was originally owned by Humberto Aréchiga Espinoza, from a family with prolific broadcasting interests in Baja California Sur, and operated by Radio Grupo OIR, the dominant broadcaster in San Luis. By the late 2000s, it was known as Radio Río Digital. In 2003, XHLPS was cleared to put in place its modern technical facilities. The tower in Colonia Ladrillera is further north than those of all other stations in San Luis, approximately from the international border and closer to

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. In 2011, XHLPS was sold to its current concessionaire, a

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subsidiary.

References

Radio stations in Sonora Radio stations in Mexicali Radio stations established in 1994 San Luis Río Colorado Municipality, Sonora {{Sonora-radio-station-stub