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XHMIX-FM is a commercial radio station located in
La Rumorosa La Rumorosa is a town in the municipality of Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. It has a population of 1,836 inhabitants. It lies on the road between Mexicali and Tecate, and it is directly across the international border from Jacumba Hot Springs, Ca ...
, Baja California, Mexico, broadcasting to the Imperial Valley, California area of the United States on 98.3 FM. XHMIX airs a
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music format branded as "Power 98 Jams".


History

The 98.3 frequency in Rumorosa was put out for bid in 1992 as XHRBN-FM. Francisco Javier Fimbres Durazo, who already ran XEKT 1390 AM in Tecate, won the concession and built the station, quickly changing the callsign to XHFJ-FM for his initials. During this time, Fimbres operated his stations in association with Cadena Baja California, which owned
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1190 XEWV-AM, &
XEWV-FM XEWV-FM is a radio station in Mexicali, Baja California, broadcasting on 106.7 MHz. History XEWV-FM received its concession in June 1965 for operation on 89.6 MHz. At the time, Mexico had licensed several radio stations on even decimal ...
. In 2003, XHFJ became XHMIX-FM to go with the station's name at the time, Mix 98. The station later became known as "Zona 98" with a rock format. The current concessionaire, controlled 60% by Fimbres Durazo, was created in 2007. In 2016, XHMIX was authorized to increase its effective radiated power from 30,000 watts to 50,000.


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Official Website
Radio stations in Baja California {{Baja California-radio-station-stub