XHMPM-FM is a
Spanish-language Top 40 radio station located in
Los Mochis
Los Mochis () is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome. As of the 2010 census, the population was 362,613, which was 61 percent of the municipality's population.
Los Mochis is th ...
,
Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
It is located in northwest Mexic ...
, Mexico. It broadcasts on 98.9 MHz on
FM from a tower located on Cerro La Memoria in Los Mochis.
History
On November 2, 1980, Radio Topolobampo, S.A. signed on XEIF-AM on 1240 kHz, with transmitter located at Charay, Sinaloa. XEIF changed calls twice: to XEREY-AM, matching its name as Radio Reyna, and then by 1994 to XEMPM-AM, now on 1030 kHz, known as Radio Fama.
In 2010, the station changed its name to La Pesada with a
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
format and local news. On November 3, of that same year, XEMPM was authorized to migrate to FM, and XHMPM-FM 98.9 came to air at the end of January 2011.
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After the failure of La Pesada, Radiosistema del Noroeste affiliated with
MVS Radio
MVS Radio are a group of four international Spanish-language radio networks owned by the mass media conglomerate MVS Comunicaciones. The group of radio networks consists of Exa FM, La Mejor FM, Globo and MVS Noticias and are broadcast in a variou ...
to launch its Exa FM format in Los Mochis, effective May 14, 2011.
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References
External links
Exa FM WebsiteRSN Website
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Radio stations in Sinaloa
Radio stations established in 1980
Spanish-language radio stations
Contemporary hit radio stations in Mexico
Mass media in Los Mochis