XHMSL-FM is a radio station 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. Broadcasting on 101.3 MHz, XHMSL is owned by Luz Network and known as Stereo Uno with a pop format.
XHMSL broadcasts in
HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. HD radio generally simulcast, simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD R ...
and carries three subchannels, Vintage (HD2), Siempre (HD3, changed from Luz before launch) and El Fuerte sister station
XHPFRT-FM
XHPFRT-FM is a radio station on 95.3 FM in El Fuerte, Sinaloa
El Fuerte () is a city and El Fuerte Municipality its surrounding municipality in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city population reported in the 2010 census was 1 ...
La Morrita (HD4). The HD2 and HD3 subchannels were authorized by the
Federal Telecommunications Institute
The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones''; abbreviated as IFT and incorrectly referred to as IFETEL, Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Snaul jtsob a’telelil Sk’asesojibal k’o ...
on June 6, 2018; the HD4 has no corresponding authorization.
History
The station was launched on July 1, 1984, two days after obtaining its concession, making it the first
FM station
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave. Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to transmit high fidelity, high-f ...
in the city. The original concessionaire was Sandra Luz Pérez Muñoz, part of the Pérez Muñoz family that owns Radiosistema del Noroeste. Its current format is a variety of Spanish and English pop music, and also local news.
In 2015, RSN sold the station to a new group known as Luz Network as part of a family split. Luz has since expanded the Stereo Uno brand to other cities in the state, with
XHPNAS-FM in Navolato/Culiacán signing on in 2019 and
XHZS-FM in Mazatlán being purchased the following year.
References
External links
Official WebsiteLuz Network Website
Radio stations in Sinaloa
Radio stations established in 1984
Contemporary hit radio stations in Mexico
Mass media in Los Mochis
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