XHNZI-FM is a radio station on
99.1 FM in
Nacozari,
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...
, Mexico, known as La Reina de la Sierra.
History
The concession for XHNZI was awarded on October 28, 1994, to Javier Moreno Valle, a Mexico City businessman who would found
XHTVM-TV
XHTVM-TDT (channel 40) is a television station in Mexico City, owned by Televisora del Valle de México and operated by TV Azteca. It is branded as and available over the air in much of Mexico on TV Azteca's transmitters. Programming generally ...
in Mexico City and
a Ciudad Juárez radio station.
En septiembre del año 1999 inicia operaciones al aire con el nombre de La Reina del Cobre 99.1 FM, sus primeros locutores fueron Carlos Sanabia "El Sunguirirungi", Victor Peraza "El amigo de la raza", Manuel Rodriguez "El chuky boys" y Rosy Enriquez.
The station's concession passed to Claudia Elena Lizárraga Verdugo in 2008. Grupo Radio Guaymas transferred operation of the station to Grupo Larsa Comunicaciones, a dominant radio broadcaster in Sonora, in 2017; Larsa immediately dropped the La Reyna del Cobre name and format for its own Toño adult hits format.
In 2023, the station ceased to be operated by Larsa. Grupo Radio Guaymas resumed operating XHNZI as La Reina de la Sierra ("Queen of the Mountains").
References
Radio stations in Sonora
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