XHO-FM (93.5
MHz) is a Spanish
news/
talk radio
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radio station
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that serves the
Brownsville, Texas (United States) /
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and the municipal seat of the homonymous municipality. It is on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from B ...
(Mexico) border area.
History
XEO received its concession on August 24, 1946. The station was initially owned by José María González, a prominent businessman in Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo who died in 1950. In 1949, XEO began simulcasting in Reynosa on
XEOR; another station,
XEOQ-AM, was set up in Río Bravo in 1960.
On December 31, 2018, XEO-AM migrated to FM as XHO-FM 93.5.
XEO-AM closed down April 9, 2020.
RPC: #044397 Cessation of AM Operations — XHO-FM
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HD Radio
XHO-FM broadcasts in HD Radio
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and broadcasts 3 subchannels. Aside from the HD1, these additional subchannels are also on XHEOQ-FM:
*HD1: Notigape 93.5
*HD2: Radio Fórmula 1° Cadena
*HD3: W Radio
*HD4: El Heraldo Radio
No authorization is on file with the IFT for these additional services. The HD2 sub was ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio was an American Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming included call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, Amer ...
until that network ceased operations on September 8, 2019; Unanimo was created with the goal of attracting the network's former affiliates and talent.
References
Spanish-language radio stations
Radio stations in Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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