XHOD-FM is a radio station on 96.9 FM in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí,

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. It is owned by GlobalMedia.

History

XHOD received its concession on September 22, 1971; while it got its concession two days after

XHOB-FM XHOB-FM is a radio station on 96.1 FM The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 96.1 MHz: Argentina * Pop Radio in Rosario, Santa Fe * Radio María in Colón, Buenos Aires * Radio María in Corrientes * Radio María in Esqui ...

96.1, it is considered the first FM radio station in the state. It was owned by María Estela Martínez. The original format was known as OD 96.9, Otra Dimensión en Radio. Within several years, station manager Elías Navarro Martínez had affiliated to

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and the station picked up its FM Globo romantic format. In San Luis Potosí, however, FM Globo mutated. XHOD became "Globo FM 96.9" and played as many as 70% songs in English, with a rock and pop-heavy format. In 2000, XHOD was converted to the new

Exa FM {{primary sources, date=December 2011 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 No ...

format. 2009 saw the MVS stations in San Luis Potosí fall under the control of GlobalMedia. In 2016, Exa FM moved to

XHESL-FM XHESL-FM is a radio station on 102.1 FM in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It is owned by MG Radio and carries the Exa FM pop format. History XESL-AM 1340 received its concession on January 22, 1946. It was known as Radio San Luis a ...

while XHOD remained a pop station, calling itself "96.9". The temporary format was replaced on January 9, 2017, with the RMX rock format from

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. The format lasted just over 18 months, being replaced on August 4, 2018, with "Vox Love Station", airing romantic music; the Vox Love Station format was syndicated by

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. On March 1, 2021, GlobalMedia dropped Vox Love Station for programming from El Heraldo Radio, though the station brands as GlobalMedia 96.9. After 3 weeks, on March 20, the Vox Love Station branding returned with the El Heraldo Radio programs retained. The Vox FM format was retooled from

Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by ...

in September 2022.

References

Radio stations in San Luis Potosí Radio stations established in 1971 1971 establishments in Mexico {{San Luis Potosí-radio-station-stub