XHPJOA-FM and XHPUAY-FM are radio stations broadcasting on 98.1 MHz in Navojoa, Sonora and 90.9 MHz in

Guaymas Guaymas () is a city in Guaymas Municipality, in the southwest part of the List of states of Mexico, state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. The city is south of the state capital of Hermosillo, and from the Mexico – United States border, U.S. ...

, owned by the ''Expreso'' newspaper. The stations form a simulcast known as Pop Extremo, carrying a pop format. XHPJOA transmits from a tower atop Cerro Prieto, while XHPUAY broadcasts from Cerro El Vigía.

History

Medios y Editorial de Sonora initially won two stations, one each in Guaymas and Navojoa, in the IFT-4 station auction of 2017.IFT: Final Report of Concessions Awarded - IFT-4
/ref> This included XHPJOA, which cost 6.5 million pesos. XHPUAY was subsequently won after the initial winning bidder for the frequency dropped out, with a winning bid of 12 million pesos. The stations signed on at the end of August 2018 in a simulcast.

References

Radio stations in Sonora Radio stations established in 2018 2018 establishments in Mexico {{Sonora-radio-station-stub