XHPMAS-FM and XHPNAV-FM are radio stations broadcasting on 100.5 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. ...

and 89.7 MHz in Navojoa, Sonora, owned by the ''Expreso'' newspaper. The stations form a simulcast known as Sonora Grupera, carrying a grupera format. XHPMAS transmits from a tower atop Cerro El Vigía, while XHPNAV broadcasts from Cerro Prieto.

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 XHPMAS, which cost 11 million pesos. XHPNAV was subsequently won after the initial winning bidder for the frequency dropped out, with a winning bid of 5.5 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