XHTY-FM is a commercial
radio station
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located in
Tijuana, Baja California
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, broadcasting to the
San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area on 99.7
FM. XHTY-FM airs a
regional Mexican
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music
format
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branded as "La Invasora" which in English translates to "The Invader."
XHTY is owned and operated by Uniradio, which operates stations in Baja California and Sonora, though it is programmed from Uniradio's
San Diego
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studios.
History
XHB-FM received its concession in December 1964, specifying operation on 92.9 MHz but soon after moving to 99.7. In October 1981, XHB became XHBCN-FM.
In the late 1990s, XHBCN engaged in two
call sign
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changes. It became XHAMR-FM in 1997, and two years later, it became XHTY-FM, taking the original call sign of its
sister station
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, which became
XHA-FM. The same year, XHTY and XHA-FM swapped formats, with the Radio Amor romantic format moved from 99.7 to 94.5 and the La Invasora
Regional Mexican
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format moved to 99.7. In 2005, the Tijuana version of La Invasora moved to XHA-FM, and XHTY began broadcasting the San Diego version of La Invasora.
References
External links
La Invasora 99.7 Official Website
Radio stations in Tijuana
Regional Mexican radio stations
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