XHUAM-FM, known as UAM Radio, is the radio station of the

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana The Metropolitan Autonomous University ( Spanish: ''Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana'') also known as UAM, is a Mexican public research university. Founded in 1974 with the support of then-President Luis Echeverria Alvarez, the institution a ...

, established in 2011 and currently broadcasts from a UAM building in Avenida Constituyentes.

History

Single-frequency network

UAM Radio originally broadcast on 94.1 FM from five 20-watt transmitters at various UAM facilities, each of which is located at a different UAM facility in

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: *XHUAMR-FM at the General Rectory, which houses the studio facilities *XHUAMA-FM at the Unidad Azcapotzalco *XHUAMC-FM at the Unidad Cuajimalpa *XHUAMI-FM at the Unidad Iztapalapa *XHUAMX-FM at the Unidad Xochimilco XHUAMR-Antena01

It is estimated that the transmitter network covered 70% of Mexico City. The permits for these stations were awarded by

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on January 27, 2010. The network signed on March 11, 2011, bringing the 94.1 FM frequency back to use in Mexico City for the first time since the closure of

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in 1957.

Conversion to a single transmitter

In July 2017, the

Federal Telecommunications Institute The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones''; abbreviated as IFT and incorrectly referred to as IFETEL, Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Snaul jtsob a’telelil Sk’asesojibal k’o ...

authorized UAM Radio to begin using one transmitter, from the Cuajimalpa site, using the callsign XHUAM-FM and with a power increase to 3,000 watts, expanding reception to eastern portions of the

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. The university sought the change because its single-frequency network was "not sufficient to provide an efficient FM radio service to Mexico City". Testing began for the higher-power transmissions from Cuajimalpa in March 2018.

Format

The format is largely cultural in nature. Some programs utilize UAM resources and are produced by departments at the various UAM units.

References

{{Mexico City Radio University radio stations in Mexico Radio stations established in 2011 Radio stations in Mexico City