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XHUAX-FM is a radio station serving
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in the
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. It is the radio station of the
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and broadcasts on 99.7 FM from its campus, with a transmitter on the Radio y Televisión Mexiquense tower in
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.


History

XHUAX received its permit in February 2006 as part of the last round of permits awarded by the
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. The university, however, stalled in its efforts to plan for the station. With just months left to get the station on air, the project transferred from the cultural outreach department to university communications. Tests began in November, and XHUAX signed on February 21, 2007.


References

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