Fundación Cultural para la Sociedad Mexicana, A.C. (Cultural Foundation for the Mexican Society) is a Mexican civil association whose primary activity is the operation of radio stations.
The radio stations owned by FCSM are noncommercial (social) stations with
Radio Maria
Radio Maria (formally known as The World Family of Radio Maria; es, link=no, Radio María, pt, Rádio Maria, hr, Radio Marija, mt, Radju Marija, lt, Marijos Radijas, hu, Mária Rádió, russian: Радио Мария, uk, Радіо Ма ...
programming. This is noteworthy, as Mexican law restricts religious programming on radio and prohibits the ownership of broadcast outlets by religious associations.
Stations
FCSM owns 11 radio stations, all but one on the FM band. The stations at Ensenada, Zamora, Guasave, Ciudad Obregón and San Miguel de Allende were awarded in 2017 and 2018; León was approved in December 2019. Ensenada launched in February 2020 and Zamora near the end of the year.
Since 2003, FCSM has programmed
XELT-AM
XELT-AM is a radio station on 920 kHz in Guadalajara, Jalisco. It is known as Radio María and carries a Catholic religious format.
The station's concession is held by Televisa Radio, but the station is operated by Fundación Cultural para ...
in
Guadalajara, with the station's commercial concession registered to
Televisa Radio
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
. XELT is the national originating station, with the headquarters and studios for Radio Maria Mexico located in
Zapopan
Zapopan () is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the population of Zapopan city proper makes it the second largest city in the state, very close behind the population of ...
. In December 2020, it began airing programming on commercial
XEUR-AM
XEUR-AM is a radio station licensed to and located in Mexico City. Broadcasting on 1530 AM, XEUR is owned by Grupo Radiorama. 1530 AM is a United States Clear-channel station, clear-channel frequency. The station's transmitter is located in the bo ...
in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
to early 2022.
Defunct station
FCSM surrendered its concession for XEFCSM-AM 680 in Mérida in a letter dated January 29, 2021. The letter cited economic conditions and the
COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico is part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
The virus was confirmed to ha ...
, as well as declining AM listening, the increased amount of pirate and other stations, and rising crime.
RPC: #049186 Surrender — XEFCSM-AM
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References
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Radio stations in Mexico
Christian radio stations in Mexico
Catholic radio stations