XEXQ-AM is a radio station in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. It broadcasts on 1190 kHz and is one of two radio stations owned by the

Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí The Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (in es, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, UASLP) is a public university in Mexico. It is the largest, oldest, and most comprehensive university in the state of San Luis Potosí, as well as ...

, known as Radio Universidad 1190 AM. XEXQ is the second-oldest university radio station in Mexico, behind

Radio UNAM Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmi ...

History

On July 28, 1938,Fernando Mejía Barquera
Historia mínima de la radio en México
/ref> the UASLP's radio efforts began with the sign-on of XEXQ-AM, the second university broadcaster in Mexico. Only a year prior,

XEXX-AM XEXX-AM ("PSN Radio Tecate") is a commercial radio station on 1420 AM in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, broadcasting to the San Diego–Tijuana radio market. The station is owned by Grupo Audiorama and operated by Primer Sistema de Noticias. ...

in Mexico City, the station of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. The original station, licensed for 1250 kHz with a power of 50 watts, began formal transmissions the next day with programming from 1 to 3 pm and 6 to 8 pm, Monday through Saturday."Radio Universidad XEXQ am 1190khz 75 años al aire", Emsavalles 27 July 2013
/ref> The new AM radio station came with a shortwave counterpart, also XEXQ, on 6045 kHz, which by the 1950s was one of 16 shortwave radio stations in Mexico and is still in operation. In 2007, the station moved to 1190 kHz. Its current power of 25 kW day/1 kW night allows it to reach most population centers in the state, including

Matehuala Matehuala is the second most important city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is located at around , at an elevation of about 1,500 m. Matehuala is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name, located in the norther ...

and Rioverde. In 1989, the university received a permit for an accompanying FM radio station,

XHUSP-FM XHUSP-FM is a radio station in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. It broadcasts on 88.5 FM and is one of two radio stations owned by the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, known as Radio Universidad 88.5 FM. XHUSP broadcasts in HD Radio, ...

88.5. The stations share some programming, particularly the "Reseña 88.5" newscast, but often have separate musical and other programs.

References

University radio stations in Mexico Radio stations in San Luis Potosí Mass media in San Luis Potosí City Radio stations established in 1938 {{San Luis Potosí-radio-station-stub