XHAVO-FM (101.5

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) is a

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, serving

Reynosa Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. It is also the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality. The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen Metr ...

and

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. It is owned by Radio United and known as Digital 101.5.

History

The concession for XHAVO was obtained by Edilberto Huesca Perrotín on February 22, 1992. In 1998, the station was sold to

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; ACIR sold XHAVO to an affiliate of

Border Media Partners BMP Radio, also known as Border Media Partners, was a privately owned Hispanic focused radio broadcasting company headquartered in Houston, Texas. On July 17, 2009, ''Radio-Info.com'' announced that BMP would be seized by its banks after failing ...

in 2004, and when BMP sold its Rio Grande Valley stations, XHAVO was included in the sale to R Communications, LLC.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC for XHAVO

References

Spanish-language radio stations Radio stations in Reynosa Radio stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in Mexico {{Tamaulipas-radio-station-stub