XHECS-FM is a radio station on
96.1 FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 96.1 MHz:
Argentina
* Pop Radio in Rosario, Santa Fe
* Radio María in Colón, Buenos Aires
* Radio María in Corrientes
* Radio María in Esquina, Corrientes
* Radio María in Crespo, ...
in
Manzanillo, Colima
Manzanillo () is a city and seat of Manzanillo Municipality, in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port, responsible for handling Pacific cargo for the Mexico City area. It is the larges ...
. The station carries the La Mejor grupera format from
MVS Radio
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MVS Radio are a group of four international Spanish-language radio networks owned by the mass media conglomerate MVS Comunicaciones. The group of radio networks consists of Exa FM, La Mejor, FM Globo and MVS No ...
.
History
On March 7, 1952, Julio Romo Valdivia applied for and received a new AM radio station in Manzanillo on 1400 kHz, XECS-AM. XECS signed on September 9, 1953, though on 1520 kHz, broadcasting with 200 watts using surplus World War II equipment. "Radio Manzanillo" was the first station in town.
In 1957, XECS moved to 960 kHz, broadcasting with 1,000 watts and began operating at night. The concession was transferred to Radio Manzanillo in 1985. Another power increase to 5,000 watts, accompanied by one final frequency change to 690 kHz, took place in the early 1990s.
XECS migrated to FM in 2011 as XHECS-FM 96.1. The XHECS callsign had previously belonged to a station located in Encinillas, Chihuahua, that changed its calls to
XHCHI-FM
XHCHI-FM is a radio station in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. Broadcasting on 97.3 FM, XHCHI is owned by Grupo Imagen and carries its news/talk Imagen Radio format.
History
On June 5, 1992, the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation issued ...
in the late 2000s.
References
Radio stations in Colima
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