XHFW-FM/XEFW-AM is a radio station in
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth ...
, operating on
88.5 FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 88.5 MHz:
Argentina
* Amiga in Rosario, Santa Fe
* Ciudad 88.5 in Bella Vista, Corrientes
* Fiesta 88.5 in 9 de Julio, Buenos Aire* FM Capital in Neuquén
* FM Municipal in E ...
. It's owned and operated by
Multimedios Radio.
810 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 810 kHz: 810 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. KGO San Francisco and WGY Schenectady share Class A status on 810 AM.
In Argentina
* Federal in Buenos Aires
* Mitre in ...
is a United States
clear-channel
A clear-channel station is an AM radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. The system exists to ensure the viability of cross-cou ...
frequency;
KGO and
WGY share
Class A status on this frequency.
History
XEFW-AM 1240 received its concession in 1932. The 70-watt station owned by José Expedito Martínez until 1937, when the Flores family entered broadcasting by way of a joint partnership with Martínez. XEFW later moved to 810 kHz and ramped up its power to 50,000 watts day and night, earning it the distinction of being a
border blaster
A border blaster is a broadcast station that, though not licensed as an external service, is, in practice, used to target another country. The term "border blaster" is of North American origin, and usually associated with Mexican AM station ...
in the eyes of some.
In the 1980s, XEFW cut its power back to 10,000 watts day and a mere 250 watts at night, later boosted back to 50,000/1,000. The station was now exclusively owned by the Flores family, which had built a local cluster featuring XEFW, AM sister
XETW-AM 860,
XHON-FM
XHON-FM (branded as Classic) is a Mexican Spanish-language FM radio station that serves the Tampico, Tamaulipas market area. It broadcasts mainly classic and modern music in English.
History
XHON received its concession on July 11, 1980. It was o ...
96.1, and
XHFW-TV channel 9.
In 2011, the Flores family took advantage of the government's program to migrate AM stations to FM and converted XEFW into XHFW-FM broadcasting on 106.3 MHz. XHFW was known as La Estrella.
In 2016, the Flores family ceded operation of its radio stations to
Multimedios Radio, which converted them to their own formats. XHFW was given the Hits FM pop format. On April 26, 2018, XHFW-FM moved to 88.5 MHz in order to clear 106-108 MHz for community and indigenous stations, as a condition of the renewal of its concession in 2017.
On April 25, 2018, the
Federal Telecommunications Institute
The Federal Telecommunications Institute ( Spanish: ''Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones''; abbreviated as IFT and incorrectly referred to as IFETEL) is an independent government agency of Mexico charged with the regulation of telecommunicat ...
approved the transfer of XHFW-FM to Radio Centinela, S.A. de C.V., a direct subsidiary of Multimedios Radio.
IFT: XVI Sesión Ordinaria del Pleno, April 25, 2018
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See also
*Border blaster
A border blaster is a broadcast station that, though not licensed as an external service, is, in practice, used to target another country. The term "border blaster" is of North American origin, and usually associated with Mexican AM station ...
References
External links
*Border Radio by Fowler, Gene and Crawford, Bill. Texas Monthly Press, Austin. 1987
*Mass Media Moments in the United Kingdom, the USSR and the USA, by Gilder, Eric. - "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Press, Romania. 2003
Dedication of the Wolfman Jack Memorial in Del Rio, Texas
Radio stations in Tampico
Multimedios Radio
Radio stations in Mexico with continuity obligations
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