XHGLX-FM ("Exa FM") is a commercial

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broadcasting from

Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
(US) and < ...

at 91.7

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. The station airs a

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. The programs and most of the music are presented in

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, while a number of

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-language songs are also heard. The station is currently owned by

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History

XHTIM-FM came to air in 1990 carrying MVS's Stereorey format, and its early years were filled with major changes. It started broadcasting on 103.3 MHz, the frequency that had been made available on March 16, 1989 in the ''

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''. However, XHTIM soon picked up interference complaints from KJQY in San Diego, broadcasting just up the FM dial at 103.7. In an attempt to solve its interference to KJQY, XHTIM found a new home at 91.5 MHz, beginning January 27, 1992. This triggered a complaint from another American station,

KUSC KUSC (91.5 FM) is a listener-supported classical music radio station broadcasting from downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. KUSC is owned and operated by the University of Southern California, which also operates student-run Internet s ...

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, a public radio and classical music outlet. At the time, KUSC had been attempting to move its

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to Mount Wilson, a high point near Los Angeles that is home to numerous FM and TV stations. The XHTIM allotment was short-spaced to KUSC by 23 kilometers, and XHTIM was causing interference to the classical music outlet well into the Los Angeles area. KUSC claimed XHTIM was operating illegally and called on the

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to seek help from its Mexican counterpart, the

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(SCT). The dispute between KUSC and XHTIM came to an amicable end. In 1993, KUSC was able to turn on its new transmitter.Christine Shade, "The New and Improved Sound of Classical Music"
USC News
5 April 1993 On March 20, XHTIM moved to 91.7 MHz, a change that allowed XHTIM to ramp up power and cleared the interference plaguing KUSC. Later in 1993, XHTIM flipped to

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music as "La Mejor." In 1999 XHTIM adopted the name "Galaxy" and a

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format, as well as the

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XHGLX-FM. The Galaxy format was short-lived, with MVS changing the station in 2001 to a new format, known as

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. The first broadcast with the new format aired on May 5, with special guest

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, a popular Mexican singer-actor. The station was launched by Programming Director Isabel Gonzalez, who exited the company in May 2007. In May 2006, the station's studio facilities moved to

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, just south of San Diego. From 2010–11, the station was known as "Diego." In October 2011, the station returned to Exa FM and its

format as MVS moved Diego to 99.3 XHOCL.

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References

{{Tijuana Radio Contemporary hit radio stations in Mexico Radio stations in Tijuana Radio stations established in 1990 MVS Radio