XHIMER-FM is a radio station in
Mexico City
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. Broadcasting on
94.5 FM
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from a tower on
Cerro del Chiquihuite
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, XHIMER is owned by the
Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
The Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (English: "Mexican Radio Institute") is a Mexican public broadcaster, akin to National Public Radio in the US. It is also known as IMER.
History
It was founded in 1983 as a companion to the public TV broadcast ...
and broadcasts a classical music format under the brand name Opus 94.
History
In the 1970s, the
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
The National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico ( es, Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México; ), abbreviated IPN, is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 171,581 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate level ...
ceded its rights to 94.5 FM to the
Secretariat of Public Education
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so the SEP could move Radio Educación (
XEEP-AM) to FM. However, the money was not available for the SEP to build out the station, and so the proposal was stalled.
The Opus format began on 710 AM (
XEMP) in 1983. That same year, 94.5 FM, the last full-power FM frequency available in Mexico City, was put up to attract noncommercial permits. Several groups — the IPN and IMER among them — jockeyed for the station, with IMER winning. Opus moved to the new 94.5 FM on July 4, 1986, when 50 kW transmissions commenced. The station received authorization for a power boost to 100 kW in 1991, but IMER was not able to install a transmitter capable of outputting 100 kW until 1999.
Format
Opus 94 primarily broadcasts classical music. The station broadcasts concerts of the
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
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.
The station broadcasts in
HD Radio
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;
[http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico] this transmission was formally launched on September 17, 2012. Its HD2 signal is co-owned
XEB-AM
XEB-AM (branded as ''La B Grande'') is a radio station on AM frequency 1220 kHz, serving Mexico City and surrounding areas in Mexico. It airs a Spanish language classic contemporary format with music from the 1940s to the 1970s. It has been ow ...
and its HD3 was Jazz Digital, which became silent in mid-2019.
References
{{Mexico City Radio, IMER-FM
Radio stations established in 1986
Radio stations in Mexico City