XHPMAS-FM and XHPNAV-FM are radio stations broadcasting on 100.5 MHz in Guaymas and 89.7 MHz in

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, owned by the ''Expreso'' newspaper. The stations form a simulcast known as Sonora Grupera, carrying a grupera format. XHPMAS transmits from a tower atop Cerro El Vigía, while XHPNAV broadcasts from Cerro Prieto.

History

Medios y Editorial de Sonora initially won two stations, one each in Guaymas and Navojoa, in the IFT-4 station auction of 2017.IFT: Final Report of Concessions Awarded - IFT-4
/ref> This included XHPMAS, which cost 11 million pesos. XHPNAV was subsequently won after the initial winning bidder for the frequency dropped out, with a winning bid of 5.5 million pesos. The stations signed on at the end of August 2018 in a simulcast.

References

Radio stations in Sonora Radio stations established in 2018 2018 establishments in Mexico {{Sonora-radio-station-stub