XHPR-FM (Veracruz, Veracruz)
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XHPR-FM is a radio station on 101.7 FM in
Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
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Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
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. It is owned by Grupo Radio Digital and is known as Soy 101.7.


History

XHPR began operations on 101.3 MHz some time after receiving its concession in 1965. It was owned by Emmy Pinto Reyes, who also obtained the original concession for
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in
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. The station moved to 101.7 MHz in 1999 (though authorization was given in May 2005) in order to avoid interference to other radio stations. That same year, it became Vox FM, adopting the name and imaging then used on
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in Mexico City, which it would do again in 2004 upon changing to
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. The Soy FM name was adopted in September 2011, with XHWB-FM 98.9 becoming the new Los 40 station in the market. In July 2016, a sale to Grupo Radio Digital by the previous owners, Grupo FM Multimedios, prompted a format change to Ke Buena—which had previously aired on XHRN-FM 96.5. This lasted just 7 months before another format change, back to pop. The station has been known as Pop FM, Soy Pop FM, and Soy 101.7 since returning to the format.


References

1965 establishments in Mexico Radio stations established in 1965 Radio stations in Veracruz Spanish-language radio stations Tropical music radio stations {{Veracruz-radio-station-stub