XHUAR-FM (106.7
MHz) is a
Rock En Español
Rock en español () is a term used widely in the English-speaking world to refer to any kind of rock music featuring Spanish vocals. Compared to English-speaking bands, very few acts reached worldwide success or between Spanish-speaking countrie ...
and
News radio station
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licensed to
Ciudad Juárez,
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mun ...
, owned by IMER (
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 broadca ...
),
Mexico
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's public radio network. Like the Public Radio stations in the United States, IMER presents a variety of discussion and music programs.
XHUAR-FM broadcasts three channels in
HD.
History
XHUAR-FM signed on July 1, 1986 as "Estéreo Norte" with the remit of offering a Mexican alternative to the Americanized media of the area. By the early 1990s it was offering ballad music, which changed to rock in 1993. Meanwhile, speech programs diminished on XHUAR's broadcast day.
In 1996, the station adopted the Órbita name and format then in use on IMER's
XHOF-FM
XHOF-FM, also known as Reactor 105.7, is a radio station in Mexico City that plays alternative rock music, and hip hop mainly in English and Spanish. Its broadcast frequency is 105.7 MHz.
XHOF-FM broadcasts in HD.
History Radio Depart ...
in Mexico City. The station went 24 hours in 1999.
IMER: XHUAR-FM History
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References
External links
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Radio stations in Chihuahua
Mass media in Ciudad Juárez
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