XHBJ-FM is a radio station on 94.5 FM in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It carries the Exa FM pop format from MVS Radio and is owned by Organización Radiofónica Tamaulipeca.

XHBJ-FM
Frequency94.5 FM
BrandingExa FM
Programming
FormatContemporary hit radio
AffiliationsMVS Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Organización Radiofónica Tamaulipeca
  • (Radio Televisora de Ciudad Victoria, S.A. de C.V.)
History
First air date
1939
Former frequencies
1450 kHz; 970 kHz; 107.1 MHz (2012–2019)
Call sign meaning
Benito Juárez
Technical information
ClassB1
ERP14,750 watts[1]
Transmitter coordinates
23°47′40.2″N 99°07′58.8″W / 23.794500°N 99.133000°W / 23.794500; -99.133000
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteexafm.com (Exa FM website)
ort.com.mx (ORT website)

History edit

XHBJ was the first radio station in Ciudad Victoria.[2] On August 26, 1939, XEBJ-AM received its concession. Owned by Fernando Elizalde Ramos, XEBJ broadcast on 1450 kHz with 100 watts from a facility in the Campo Turista Victoria. XEBJ later moved to 970 kHz and increased power to 1,000 watts during the day and 250 at night. In 1964, Radio Televisora de Ciudad Victoria bought XEBJ, and in 1971, it gained a sister station when the same company started XERPV-AM 1340. In the 1990s, XEBJ increased its nighttime power to 1,000 watts.

On December 22, 2011, ORT stations, including XHBJ, were cleared to move to FM. XHBJ-FM 107.1 came to air the next year. XHBJ was required to move to 94.5 MHz in 2017 as a condition of the renewal of its concession, in order to clear 106-108 MHz as much as possible for community and indigenous stations,[3] a change that became effective on May 19, 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-18. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. ^ Moreno Maldonado, Itzchel (2015-04-25). "Así creció la radio y prensa en Victoria". Expreso. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  3. ^ Concession renewal and move to 94.5 MHz for XHBJ-FM