XHOX-FM (Sonora)

XHOX-FM

Ciudad Obregón, Sonora Mexico
Frequency	99.3 FM
Branding	Exa FM
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	MVS Radio
Ownership
Owner	Radio Grupo García de León (Radio Cajeme, S.A. de C.V.)
History
First air date	November 20, 1939 (AM), in Los Mochis, Sinaloa 1994 (FM)
Former frequencies	1340 kHz, 1430 kHz; 106.9 MHz (1994–2005), 106.5 MHz (2005–2018)
Technical information
ERP	10,000 watts[1]
Transmitter coordinates	27°29′32″N 109°56′05″W (FM)[2]
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	exafm.com

XHOX-FM is a radio station on 99.3 FM in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. It carries the national Exa FM format from MVS Radio and is owned by Radio Grupo García de León.

History

XEOX-AM received its concession on September 26, 1939 and signed on on November 20 of that year from Los Mochis, Sinaloa.^[3] It was owned by Luis Felipe García de León and broadcast on 1230 kHz.^[4] The station moved to 1340 kHz in Ciudad Obregón for economic reasons in 1941; the station would soon move to 1430. The current concessionaire took possession of the station in 1977, and it became an AM-FM combo in 1994, with the FM station at first broadcasting on 106.9 MHz.

In May 2005, XHOX-FM moved from 106.9 to 106.5 MHz and increased its ERP from 3,000 to 10,000 watts. As part of its 2017 concession renewal, on May 4, 2018, XHOX-FM moved again, this time to 99.3 MHz, in order to clear 106-108 MHz as much as possible for community and indigenous radio stations.^[5] Additionally, in late 2017, the station surrendered its AM frequency.^[6]

References

1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-19. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
2. RPC: Change in Frequency and Power (106.9 to 106.5) - XHOX-FM
3. "1939... EN EL AIRE". Exa Obregón. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
4. "1938". Exa Obregón. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
5. Renewal of concession and frequency change
6. RPC: #024863 AM Surrender - XHOX-FM/Son.