XHVACM-FM

XHVACM-FM

Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
Frequency	102.9 FM
Branding	Universal Sónica
Programming
Format	Public radio
Ownership
Owner	Gobierno del Estado de Morelos
Operator	Instituto Morelense de Radio y Televisión (IMRyT)
Sister stations	XHJLAM-FM, XHYTEM-FM, XECTAM-AM, XHCMO-TDT
History
First air date	February 4, 1985
Call sign meaning	Cuernavaca, Morelos
Technical information
ERP	7.3 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates	25°34′00″N 103°28′00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	imryt.org

XHVACM-FM, known as Universal Sónica, is a public station on 102.9 FM in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. The station is owned by the state government through the Instituto Morelense de Radio y Televisión (IMRyT).

History

The state network of Morelos took form in 1985. On February 4, XHVAC-FM "Universal Stereo" took to the air on 102.9 FM after testing throughout January. The next day, the Yautepec station, XHYTE-FM 90.9 "Estéreo Campesina" came to air. On June 1, the Jojutla station, XHJLA-FM "Viva FM" signed on, and on November 19, the state network was completed on AM with XECTA-AM 1390 "Radio Líder" in Cuautla.^[2] In 1989, the stations received proper permits.

In the late 1990s, after the dissolution of the Morelos Radio and Television System (SMRTV), technical deterioration set in. XHVAC's dated transmitter began to fade, and the other stations each remained off air for long stretches of time and relayed it at other times. SMRTV was reformed in 2000, but it was not until 2012 and its transformation into the autonomous IMRyT that the stations improved.

In July 2022, the service changed its name from La Radio de Morelos to Universal Sónica.

Transmitters

Call sign	Frequency	City	ERP
XHJLAM-FM	100.5	Jojutla	1.9 kW[3]
XHYTEM-FM	90.9	Yautepec	1.9 kW
XECTAM-AM	1390	Cuautla	1 kW day 0.25 kW night[4]

The transmitters all had an M added to their call signs in 2013 when they received new permits.

References

1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-09-11. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
2. History of IMRyT
3. RPC: #035286 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHJLAM-FM
4. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-10-31. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.

External links