XHLBL-FM
XELBL-AM/XHLBL-FM is a radio station on 1350 AM and 93.9 FM in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. It is owned by Radio Grupo OIR and is known as Radio Centro with a romantic format.
| City | San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1350 kHz 93.9 MHz[1] (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Radio Centro 93.9 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Romantic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Grupo OIR (Radio Impulsora de San Luis, S.A. de C.V.) |
| XECB-AM, XEEH-AM, XHDY-FM, XHEMW-FM, XHSLR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 5, 1965 (concession) |
Call sign meaning | Initials of owner Luis Blando López[2] |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 8,000 watts day (AM)[3] |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°26′58.7″N 114°45′25.0″W (AM) |
History
XEXV-AM received its concession on March 5, 1965. It was owned by Enrique Escalera García and came to air as a 500-watt daytimer. The callsign was changed by 1972, and García sold XELBL to Radiodifusora del Colorado in 1978. The current concessionaire acquired the station in 1994 and the station increased power to 8,000 watts.
In 2018, Radio Grupo OIR selected XEMW 1260 and XELBL to migrate to FM. Coinciding with the launch of XHLBL-FM 93.9, a format shuffle ensued in which the Río Digital pop format moved from XHDY-FM 107.1 to XHLBL, and XELBL's old Radio Centro romantic format moved to the newly migrated XHEMW-FM 91.1. In February 2019, XHEMW and XHLBL swapped formats, with Radio Centro moving to 93.9 and Río Digital to 91.1.
References
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-20. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- Negrete, Gloria (January 25, 2021). "En la década de los 60´s surge la radio en SLRC". La Tribuna de San Luis. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-09. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.