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XEPH-AM

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XEPH-AM
Simulcast with XEBS-AM 1410
Broadcast areaGreater Mexico City
Frequency590 kHz
BrandingSabrosita
Programming
FormatTropical music
Ownership
Owner
  • NRM Comunicaciones
  • (Compañia Mexicana de Radiodifusión, S.A. de C.V.)
XHSON-FM, XHMM-FM, XEOYE-FM, XEOY-AM, XEBS-AM
History
First air date
October 1, 1942 (1942-10-01)
Technical information
ClassB
Power25 kW day
10 kW night[1]
Transmitter coordinates
19°23′19.5″N 99°07′30.1″W / 19.388750°N 99.125028°W / 19.388750; -99.125028
Links
Websitesabrositadigital.mx

XEPH-AM is a radio station in Mexico City. Broadcasting on 590 AM, XEPH-AM is owned by NRM Comunicaciones and broadcasts a tropical music format under the brand name Sabrosita.

History

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The XEPH concession was awarded in November 1940, with the station coming to air in 1942.[2]

After moving in a rock direction for years, in August 1967, the station became rock-formatted "La Pantera" (The Panther). In 1987, the station became Spanish modern rock-formatted Espacio 59, only to go back to 1960s and 1970s rock in December 1989. In 1990, XEPH became rock-formatted "Radio Alicia", and from 1992 to 1995, it became "X-Press Radio 590" with an English-language news and music format, similar to Radio VIP.

1995 saw the creation of Sabrosita, which moved to XHSON-FM 100.9 in 1999 to make way for a return of La Pantera to 590. In 2002, La Pantera was replaced again, this time with a sports radio format as Estadio 590; the next year, Estadio 590 gave way to romantic music-formatted Tuya 590.

In 2004, with the creation of the current Beat 100.9 dance music format, Sabrosita returned to 590 AM.

NRM ceased separate programming of XEBS-AM 1410 on December 1, 2022, and brought the two stations together as a simulcast known as Sabrosita 590 y 1410.

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-12-18. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. ^ History of XEPH-AM