XHDR-FM

Radio station in Guaymas, Sonora

Guaymas, Sonora
Mexico

Frequency99.5 MHzBrandingDigital 99 1/2 FMProgrammingFormatPopOwnershipOwner

Grupo Radio Guaymas
(Claudia Elena Lizárraga Verdugo^[1])

Sister stations

XHPS-FM, XHNZI-FMHistory

First air date

March 29, 1938 (concession)
1994 (on FM)

Former call signs

XEDR-AM (1938–2018)

Former frequencies

1490 kHz (1938–2000s)
830 kHz (2000s–2018)

Technical informationERP2.21 kW^[2]LinksWebsitewww.gruporadioguaymas.com

XHDR-FM 99.5 is a radio station in Guaymas, Sonora. It carries a pop format known as Digital 99 1/2 and is owned locally by Grupo Radio Guaymas.

History

XEDR received its first concession in 1938, as the first radio station in Guaymas. It was owned by Modesto Ortega and broadcast on 1490 kHz. By the 1960s, Ortega had died, and his successors owned the station.

The station added an FM combo in 1994, XHDR-FM 99.5. In the mid-2000s, it also moved from 1490 to 830, changing from a 1 kW day/0.25 kW night station to offer 2.5 kilowatts of power during the day.

In 2012, the station was sold after decades of being owned by Ortega's successors, to Radio Amistad de Sonora, owned by the Lizárraga Verdugo family. In a letter dated December 11, 2017, Radio Amistad de Sonora told the Federal Telecommunications Institute of its decision not to renew the AM station, leaving XHDR as an FM-only operation.^[3]

References

^ RPC: #051334 Concession Transfer (Corporate Reorganization) — XHDR-FM
^ 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.
^ RPC: #023690 AM Surrender - XEDR-AM