XHBH-FM

XHBH-FM (98.5 FM) is a radio station in Hermosillo, Sonora. It carries the La Mejor national format from MVS Radio.

XHBH-FM

City	Hermosillo, Sonora
Broadcast area	Hermosillo, Sonora
Frequency	98.5 MHz
Branding	La Mejor
Programming
Format	Grupera
Ownership
Owner	MVS Radio (Stereorey México, S.A.)
History
First air date	November 20, 1935 (concession) 1994 (FM)
Former call signs	XEXA-AM/XHEXA-FM (early 2000s) XEBH-AM (1935-2017)
Former frequencies	930 kHz, 920 kHz, 590 kHz
Technical information
Class	B1
ERP	3 kW[1]
HAAT	287.4 m
Transmitter coordinates	29°7′56.8″N 110°56′3.2″W
Links
Website	www.lamejor.com.mx#!/hermosillo/home

History

XEBH-AM was the first radio station in Hermosillo. It came to air on November 20, 1935, inaugurated by Governor Ramón Ramos.[2] The 500-watt station initially broadcast on 930 kHz and was soon joined by shortwave simulcast XEBR on 11,820 kHz. The first concessionaire was Carlos G. Balderrama.

By the 1960s, XEBH had moved down the dial to 920. It was owned by Radiodifusores de Sonora, S. de R.L., the concessionaire for the station until it was sold to MVS in 1994.

The station added an FM combo in 1994, XHBH-FM 98.5. In the 2000s, it moved to 590 kHz as part of a swap with XEHQ, then on 590.

In 2001, MVS introduced its Exa FM pop format to Hermosillo. Along with a number of other Exa FM stations nationwide, XEBH-XHBH became XEXA-XHEXA; eventually, the XHEXA-FM callsign exclusively moved to Mexico City 104.9 and the XEBH-XHBH callsigns were restored. In 2005, the station changed to grupera as La Mejor.

The AM frequency was surrendered by MVS Radio to the IFT effective September 14, 2017.[3]

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. "Historia de la raduodifusión comercial en Hermosillo [sic]". Dossier Político. 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
3. RPC: #023360 Surrender of AM Frequency - XHBH-FM