XHFQ-FM

XHFQ-FM

City	Cananea, Sonora
Branding	La FQ
Slogan	La voz del Ciudad del Cobre
Frequency	103.1 FM(also on HD Radio)
First air date	1937
Format	Music
ERP	10 kWs^[1]
Class	B
Former frequencies	980 kHz (until 2013)
Owner	Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
Webcast	XHFQ-FM
Website	http://www.imer.mx/lafq/

XHFQ-FM is a radio station in Cananea, Sonora. Broadcasting on 103.1 FM, XHFQ is owned by the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio and broadcasts a varied music format under the name "La FQ".

XHFQ-FM broadcasts in HD.^[2]

History

XHFQ began on AM as XEFQ-AM on 980 kHz. The first transmissions were made using homemade equipment in 1937, and on April 20 of that year, the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works awarded a concession to Pedro López Díaz for a 500-watt AM radio station.

In 1985, the Cananea Mining Company, then a state-owned enterprise, reached a deal with IMER, handing over operations of XEFQ to the institute. That year, the station suffered two explosive attacks, the cause of which was never determined.

On March 25, 1988, IMER contracted with Nafinsa to buy XEFQ and the subsidiary that owned it, Voz e Imagen de Cananea, outright. IMER covers the 347.3 million peso cost with advertising sales to Nafinsa. This came at the same time that Cananea Mining Company was to be privatized, which caused the Secretary of Mines and State-owned Industries to propose and approve the transfer. However, legal confusion dogged the station. López Díaz remained the concessionaire in SCT records for years, even though he died in 1990. Even worse, during an August 1989 miner's strike, the Mexican Army seized XEFQ for several days.^[3] On top of the legal and political situation, the station's facilities were deteriorating. IMER solved that problem by putting into place a new, 2.5 kW transmitter, but IMER had trouble getting the SCT to approve the power increase from 1 kW.

In 2001, IMER built a new building to house XEFQ's administrative offices.

In September 2013, XEFQ migrated from AM to FM on 103.1 MHz, changing callsigns to XHFQ-FM.

References

↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
↑ http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico
↑ IMER: XEFQ/XHFQ History

Radio stations in the state of Sonora

By FM frequency	XHCRS 88.5 XHSSA 88.9 XHNTA 89.1 XHRCL 89.5 XHGYS 90.1 XHHIL 90.1 XHEZ 90.7 XHLDC 90.7 XHSOA 91.5 XHSCA 93.3 XHNVS 93.7 XHCAB 94.5 XHKIN 95.5 XHNAS 95.5 XHITA 96.5 XHSOS 97.3 XHSEA 97.7 XHSAP 98.5 XHNZI 99.1 XHMZQ 99.3 XHDR 99.5 XHNNO 99.9 XHCBR 100.1 XHAPS 101.3 XHFX 101.3 XHEPS 102.1 XHFEL 102.3 XHTSC 102.3 XHLPS 102.5 XHFQ 103.1 XHURS 103.9 XHMOS 104.1 XHKE 104.5 XHCNE 104.7 XHBQ 105.3 XHPPU 105.3 XHARI 105.5 XHPPO 106.1 XHAQ 106.9 XHGUA 106.9 XHENS 107.1 XHFH 107.9 XHSLR 107.9

By AM frequency	XEYO 560 XEUK 570 XEFX 630 XEETCH 700 XEPS 710 XEDR 830 XEKE 980 XEXN 1010 XEGYS 1040 XENAS 1100 XESO 1150 XEIB 1170 XEBQ 1240 XEMW 1260 XEGL 1270 XEFH 1310 XELBL 1350 XEQC 1390 XEAB 1400 XEDJ 1450 XECB 1460 XENS 1480 XEAQ 1490 XEDR 1490 XEEH 1520

HD Radio	XHEZ 90.7-1 103.1-1 103.1-2 103.1-3

Defunct stations/ frequencies	XEEZ 970 XEFQ 980

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Broadcasting stations of the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio

In Mexico City	XEDTL 660 XEMP 710 XEB 1220 XEQK 1350 XHIMER 94.5 XHOF 105.7 XHIMR 107.9

Elsewhere in Mexico	XHCAH 89.1 XHYUC 92.9 XHSCO 96.3 XHUAN 102.5 XHFQ 103.1 XHRF 103.9 XHUAR 106.7 XHCHZ 107.9 XHEMIT 107.9 XHLAC 107.9

SW/Internet radio	Radio México Internacional (XERMX-OC from 1969 to 2004)

See Category:Radio stations of the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio

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