XHGZ-FM (Durango)

XHGZ-FM
City Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Broadcast area Comarca Lagunera
Branding Milenio Radio Laguna
Frequency 99.5 FM
First air date 1957 (on AM)
Format News/talk
ERP 25 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates 25°34′00″N 103°28′00″W / 25.56667°N 103.46667°W / 25.56667; -103.46667
Callsign meaning GómeZ Palacio
Affiliations Multimedios Radio
Owner Radiorama
(Radiodifusora XEGZ, S.A. de C.V.)
Webcast Milenio Radio Laguna
Website Multimedios Radio Stations

XHGZ-FM is a radio station in Gómez Palacio, Durango on 99.5 FM. It is owned by Radiorama but operated by Multimedios Radio and carries a news/talk format known as Milenio Radio Laguna.

History

XHGZ began in 1957 as XEGZ-AM 790, licensed to Ciudad Lerdo and owned by Alejandro Stevenson. Formats over the years included La Pantera, Radio 790 and Rockola 790.[2]

The station received permission to migrate to FM in 2011. On AM, Radiorama placed some of its own formats on 790, such as W Radio and Colorín ColorRadio; when the station migrated, it took on its current format.

References

  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  2. Ceballos Azpe, Juan (2013-02-15). "Breve historia de la radio". Noticieros GREM. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
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