XHPOP-FM

XHPOP-FM
Broadcast area Greater Mexico City
Branding Radio Disney 99.3
Slogan La radio que te escucha (The station that hears you)
Frequency 99.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date 1977
Format Contemporary hit radio
Latin pop
ERP 90 kW[1]
Callsign meaning XHPOP (as Pop Music)
Former callsigns XEN-FM
Affiliations Radio Disney
Owner Grupo ACIR
(Radio Frecuencia Modulada, S.A. de C.V.)
Website http://www.radiodisney.com.mx

XHPOP-FM, better known as Radio Disney 99.3, is a radio station in Mexico City that broadcasts pop, rock music and dance music. The station is owned by Grupo ACIR and airs the Radio Disney format.

History

XHPOP began broadcasting in 1977, adopting the "Digital 99.3" name in November 1988, and troughout its existence it basically focused on a Top 40 format, airing music both in English and Spanish. Its more important programs were the morning show Huevos and the call-in show Friends Connection, hosted by Sofía Sánchez Navarro, who left the station in 2009 and thus both programs were cancelled.

Previous Digital 99.3 logo (until 2013)

Changes in 2013

In August 2013, the station stopped using the "Digital" name on-air, only referring itself as "99-3". This sparked speculation about a format change, with Radio Disney as the main replacement option.[2] This rumors were confirmed, when it was announced that on October 9, XHPOP-FM would become the Mexican version of Radio Disney, which officially launched at noon on that day. Most of the Digital hosts remain on Radio Disney.[3][4]

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