XHRD-FM

XERD-AM/XHRD-FM

City	Pachuca, Hidalgo
Broadcast area	Pachuca, Hidalgo
Branding	La Comadre
Slogan	Puros Éxitos
Frequency	1240 kHz 104.5 MHz
First air date	December 1, 1945 1994 (FM)
Format	Grupera
Power	1 kW[1]
ERP	10 kW[2]
Owner	Grupo ACIR (Red Central Radiofónica, S.A. de C.V.)
Website	La Comadre 104.5 Website

XHRD-FM 104.5/XERD-AM 1240 is a combo radio station in Pachuca, Hidalgo. It is owned by Grupo ACIR and carries its La Comadre grupera format.

History

XERD received its first concession on October 4, 1945 as XEPK-AM, initially on 1420. The station came to air on December 1 of that year^[3] as the first radio station in Hidalgo; Governor Vicente Aguirre del Castillo was present at its inauguration. It was owned by Red Central Radiofónica. Soon after, XEPK moved down the dial to 1190 and became a daytimer. In the 1980s, its callsign became XEFIE-AM and gave birth to an FM station XHFIE-FM 104.5.

In the mid-1990s, XEPK became XERD-AM 1240 and XHRD-FM 104.5 as part of a callsign swap with the original XERD at 1420, now sister station XHPK-FM 92.5.

References

1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
2. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
3. Montes Romero, Sara. "1945, Radio XEPK, en Sintonía". El Sol de Hidalgo.