XHWB-FM

XHWB-FM
City Veracruz, Veracruz
Broadcast area Veracruz, Veracruz
Branding Los 40 Principales
Slogan Toda la Actitud
Frequency 98.9 (MHz)
First air date January 25, 1956 (concession)
Format Pop
ERP 25 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates 19°12′47.8″N 96°10′23.2″W / 19.213278°N 96.173111°W / 19.213278; -96.173111
Callsign meaning Modification of XEWB
Owner Televisa Radio
(Cadena Radiodifusora Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.)
Website los40.com.mx

XHWB-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM in Veracruz, Veracruz. It is owned by Televisa Radio and carries its Los 40 Principales format.

History

XEWB-AM received its concession on January 25, 1956. It was originally on 760 kHz with 5 kW day and 1 kW night, operated by Radio Golfo, S.A. However, in the 1960s, it began operation on 900 AM as a co-channel booster to co-owned XEW-AM in Mexico City, with 50,000 watts daytime and 5,000 watts nighttime. It operated in this role alongside the two XEWA-AM stations on 540 kHz in Monterrey and San Luis Potosí. By the 1980s, it was 50,000 watts at all hours with a directional nighttime pattern, though in the 2000s it returned to a lower power at night with 10 kW.

The AM-FM migration required the reinvention of XEWB, with its extensive service area, as a local station primarily serving central Veracruz. The AM station has since been shut down and dismantled.

References

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