XHFAJ-FM
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| City | Mexico City, DF |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Mexico City |
| Frequency | 91.3 (MHz) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Alfa 91.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grupo Radio Centro (Estación Alfa, S.A. de C.V.) |
| XHRED-FM, XEJP-FM, XEQR-FM, XEN-AM, XERC-AM, XEQR-AM, XERED-AM, | |
| History | |
First air date | 1968 |
Former call signs | XEQK-FM XHRCA-FM |
Call sign meaning | Francisco Aguirre Jiménez (founder of Grupo Radio Centro) |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 99.45 kW[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 19°27′8.07″N 99°22′3.05″W / 19.4522417°N 99.3675139°W |
| Links | |
| Website | alfaenlinea |
XHFAJ-FM (known as Alfa 91.3) is a Top 40/CHR format radio station in Mexico City, broadcasting on the frequency of 91.3 MHz.
History[]
The station began broadcasting in 1968 as Radio Sinfonía de México airing classical music. In 1973, it was sold to the concessionaire of XEQK-AM and began simulcasting that station.
After being sold again to Radio Programas de México, the station was relaunched on July 12, 1986 with its current name, airing then-current music in English.
In 1995, the station's format switched to electronic music and Eurodance, and during that time even became Mexico City's top-rated station for several months, but as the decade ended and dance music declined in popularity, Alfa returned to be a Contemporary hit radio format by 1999. From 2000 to 2003, it even added some Spanish-language hits.
During the 2000s, Alfa mostly remained with a CHR format, focusing on rock, pop and hip-hop music. From 2006 to early 2009, the station's programming was heavily composed of post-grunge and emo rock alongside the other genres.
By 2009, after gradually losing audience due to competition with similar stations such as XHDFM-FM, XHSON-FM and XHPOP-FM, it changed its programming to focus on music from the 1990s with few current songs.
On January 13, 2010, popular radio host , who had a month earlier resigned from XHDFM-FM, moved to Alfa with his show La Muchedumbre, airing every day from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm. The station's programming was modified to include songs from the 1980s as well, trying to mimick XHDFM's format, but they were gradually phased out. During La Muchedumbre, however, it's common for the station to play both English and Spanish classic and alternative rock. Also, for a time after the demise of GRC's pop formats, Latin urban music joined Alfa's programming, though it was removed by the end of 2020.
From November 2012 to January 2014, La Muchedumbre also aired on KXOS (a station then indirectly controlled by Grupo Radio Centro).
On August 1, 2014, Monterrey's XHMF-FM also adopted the Alfa format, relaying most of XHFAJ's programming but with local advertising. Five years later, on September 2, 2019, XHKB-FM in Guadalajara began simulcasting Alfa in the same manner, although it was replaced with the Spanish pop format Planeta a year later. The station is also relayed in Ciudad Juárez over XHEPR-FM and formerly in Cancún over XHPBCQ-FM.
References[]
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved . Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico
External links[]
- HD Radio stations
- Contemporary hit radio stations in Mexico
- Radio stations in Mexico City
- Radio stations established in 1986
- 1986 establishments in Mexico
- Grupo Radio Centro