XHPMAS-FM

XHPMAS-FM/XHPNAV-FM

Guaymas, Sonora Navojoa, Sonora
Frequency	100.5 MHz (HD Radio) 89.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Sonora Grupera
Programming
Format	Grupera
Ownership
Owner	Expreso (Medios y Editorial de Sonora, S.A. de C.V.)
Sister stations	XHPUAY-FM/XHPJOA-FM "Pop Extremo"
History
First air date	2018
Call sign meaning	GuayMAS NAVojoa
Technical information
Class	B1, A
ERP	XHPMAS: 1,503 watts XHPNAV: 531 watts[1]
HAAT	XHPMAS: 462.1 m XHPNAV: 292.3 m
Transmitter coordinates	27°56′29.7″N 110°54′19″W 27°04′59.7″N 109°17′21.4″W
Links
Website	sonoragrupera.com

XHPMAS-FM and XHPNAV-FM are radio stations broadcasting on 100.5 MHz in Guaymas and 89.7 MHz in Navojoa, Sonora, owned by the Expreso newspaper. The stations form a simulcast known as Sonora Grupera, carrying a grupera format.

XHPMAS transmits from a tower atop Cerro El Vigía, while XHPNAV broadcasts from Cerro Prieto.

History

Medios y Editorial de Sonora initially won two stations, one each in Guaymas and Navojoa, in the IFT-4 station auction of 2017.[2] This included XHPMAS, which cost 11 million pesos. XHPNAV was subsequently won after the initial winning bidder for the frequency dropped out, with a winning bid of 5.5 million pesos.

The stations signed on at the end of August 2018 in a simulcast.

References

1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-09-28. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
2. IFT: Final Report of Concessions Awarded - IFT-4