XHEPF-FM
XHEPF-FM is a radio station broadcasting on 89.1 FM in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
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| Frequency | 89.1 FM |
| Branding | La Rancherita |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gloria Herminia Enciso Power; Gloria Herminia, Maricel, José Enrique, Marcia, Claudia Beatriz and Laura Elena Jiménez Enciso[1] |
| Operator | Grupo Radiorama |
| XHEBC-FM, XHAT-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 16, 1941 September 10, 2012 (FM) |
Former call signs | XEPF-AM |
Former frequencies | 1400 kHz (1941-2014) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | AA |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 95.93 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°52′34″N 116°38′30″W[2] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
History
Luis Enrique Enciso received the concession for XEPF-AM 1400 on May 16, 1941, and the station signed on four months later. It has remained in the Enciso family ever since. Until 1980 it was known as Radio Onda, it became "La Rancherita" broadcasting ranchera music. In 2006 "La Effectiva" became broadcasting grupera music. On September 10, 2012, XHEPF-FM 89.1 came to the air and became an operator Grupo Radiorama/Audiorama carrying an Estereo Vida broadcasting contemporary music in Spanish In late 2013 XHEPF rebranded as "Vida 89.1", XEPF ceasing operations on AM in 2014.
In 2015, XHEPF and XHHC-FM 92.1 swapped formats and became "La Bestia Grupera" Regional Mexican format.
On May 31, 2021, Grupo Audiorama ceased programming XHEPF-FM. On June 1, Radio Resultados, another Grupo Radiorama component, took over and moved the Fiesta Mexicana format from XHEBC-FM 97.9. In May 2022, XHEPF and XHEBC relaunched, with XHEPF returning to the La Rancherita name.
References
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-09. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- RPC: #053237 etc. P/IFT/211020/335 Technical Changes — XHEPF-FM and other stations