XHCUL-FM
Radio station in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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XHCUL-FM is a noncommercial social radio station broadcasting on 104.9 FM in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The station is owned by a non-profit foundation associated with Capital Media and operated by Vibra Radio group, airing a women's talk format known as "La Bella". The station shares a transmitter site with XHNW-FM and XHFCS-FM in Culiacán.[1]
- Capital Media
- (Fundación Radiodifusoras Capital Jalisco, A.C.)
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | La Bella |
| Programming | |
| Format | Women's talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| Operator | Roque Mascareño Chávez |
| History | |
First air date | November 10, 2020 |
Call sign meaning | "Culiacán" |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3 kW[1] |
| HAAT | −0.40 m (−1.3 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 24°48′35.33″N 107°24′18.56″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | labella.fm |
History
On November 17, 2015, Fundación Radiodifusoras Capital Jalisco, A.C., applied for a new social radio station at Culiacán, which was approved by the Federal Telecommunications Institute on January 31, 2018.[2]
The station signed on and began broadcasting El Heraldo Radio on November 10, 2020,[3] from its initial transmitter site, co-sited with Radio Sinaloa in the center of Culiacán.[4]
On April 1, 2022, Heraldo Radio dropped eight stations, including XHCUL; Capital then began operating it itself and flipped the station to its Lokura FM Spanish adult hits format.
In June, Roque Mascareño Chávez, owner of XHVQ-FM 96.9, launched a female talk format known as "La Bella" on XHCUL. The station was announced as part of the first anniversary of Chávez's Vibra Radio group.[5]