XHEPR-FM

Radio station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

XHEPR-FM (99.1 MHz) is a Mexican radio station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. It is owned by Grupo Radiorama. XHEPR-FM's transmitter is located south of Ciudad Juárez in the Sierra Presidio mountain range.

BrandingMáxima
Owner
Quick facts Simulcast with XEPZ-AM 1190, Frequency ...
XHEPR-FM
Simulcast with XEPZ-AM 1190
Frequency99.1 FM
BrandingMáxima
Programming
FormatPop
Ownership
Owner
OperatorFrancisco Antonio Muñoz Muñoz
XEJ-AM, XEPZ-AM, XHEM-FM, XHIM-FM, XHNZ-FM, XHTO-FM, and in El Paso: KAMA, KBNA-FM, KQBU
History
First air date
September 30, 1994 (concession)
Call sign meaning
El PoRvenir (city of license)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP50,000 watts [1]
HAAT−14.9 meters (−49 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°24′15.0″N 106°25′03.7″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteradiorama.mx
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History

Planeta 99.1 logo used from 2015-2018 and in June and early July 2019

XHEPR's concession was awarded to Javier Moreno Valle, a Mexican businessman and founder of Mexico City television station XHTVM-TV, on September 30, 1994.

In 2000, Moreno Valle, facing difficulty with a dispute over the Mexico City station, sold the station to Radio Integral, S.A. de C.V. (Grupo ACIR), which had already been operating the station as grupera "La Comadre". That year, in partnership with US company Clear Channel Communications, which at the time owned 40% of ACIR, XHEPR became "99.1 The Bandit", playing classic rock in English.[2] In 2006, it became classic hits-formatted "The Eagle 99.1", which lasted until mid 2009, when Clear Clannel ceased operating.

Eventually, ACIR sold XHEPR to Grupo Radiorama (with operation handled by Grupo Radio México), though the concession remained in the name of Radio Integral until late 2015. The station was initially known as "Pancho 99.1" under GRM management, and in December 2014 changing its name to "Radio Centro 99.1".

In November 2015, XHEPR took on the Planeta Spanish CHR format from 103.5 as part of a reorganization of GRM stations in Juárez. On May 8, 2018, GRM and Radiorama swapped the frequencies of their pop stations in Juárez, with Planeta moving from 99.1 to XHIM-FM 105.1 and @FM moving from 105.1 to 99.1.

On May 8, 2019, XHEPR flipped to grupera, branded as "Madre 99.1". On June 15, Madre moved to 105.1 and Planeta returned to the 99.1 frequency. Within a month, however, XHEPR dropped Planeta and became Estéreo Vida. That format lasted less than a year, as the station flipped to Studio 99.1, mirroring the 1980s- and 1990s-focused classic hits format installed on XHFI-FM in Chihuahua, on July 1, 2020.

XHEPR and XHIM swapped formats again for the third time in four years in 2021, returning Madre to the 99.1 frequency. On September 2, 2021, Grupo Radio Centro resumed the operation of XHEPR, placing its pop music brand known as Alfa.

On April 1, 2022, XHEPR again changes its operator to the owners of XHFAMA-FM of Ciudad Camargo.

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