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(Redirected from XEFQ-AM) IMER radio station in Cananea, Sonora

XHFQ-FM
Cananea, Sonora Mexico
Frequency	103.1 FM (HD Radio)
Branding	La FQ
Programming
Format	Public radio
Ownership
Owner	Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
History
First air date	1937
Former frequencies	980 kHz (until 2013)
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	10 kWs
HAAT	82.48 meters
Transmitter coordinates	30°59′04″N 110°17′36″W / 30.98444°N 110.29333°W / 30.98444; -110.29333
Links
Webcast	XHFQ-FM
Website	http://www.imer.mx/lafq/

XHFQ-FM is a Mexican radio station in Cananea, Sonora. Broadcasting on 103.1 FM, XHFQ is owned by the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio and broadcasts a varied music format under the name "La FQ".

XHFQ-FM broadcasts in HD.

History

XHFQ began on AM as XEFQ-AM on 980 kHz. The first transmissions were made using homemade equipment in 1937, and on April 20 of that year, the Secretariat of Communications and Public Works awarded a concession to Pedro López Díaz for a 500-watt AM radio station.

In 1985, the Cananea Mining Company, then a state-owned enterprise, reached a deal with IMER, handing over operations of XEFQ to the institute. That year, the station suffered two explosive attacks, the cause of which was never determined.

On March 25, 1988, IMER contracted with Nafinsa to buy XEFQ and the subsidiary that owned it, Voz e Imagen de Cananea, outright. IMER covers the 347.3 million peso cost with advertising sales to Nafinsa. This came at the same time that Cananea Mining Company was to be privatized, which caused the Secretary of Mines and State-owned Industries to propose and approve the transfer. However, legal confusion dogged the station. López Díaz remained the concessionaire in SCT records for years, even though he died in 1990. Even worse, during an August 1989 miner's strike, the Mexican Army seized XEFQ for several days. On top of the legal and political situation, the station's facilities were deteriorating. IMER solved that problem by putting into place a new, 2.5 kW transmitter, but IMER had trouble getting the SCT to approve the power increase from 1 kW.

In 2001, IMER built a new building to house XEFQ's administrative offices.

In September 2013, XEFQ migrated from AM to FM on 103.1 MHz, changing callsigns to XHFQ-FM.

References

Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-12-18. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico
IMER: XEFQ/XHFQ History

Radio stations in the state of Sonora

In-state regions

Agua Prieta

AM	XESOS 730
FM	XHAGP 92.7 XHSOS 97.3 XHSAP 98.5 XHNNO 99.9 XHAPS 101.3 XHAQ 106.9 XHFH 107.9

Caborca

AM	XEUK 570
FM	XHIB 89.9 XHEZ 90.7 XHSOA 91.5 XHCAB 94.5 XHUK 95.3 XHCBR 100.1
HD	XHEZ 90.7-1

Cananea

FM	XHSCA 93.3 XHSEA 97.7 XHTSC 102.3 XHFQ 103.1 XHCNE 104.7 XHSCAG 107.3
HD	XHFQ 103.1-1 XHFQ 103.1-2 XHFQ 103.1-3

Other areas

AM	XEXN 1010
FM	XHNTA 89.1 XHLDC 90.7 XHPEDW 92.3 XHPPO 93.5 XHITA 96.5 XHAB 98.7 XHNZI 99.1 XHRFB 101.1 XHRFD 101.1 XHRFS 101.1 XHRFM 101.5 XHVOC 105.7

Defunct

Adjacent states: Baja California; Chihuahua; Sinaloa

See also: List of radio stations in Sonora

v t e Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
Stations in Mexico City	XEDTL 660 XEMP 710 XEB 1220 XEQK 1350 XHIMER 94.5 XHOF 105.7 XHIMR 107.9
Elsewhere in Mexico	XHCAH 89.1 XHYUC 92.9 XHEMIT 94.9 XHSCO 96.3 XHLAC 99.7 XHUAN 102.5 XHFQ 103.1 XHRF 103.9 XHUAR 106.7 XHCHZ 107.9
Defunct/former IMER stations	XERA 760 XETEB 920 XEBCO 1210 Radio México Internacional (XERMX-OC from 1969 to 2004)
See Category:Instituto Mexicano de la Radio

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