XEUN-FM

XEUN-FM is a radio station in Mexico City. Broadcasting on 96.1 FM, XEUN-FM is owned by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) as a sister to XEUN-AM 860 and XHUNAM-TDT 20.

XEUN-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Mexico City
Frequency96.1 FM
BrandingRadio UNAM
Programming
FormatUniversity cultural (music)
Ownership
OwnerNational Autonomous University of Mexico
XEUN-AM 860, XHUNAM-TDT 20
History
First air date
July 16, 1959 (1959-07-16)
Call sign meaning
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP100 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates
19°16′9.1″N 99°12′23.7″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.radio.unam.mx

History
Radio UNAM facilities, Del Valle, Mexico City, Mexico.

XEUN-FM signed on July 16, 1959, from a transmitter located on the Torre Rectoría (Rectory Tower), broadcasting with 1 kW of power.[2]

XEUN-FM's power was increased to 50 kW when the station moved to new facilities in 1976.

In 1992, the FM station moved to a new tower in Ajusco, on land that had been donated to UNAM in 1986 by the government of the Federal District; the move decreased the station's power to 35 kW, which then increased to its current 100 kW with another new transmitter in 1995.

Programming

XEUN-FM split from its AM simulcast upon the move to Ajusco in 1992. The division of programming across the two stations is specialized: 96.1 FM's broadcast day is composed of largely music programs, while 860 AM features predominantly speech programs.

On March 25, 2020, as a contingency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Radio UNAM began simulcasting its FM programming on AM until further notice.[3]

References
  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-12-16. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. Radio UNAM History Archived December 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Radio UNAM post on Facebook, March 24, 2020
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