XHCUL-FM
XHCUL-FM is a noncommercial social radio station broadcasting on 104.9 MHz in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The station is owned by a non-profit foundation associated with Capital Media and carries a Spanish adult hits format known as Lokura FM. The station shares a transmitter site with XHNW-FM and XHFCS-FM in Culiacán.[1]
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| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
| Branding | La Bella |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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 |
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]
References
- Federal Telecommunications Institute (November 9, 2021). "RPC: #058182 Site Change — XHCUL-FM" (PDF). Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- Federal Telecommunications Institute (January 31, 2018). "Resolución mediante la cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones otorga a favor de Fundación Radiodifusoras Capital Jalisco, A.C. una concesión para usar y aprovechar bandas de frecuencias del espectro radioeléctrico para la prestación del servicio de radiodifusión sonora en Frecuencia Modulada en Culiacán, Sinaloa, para uso social" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- @heraldodemexico (November 10, 2020). "#ElHeraldoRadio" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Federal Telecommunications Institute (June 21, 2019). "RPC: #037390 Características Técnicas de Operación — XHCUL-FM" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Limón, Angel (June 28, 2022). "Primer aniversario de Vibra Radio y Los Noticieristas en Sinaloa". Televisoras Grupo Pacífico. Retrieved 2022-06-29.