XHIM-FM
XHIM-FM is a radio station serving the border towns of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico (its city of license) and El Paso, Texas, United States. It is owned by Grupo Radiorama and known as Madre 105.1 FM with a grupera format.
| City | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Branding | Madre FM 105.1 |
| Frequency | 105.1 MHz |
| First air date | December 16, 1975 |
| Format | Grupera |
| ERP | 20,000 watts[1] |
| HAAT | 426.52 m (1,399.3 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Call sign meaning | Sergio Islas Morales |
| Owner | Grupo Radiorama (XHIM-FM, S.A. de C.V.) |
| Webcast | XHIM-FM |
History
XHIM received its concession on December 16, 1975. It was owned by Sergio Islas Morales. Radiorama bought the station in 1996. At some point, operation of the station was transferred to Grupo Radio México, which became Grupo Radio Centro in 2016.
From 2010 until 2014, XHIM was known as "Rock 105" with English alternative rock, which in August 2014 was replaced by the adult album alternative format in English "Universal 105.1", using the logo and brand name of corporate cousin XHFO-FM from Mexico City. However, in November 2015, GRM returned operation of the station to Radiorama, which promptly installed its own "@FM" format on the station. The Universal 105.1 site remained active with a commercial-free stream of the station, which in 2019 was replaced by web format "Classic Rock Universal".
On May 8, 2018, Grupo Radio Centro and Radiorama swapped the frequencies of their pop stations in Juárez, with Planeta moving from 99.1 to 105.1 and @FM moving from 105.1 to 99.1. The swap was undone on June 15, 2019, with Planeta returning to 99.1 and Madre, a grupera format started on XHEPR just the month before, relocating to XHIM.
References
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-25. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.