XHWB-FM
XHWB-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM in Veracruz, Veracruz. It is owned by Televisa Radio and carries its Los 40 format.
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| City | Veracruz, Veracruz |
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| Broadcast area | Veracruz, Veracruz |
| Branding | Los 40 |
| Slogan | Music Inspires Life |
| Frequency | 98.9 MHz |
| First air date | January 25, 1956 (concession) |
| Format | Spanish & English Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 25 kW[1] |
| HAAT | 63.4 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°09′51.08″N 96°07′51.04″W |
| Call sign meaning | Modification of XEWB |
| Former call signs | XEWB-AM |
| Former frequencies | 760 kHz, 900 kHz |
| Owner | Televisa Radio (Cadena Radiodifusora Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.) |
| Website | los40 |
History
XEWB-AM received its concession on January 25, 1956. It was originally on 760 kHz with 5 kW day and 1 kW night, operated by Radio Golfo, S.A. However, in the 1960s, it began operation on 900 AM as a co-channel booster to co-owned XEW-AM in Mexico City, with 50,000 watts daytime and 5,000 watts nighttime. It operated in this role alongside the two XEWA-AM stations on 540 kHz in Monterrey and San Luis Potosí. By the 1980s, it was 50,000 watts at all hours with a directional nighttime pattern, though in the 2000s it returned to a lower power at night with 10 kW.
The AM-FM migration required the reinvention of XEWB, with its extensive service area, as a local station primarily serving central Veracruz. The AM station has since been shut down and dismantled.