XHESP-FM (Zacatecas)

XHESP-FM
Mazapil, Zacatecas;
Frequency	98.9 FM
Branding	Radio Peñasco
Programming
Format	Full-service (mining)
Affiliations	Grupo B-15 (news programming)
Ownership
Owner	Goldcorp; (Estéreo Peñasquito, A.C.);
History
First air date	July 2011; November 28, 2017 (concession award)
Former frequencies	94.9 FM (as a pirate)
Call sign meaning	EStereo Peñasquito
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	15 watts
HAAT	301.1 m
Transmitter coordinates	24°40′35.13″N 101°40′52.18″W / 24.6764250°N 101.6811611°W

XHESP-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM at the Peñasquito Polymetallic Mine in Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico.

History

Radio Peñasco went on the air in July 2011 as a pirate station on 94.9 MHz.^[2] On November 28, 2017, the Federal Telecommunications Institute approved the award of this station to serve the mining community of about 800 people. The concession is held by a civil association controlled by the mine's owner, Goldcorp.^[3] Radio Peñasco had previously operated as a pirate on 94.9 MHz; the concession moved the station to 98.9.

References

^ RPC: #036326 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHESP-FM
^ Amador, Julia (11 July 2012). "Las Estrellas de Sinaloa cantan a mineros de Peñasquito". Zacatecas Online. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^ Transcript - IFT L Sesión Ordinaria, 28 November 2017

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[1] RPC: #036326 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHESP-FM

[2] Amador, Julia (11 July 2012). "Las Estrellas de Sinaloa cantan a mineros de Peñasquito". Zacatecas Online. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

[3] Transcript - IFT L Sesión Ordinaria, 28 November 2017

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