# XHFO-FM

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Radio Disney station in Mexico City

XHFO-FM Mexico City Mexico Frequency 92.1 MHz (HD Radio) Programming Language Spanish Format Contemporary hit radio Network Radio Disney Ownership Owner Grupo Siete Comunicación (Grupo Radial Siete, S.A. de C.V.) Sister stations XEEST-AM XHCME-FM History First air date 1979 (1979) Technical information Licensing authority CRT Class C1 ERP 100 kW[1] HAAT 137.2 meters (450 ft) Transmitter coordinates 19°23′40″N 99°10′28″W / 19.3945°N 99.1744°W / 19.3945; -99.1744 Links Webcast Listen live Website mx.radiodisney.com gruposiete.com.mx

**XHFO-FM** (92.1 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "Radio Disney") is a radio station in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). The station is owned by Grupo Siete and carries the [Radio Disney](/source/Radio_Disney_Latin_America) pop format. The transmitter is located atop [World Trade Center Mexico City](/source/World_Trade_Center_Mexico_City) building.

## History

XHFO-FM transmits from the [World Trade Center Mexico City](/source/World_Trade_Center_Mexico_City) on this tower

XHFO received its initial concession on November 26, 1964. It was owned by Raymundo Romero Damian.

XHFO signed on in 1979, as "Radio Triunfadora", being renamed to "Crystal FM" in 1982, with a contemporary Spanish music format. In 1993, as [grupera](/source/Grupera) music began to gain success, the station was lent to [Grupo Radio Centro](/source/Grupo_Radio_Centro) in exchange for [XEEST-AM](/source/XEEST-AM) in a relationship that would last 26 years. GRC promptly changed the name and format of XHFO to "Sonido Z" with grupera and regional Mexican music. In 1996, it was renamed "La Z".

On December 7, 1998, a format swap occurred between XHFO and [XEQR-FM](/source/XEQR-FM), with XHFO adopting the English classic hits format "Universal Stereo" that had begun in 1974, whereas "La Z" moved to XEQR. The swap was due to both formats being in close proximity to competitor stations with almost the same formats ([XEQ-FM](/source/XEQ-FM) and [XHDFM-FM](/source/XHDFM-FM)), as well as to keep XHFO's operation in GRC's hands, since Grupo Siete tried to reclaim it after "La Z" had become Mexico City's top-rated station.

On May 16, 2016, XHFO and [XHRED 88.1](/source/XHRED-FM) swapped formats. This time, the swap was due to technical considerations involving GRC's contract to operate XHFO, in order to preserve the continuity of the more profitable "Universal" format. Later that year, GRC and Grupo Siete extended the XHFO operating contract through November 30, 2020.

After a reorganization of GRC's AM stations in 2017, most talk programs from [XERED-AM](/source/XERED-AM) moved to XHFO, limiting music to overnight hours. Following yet another programming change on November 20, said programming was dropped entirely.

On January 14, 2019, [XERC-FM](/source/XERC-FM) flipped to talk as Radio Centro 97.7, taking with it most Radio Red programs and its format. XHFO became the pop station that XERC-FM had previously been, retaining the Red FM name and logo.

### End of Grupo Radio Centro operation and relaunch as XFM

On June 25, 2019, GRC and Grupo Siete jointly announced the end of the former's agreement to operate the station, effective July 31. The new station, known as XFM 92.1, carried the Central FM newscast hosted by [Pedro Ferriz de Con](/source/Pedro_Ferriz_de_Con) in mornings[2] and other news programs, as well as an English-language classic hits format aimed at [Generation X](/source/Generation_X) listeners.[3]

### Shutdown of XFM and relaunch as Radio Disney

On January 31, 2020, saw an abrupt and unexpected end to XFM, which played out in phases. That morning, Grupo Siete announced that because of a "failure to fulfill contractual obligations", Central FM news, provided by Central FM Equilibrio, S.A. de C.V., would no longer be heard on XFM as of February 1.[4] By the end of the day, the company had also announced that XFM would itself give way to a new format to be announced.[5] At midnight on February 1, the station flipped to an unbranded Top 40 CHR format, however, XFM remained temporarily available as an online stream. On February 17, XHFO began to identify itself as [Radio Disney](/source/Radio_Disney_Latin_America) with a "coming soon" message, a format that had previously aired on [XHPOP-FM](/source/XHPOP-FM) from [Grupo ACIR](/source/Grupo_ACIR), which was replaced by [Match FM](/source/Match_FM) in January 2020, following Disney's breaking up ties with ACIR in 2019. The format formally began on March 30.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mexico-inf-FM_1-0)** [Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones](/source/Federal_Telecommunications_Institute). [Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM](http://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/contenidogeneral/industria/memoriafm160518.pdf). Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved December 24, 2014. Technical information from the [IFT Coverage Viewer](http://mapasradiodifusion.ift.org.mx/CPCREL-web/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["CentralFM, Equilibrio y Comercializadora Siete de México (Grupo 7) anuncian asociación estratégica"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190729174845/http://www.notimex.gob.mx/comunicadosDetalle/725463/centralfm-equilibrio-y-comercializadora-siete-de-m%25C3%25A9xico-grupo-7-anuncian-asociaci%25C3%25B3n-estrat%25C3%25A9gica). *Notimex*. July 28, 2019. Archived from [the original](http://www.notimex.gob.mx/comunicadosDetalle/725463/centralfm-equilibrio-y-comercializadora-siete-de-m%C3%A9xico-grupo-7-anuncian-asociaci%C3%B3n-estrat%C3%A9gica) on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Press release from Grupo Siete, July 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/GrupoSiete_Mx/status/1155934776169099264)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Tweet from Grupo Siete, January 31, 2020, 11:27am CT](https://twitter.com/GrupoSiete_Mx/status/1223296831976812545)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Tweet from Grupo Siete, January 31, 2020, 8:32pm CT](https://twitter.com/GrupoSiete_Mx/status/1223433974309117952)

v t e Radio stations in Mexico City By AM frequency 540 560 590 620 660 690 710 730 760 7901 830 860 900 940 970 1000 1030 1060 1080 1110 1130 1150 1180 1220 1260 1320 1350 1380 1410 1440 1470 1500 1530 1590 1670 By SW frequency 4.8 6.01 6.185 9.6 By FM frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.5 90.9 91.3 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.5 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.3 100.1 100.9 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.1 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.5 106.92 107.3 107.9 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.1-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 91.3-1 92.1-1 93.7-1 95.7-1 96.5-1 97.7-1 98.5-1 98.5-2 103.3-1 104.1-1 105.3-1 107.3-1 107.3-2 By call sign XEABC XEAI XEANAH XEARZ XEB XEBS XECHAP XECO XECPAE XEDA-FM XEDF XEDF-FM HD2 HD3 HD4 XEDTL XEEST XEFR XEITE XEJP XEJP-FM XEL XEMP XEN XENK XEOC XEOI XEOY XEOYE-FM XEPH XEPPM XEQ XEQ-FM XEQK XEQR XEQR-FM HD2 XERC1 XERC-FM XERED XERFR XERFR-FM HD2 HD3 HD4 XERTA XETUL XEUN XEYU XEUN-FM XEUR XEVOZ XEW XEW-FM XEWF XEX XEX-FM XHDFM XHDL XHEP XHEXA XHFAJ HD2 XHFO XHIMER HD2 HD3 XHIMR HD2 HD3 XHINFO XHIPN XHM XHMM XHMVS XHOF XHPOP XHRED XHSCCA2 XHSH XHSON XHUAM XHUIA HD2 Internet Concepto Radial Radio México Internacional Defunct XEDA 1290 XENET 1320 XEINFO 1560 XERMX 5.985/9.705/11.77/15.43/17.765 XHFM 94.1 XHCDMX 106.1 Nearby regions Puebla City Other states Hidalgo State of Mexico Morelos Querétaro Tlaxcala See also List of radio stations in Mexico City Notes 1. Station is silent 2. Unbuilt or under construction

[19°23′40″N 99°10′27″W / 19.3944°N 99.1742°W / 19.3944; -99.1742](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=XHFO-FM&params=19.3944_N_99.1742_W_source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:MX)

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