# XHM-FM > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/XHM-FM > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/XHM-FM.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHM-FM > Source revision: 1356475605 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Radio station in Mexico City XHM-FM Mexico City Mexico Frequency 88.9 FM Branding 88.9 Noticias Programming Format News and talk; contemporary music in Spanish Ownership Owner Grupo ACIR (Radio 88.8, S.A. de C.V.) Sister stations XEFR-AM, XHDFM-FM, XHPOP-FM, XHSH-FM History First air date January 1, 1970 Technical information Class C ERP 90 kW[1] HAAT 115 meters (377 ft) Transmitter coordinates 19°23′11.2″N 99°12′21.1″W / 19.386444°N 99.205861°W / 19.386444; -99.205861 Links Webcast Listen live Website 889noticias.mx **XHM-FM** is a radio station in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). Located on [88.9 MHz](/source/88.9_FM), XHM-FM is owned by [Grupo ACIR](/source/Grupo_ACIR) and currently broadcasts news and talk programming, along with blocks of Spanish-language rock from the 1980s and 1990s, as "88.9 Noticias". The transmitter is located atop a tower in "Ciudad de la Radio" west of the city centre. ## History The concession for 88.9 FM in Mexico City was issued in October 1962, to Santiago Ontañon Núñez, but it was not until January 1, 1970, that the station began operations, known initially as "Un Oasis en FM" and later morphing into contemporary music-formatted "Sonido 89". The station's concession was given to Nuñez along with the concession for [XHMM-FM](/source/XHMM-FM), but the latter was later given to another concessionaire. The mid-1980s saw tumult for the station. Not long after becoming "Radio Metrópoli" and seeing its format move to [99.3 FM](/source/XHPOP-FM), the [1985 Mexico City earthquake](/source/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake) severely damaged the station's studios and forced it off the air for a month. Sonido 89 would return in October 1985, but the decade of change continued; Ondas de Alegría, the group that owned XHM, was dissolved that same year, with ARTSA taking control of XHM and its sister stations. After a brief year as "Fórmula Melódica", XHM finally found a format that stuck, [soft adult contemporary](/source/Soft_adult_contemporary) "Azul 89", in 1989, with both hits and lesser-known songs in English, French and Italian. The station's signature program in the Azul 89 era was "Luna Azul", hosted by Jorge Lapuente. The station also featured programs dedicated to [jazz](/source/Jazz), [blues](/source/Blues) and [Brazilian music](/source/Brazilian_music). In 1995, XHM, [XHPOP-FM](/source/XHPOP-FM) and [XHDFM-FM](/source/XHDFM-FM) were sold to Grupo ACIR, which did not make drastic changes until November 3, 2003, when XHM changed to an all-news format as "88.9 Noticias, Información que Sirve". The newly relaunched XHM featured ACIR's Panorama Informativo newscast, sports programming, other talk programs focused on finances, health and lifestyle, as well as traffic and weather reports every 15 minutes. The "Azul" format was later revived as an Internet-only station, without hosts or commercials. "Siempre 88.9 - Traffic and Weather Every 15 Minutes" logo used from July 2013 to January 2018 On July 5, 2013, the all-news format ended in favor of a mix between news and talk and music in Spanish from past decades, which was officially launched on July 15 as "Siempre 88.9". Several of the hosts on 88.9 Noticias were moved to other ACIR radio stations in Mexico City, but the main newscast, the sports programs, a lifestyle nightly show and the traffic reports remained. Musical programming on weekdays was scaled down in mid-2015, only airing between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am, while still airing almost all day on weekends. On January 8, 2018, ACIR restored the 88.9 Noticias brand to XHM, though it retains musical programming on weekends and overnights. ## 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 2015-07-04. Technical information from the [IFT Coverage Viewer](http://mapasradiodifusion.ift.org.mx/CPCREL-web/). 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [XHM-FM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHM-FM) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHM-FM?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.