XHNK-FM

{{short description|Radio station in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas}} {{Infobox radio station | name = XHNK-FM | logo = XHNK Los40NuevoLaredo logo.jpg | city = [[Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]] | country = MX | area = [[Laredo–Nuevo Laredo]] | branding = [[Los 40]] | airdate = November 23, 1973 (concession) | frequency = 99.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}} | format = Spanish-language [[contemporary hit radio]] | power = | erp = 14,330 [[watt]]s | haat = 35 meters | class = B | coordinates = {{Coord|27.4935327|-99.515622|type:landmark_region:MX-TAM|display=inline,title}} | callsign_meaning = Last name of Guillermo Núñez Keith, original concessionaire<ref>[http://dof.gob.mx/nota_to_imagen_fs.php?codnota=4774676&fecha=28/10/1967&cod_diario=205633 DOF October 28, 1967]</ref> | former_callsigns = | licensee = XHNK, S.A.{{mexico-inf|FM|accessdate=2015-06-19}} | owner = Grupo AS<ref>{{cite news|url=http://radionotas.com/estrenan-los-40-nuevo-laredo-99-3-fm/|work=Radionotas|date=June 14, 2016|title=Estrenan Los 40 Nuevo Laredo 99.3 FM|archive-date=August 8, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808202008/http://radionotas.com/estrenan-los-40-nuevo-laredo-99-3-fm/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | sister_stations = [[XHWL-FM]], [[XHENU-FM]] | webcast = | website = | affiliations = [[Radiópolis]] }} '''XHNK-FM''' (99.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[radio station]] serving [[Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]], Mexico and [[Laredo, Texas]], United States. XHNK is owned by Grupo AS, an affiliate of Radiorama, and carries the [[Los 40]] format from [[Radiópolis]].

==History== XHNK was proposed in 1967 and received its concession in 1973. It was owned by and named for Guillermo Núñez Keith.

XHNK was among the first to broadcast in [[HD Radio]] in Mexico and the first in the two Laredos.<ref>[http://www.radioworld.com/article/mexico-is-set-to-elect-iboc/3084 Radio World]</ref><ref>http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico</ref>

Recent formats for XHNK have included classic hits Éxtasis Digital, Los 40 Principales, and Arroba FM (Radiorama's CHR pop format). In 2016, XHNK returned to Los 40.

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Nuevo Laredo]] [[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in Mexico]] [[Category:Radiópolis]] [[Category:1973 establishments in Mexico]] [[Category:Radio stations established in 1973]]