# XHPOP-FM > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/XHPOP-FM > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/XHPOP-FM.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHPOP-FM > Source revision: 1356475340 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Radio station in Mexico City This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "XHPOP-FM" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) XHPOP-FM Mexico City Mexico Frequency 99.3 MHz Branding Match FM Programming Format Contemporary hit radio Ownership Owner Grupo ACIR (Radio Frecuencia Modulada, S.A. de C.V.) Sister stations XEFR-AM XHDFM-FM XHM-FM XHSH-FM History First air date 1964 (1964) Former call signs XEN-FM (1964–1977) Call sign meaning Pop music Technical information Class C1 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 (via iHeartRadio) Website matchmx.fm **XHPOP-FM** is a radio station on 99.3 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting) in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). The station is owned by [Grupo ACIR](/source/Grupo_ACIR) and airs the company's Match [contemporary hit radio](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) format. The transmitter is located atop a tower in "Ciudad de la Radio" west of the city center. ## History The XHPOP history begins with authorized as XEN-FM, a counterpart to [XEN-AM](/source/XEN-AM) 690 in 1964; the station was simulcasting the AM, known as *Radio Mundo*. The station was sold in 1977, and the call sign was changed to the current XHPOP-FM the same year. It initially broadcast an instrumental music format under the name *Música Feliz 99* before changing to a contemporary hit radio format as *Sonido 99* by the end of the decade. The [1985 Mexico City earthquake](/source/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake) severely damaged the studios used by XEN and its Ondas de Alegría sister stations, and after some time off the air and a relocation to new studios, the station reemerged as *Radio Metrópoli* and then *Fórmula Mexicana*, both broadcasting Mexican music. The station reverted to *Sonido 99* at the end of 1987—a year in which the Díaz Romo cluster was split due to family differences—and on November 16, 1988, it changed to *Digital 99*. In 1995, it was leased alongside ARTSA sister stations XHPOP, XHM and XHDFM to Grupo ACIR for a period of 10 years, with the goal being to combine the stations to form new national network concepts.[2] In 2005, the station was sold outright to Grupo ACIR. Previous Digital 99.3 logo (from 2004 to 2010) ### Radio Disney Previous Radio Disney 99.3 logo (from 2013 to 2019) In August 2013, the station stopped using the "Digital" name on-air, only referring to itself as "99-3". This sparked speculation about a format change, with [Radio Disney](/source/Radio_Disney_Latin_America) as the main replacement option.[3] This rumors were confirmed, when it was announced that on October 9, XHPOP-FM would become the Mexican version of Radio Disney, which officially launched at noon on that day. Most of the Digital hosts remained on Radio Disney.[4][5] ### Match On December 26, 2019, Disney and ACIR announced they were mutually ending their relationship, which had covered twelve Mexican cities.[6] Ten of the twelve Radio Disney stations, including XHPOP, were transitioned to ACIR's replacement format, Match, which formally launched on January 7, 2020.[7] Unlike Radio Disney, Match's programming is mostly composed of English-language hits from the 2000s to the present, with no Spanish hits and no Latin urban music. In 2025, it returned to Spanish-language pop music. ## 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 June 30, 2014. Technical information from the [IFT Coverage Viewer](http://mapasradiodifusion.ift.org.mx/CPCREL-web/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Vidal, Francisco (June 2, 1996). "Cuadrante de gigantes". *Reforma*. p. 16. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Digital 99.3 concluye transmisión: Diario Basta (in spanish)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213924/http://www.diariobasta.com/nota.php?id_nota=17389). Archived from [the original](http://www.diariobasta.com/nota.php?id_nota=17389) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Radio Disney ya tiene presencia en México – El Universal](http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2013/radio-disney-ya-tiene-presencia-en-mexico--955922.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131006070523/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2013/radio-disney-ya-tiene-presencia-en-mexico--955922.html) October 6, 2013, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Spanish) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Radio Disney transmitirá en México – Azteca Noticias](http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/entretenimiento/169965/radio-disney-transmitira-en-mexico) (in Spanish) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Radio Disney México 2020"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191226144650/https://radiodisney.disneylatino.com/nota/radio-disney-mexico-2020). *Radio Disney* (in Spanish). December 26, 2019. Archived from [the original](https://radiodisney.disneylatino.com/nota/radio-disney-mexico-2020) on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Acosta, Gabriela (December 26, 2019). ["Nace Match Fm en el cuadrante mexicano"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191226223500/https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/entretenimiento/2019/12/26/nace-match-fm-en-cuadrante-mexicano.html). *Publimetro*. Archived from [the original](https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/entretenimiento/2019/12/26/nace-match-fm-en-cuadrante-mexicano.html) on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019. ## External links - [iheart Mexico City website](https://www.iheart.com/live/country/MX/city/ciudaddemexico-cmx-766/) - [Official website](http://matchmx.fm) 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 [XHPOP-FM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHPOP-FM) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHPOP-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.