{{short description|University radio station in Mexico City}} {{Infobox radio station | name = XHUAM-FM | logo = File:UAMRadio-logo.jpg | image = XHUAMR-CabTx.jpg | city = [[Mexico City]] | country = MX | area = [[Greater Mexico City]] | branding = UAM Radio | frequency = 94.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]] | airdate = 11 March 2011 | format = University cultural | erp = 3 [[kilowatt|kW]]{{mexico-inf|FM|accessdate=2014-12-05}} | class = [[list of broadcast station classes#FM|A]] | haat = {{convert|-1.30|m|ft|sp=us}} | coordinates = {{coord|19|23|41.1|N|99|14|00.9|W}} | callsign_meaning = Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana | owner = [[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana]] | webcast = http://uamradio.uam.mx/contenido/cnt/envivo/index.html | website = http://uamradio.uam.mx }} '''XHUAM-FM''', known as '''UAM Radio''', is the radio station of the [[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana]], established in 2011 and currently broadcasts from a UAM building in Avenida Constituyentes.
==History== ===Single-frequency network=== UAM Radio originally broadcast on [[94.1 FM]] from five 20-watt transmitters at various UAM facilities, each of which is located at a different UAM facility in [[Mexico City]]:
*'''XHUAMR-FM''' at the General Rectory, which houses the studio facilities *'''XHUAMA-FM''' at the [[UAM Azcapotzalco|Unidad Azcapotzalco]] *'''XHUAMC-FM''' at the [[UAM Cuajimalpa|Unidad Cuajimalpa]] *'''XHUAMI-FM''' at the [[UAM Iztapalapa|Unidad Iztapalapa]] *'''XHUAMX-FM''' at the [[UAM Xochimilco|Unidad Xochimilco]]
[[File:XHUAMR-Antena01.JPG|right|thumb|225px|The XHUAMR-FM transmitter]]
It is estimated that the transmitter network covered 70% of Mexico City.<ref>[http://www.uam.mx/difusion/casadeltiempo/41_iv_mar_2011/casa_del_tiempo_eIV_num41_07_09.pdf "UAM Radio: al aire". ''Casa del Tiempo'' 41.IV (March 2011): 7-9.]</ref>
The permits for these stations were awarded by [[Federal Commission of Telecommunications (Mexico)|Cofetel]] on January 27, 2010. The network signed on March 11, 2011, bringing the 94.1 FM frequency back to use in Mexico City for the first time since the closure of [[XEJP-FM|XHFM-FM]] in 1957.
===Conversion to a single transmitter=== In July 2017, the [[Federal Telecommunications Institute]] authorized UAM Radio to begin using one transmitter, from the Cuajimalpa site, using the callsign '''XHUAM-FM''' and with a power increase to 3,000 watts, expanding reception to eastern portions of the [[State of Mexico]]. The university sought the change because its single-frequency network was "not sufficient to provide an efficient FM radio service to Mexico City".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comunicacionsocial.uam.mx/boletinesuam/320-17.html|author=UAM|date=11 July 2017|title=APRUEBA EL IFT MODIFICACIONES EN CARACTERÍSTICAS TÉCNICAS DE OPERACIÓN DE UAM RADIO|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref>
Testing began for the higher-power transmissions from Cuajimalpa in March 2018.
==Format== The format is largely cultural in nature. Some programs utilize UAM resources and are produced by departments at the various UAM units.
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Mexico City Radio}}
[[Category:University radio stations in Mexico]] [[Category:Radio stations established in 2011]] [[Category:Radio stations in Mexico City]] [[Category:2011 establishments in Mexico]] [[Category:Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana]]