City Mexico City Branding Ibero 90.9 | Broadcast area Greater Mexico City First air date 1991 | |
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Frequency 90.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) Format College radio, Alternative music in English and Spanish and talk programs | ||
XHUIA-FM is a radio station in Mexico City. Owned by the Universidad Iberoamericana through licensee Radio Ibero, A.C., XHUIA-FM broadcasts on 90.9 MHz and carries a mixed college radio format under the name "Ibero 90.9".
XHUIA-FM broadcasts in HD and carries two subchannels, known as Ibero 90.9.1 and Ibero 90.9.2. A third, Ibero 90.9.3, is planned.
History
In 1991, the university began to seek a permit for a radio station primarily used for teaching purposes. At that time, the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation assigned a provisional permit for XHUIB-FM, broadcasting with 20 watts. The station grew in the 1990s; it received a power hike 100 watts ERP by 1994 and broadcasting 40 hours a week, while in July 1996, the current XHUIA-FM callsign was adopted. The station was primarily programmed by students at the university; the programs and format were free-flowing.
On September 25, 2001, the SCT authorized a power increase to 3 kW. The university also formalized the station's management (under a civil association) and programming, which led to the station's relaunch as Radio Ibero on March 7, 2003.