City Veracruz, Veracruz Branding Los 40 Principales Frequency 98.9 (MHz) | Broadcast area Veracruz, Veracruz Slogan Toda la Actitud | |
First air date January 25, 1956 (concession) | ||
XHWB-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM in Veracruz, Veracruz. It is owned by Televisa Radio and carries its Los 40 Principales format.
History
XEWB-AM received its concession on January 25, 1956. It was originally on 760 kHz with 5 kW day and 1 kW night, operated by Radio Golfo, S.A. However, in the 1960s, it began operation on 900 AM as a co-channel booster to co-owned XEW-AM in Mexico City, with 50,000 watts daytime and 5,000 watts nighttime. It operated in this role alongside the two XEWA-AM stations on 540 kHz in Monterrey and San Luis PotosÃ. By the 1980s, it was 50,000 watts at all hours with a directional nighttime pattern, though in the 2000s it returned to a lower power at night with 10 kW.
The AM-FM migration required the reinvention of XEWB, with its extensive service area, as a local station primarily serving central Veracruz. The AM station has since been shut down and dismantled.