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Radio station in Colima, Colima

XHERL-FM
Colima, Colima Mexico

Broadcast area	Colima
Frequency	98.9 MHz
Branding	Super 98.9
Programming
Format	Pop
Ownership
Owner	Grupo Radio Levy (XERL, Sucesores de J. Roberto Levy, S.A. de C.V.)
Operator	Grupo Radiorama
Sister stations	XHZZZ-FM, XHEMAX-FM, XHECO-FM
History
First air date	October 12, 1940 (October 12, 1940)
Former frequencies	820 kHz
Call sign meaning	Founding owner Roberto Levy
Technical information
Class	B1
ERP	12,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	19°15′24″N 103°43′28″W / 19.25667°N 103.72444°W / 19.25667; -103.72444
Links
Website	www.audiorama.mx/estacion/super/colima/98.9FM

XHERL-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM in Colima, Colima, Mexico.

History

J. Roberto Levy obtained the concession for XERL-AM, an AM station then broadcasting on 1280 kHz, on July 26, 1943, though the station had begun operation in October 1940. It moved to 820 kHz in 1953, 1470 in the late 1950s, and finally to 710 on December 26, 1960. J. Roberto Levy died in July 1956, while he was serving as Municipal President of Colima, but the station has remained in his family.

It migrated to FM in 2011.

On June 21, 2019, RadioLevy announced that Grupo Radiorama would take over operation of its three radio stations on July 1, 2019. New Audiorama formats formally launched on the RadioLevy stations on July 15.

References

Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-28. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
"Falleció el Señor Presidente del H. Ayuntamiento de Colima" (PDF). El Diario de Colima. 17 July 1956. p. 5. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Transmite Ya la XERL en la Frecuencia de los 710 Kilociclos" (PDF). El Diario de Colima. 27 December 1960. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
Official RadioLevy press release, June 21, 2019

Radio stations in the state of Colima

Colima City

AM	XECOEP 1020 XEUU 1080 XETY 1390
FM	XHCC 89.3 XHTY 91.3 XHCIA 91.7 XHUU 92.5 XHEVE 93.3 XHUDC 94.9 XHIRC 98.1 XHERL 98.9 XHCOC 99.7 XHIMA 100.5 XHOMA 102.1 XHSPRC 102.9 XHTTT 104.5 XHSCAT 107.5

Manzanillo

AM	XEMZA 560
FM	XHANZ 92.1 XHMZO 92.9 XHZZZ 93.7 XHMAC 95.3 XHECS 96.1 XHAL 97.7 XHMZA 100.1 XHCSAA 103.3

Tecomán

FM	XHECO 90.5 XHPARC 101.7 XHEMAX 105.3

Defunct

XEBCO 1210

Nearby regions: Guadalajara; Puerto Vallarta; Uruapan

Adjacent states: Jalisco; Michoacán

See also: List of radio stations in Colima

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