XHOD-FM

XHOD-FM

City	San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
Branding	96.9
Frequency	96.9 FM
First air date	September 22, 1971 (concession)
Format	Pop
ERP	41.89 kW[1]
Transmitter coordinates	22°08′40.5″N 100°57′25.5″W / 22.144583°N 100.957083°W
Owner	GlobalMedia (Centro de Telecomunicaciones y Publicidad de México, S.A. de C.V.)
Website	globalmedia.mx/969

XHOD-FM is a radio station on 96.9 FM in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. It is owned by GlobalMedia and known as 96.9 with a pop format.

History

XHOD received its concession on September 22, 1971; while it got its concession two days after XHOB-FM 96.1, it is considered the first FM radio station in the state. It was owned by María Estela Martínez. The original format was known as OD 96.9, Otra Dimensión en Radio.^[2] Within several years, station manager Elías Navarro Martínez had affiliated to MVS Radio and the station picked up its FM Globo romantic format.

In San Luis Potosí, however, FM Globo mutated. XHOD became "Globo FM 96.9" and played as many as 70% songs in English, with a rock and pop-heavy format. In 2000, XHOD was converted to the new Exa FM format. 2006 saw the MVS stations in San Luis Potosí fall under the control of GlobalMedia.

In 2016, Exa FM moved to XHESL-FM while XHOD remained a pop station, calling itself "96.9".

References

1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
2. History of XHOD-FM