XHAR-FM

XHAR-FM (branded as La Mexicana) is a Mexican Spanish-language FM radio station in Tampico, with transmitter at Pueblo Viejo, Veracruz.

XHAR-FM

Pueblo Viejo, Veracruz Mexico
Broadcast area	Tampico, Tamaulipas
Frequency	101.7 MHz
Branding	La Mexicana
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Grupo AS (Comercializadora de Eventos Radiofónicos, S.A. de C.V.[1])
Sister stations	XHRW-FM, XHMU-FM, XHETO-FM, XHS-FM, XHHF-FM, XHRRT-FM, XHERP-FM
History
First air date	July 11, 1980 (concession)
Former call signs	XEAR-AM
Former frequencies	1490 kHz, 660 kHz
Technical information
ERP	12.5 kW
HAAT	92.02 meters
Transmitter coordinates	22°11′43″N 97°50′07″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live La Mexicana 101.7
Website	Grupo AS

History

XEAR-AM 1490 received its concession on July 11, 1980. Owned by Enrique Cárdenas González, a future governor of Tamaulipas who owned various radio stations in the state, it broadcast with 1,000 watts. In 1990, XEAR was sold to Comercializadora de Eventos Radiofónicos, marking the beginning of Radiorama/Grupo AS operation of the station. In the decade that followed, it moved to 660 kHz and raised power to 5,000 watts during the day.

XEAR was accepted to migrate to FM in 2012.