XHOPE-FM

XHOPE-FM 89.7 is a radio station in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It carries the national Exa FM format from MVS Radio.

XHOPE-FM

Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Branding	Exa FM
Programming
Format	Spanish & English Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	MVS Radio
Ownership
Owner	Grupo Promomedios (Radio Ope de Mazatlán, S.A. de C.V.)
Sister stations	XHERJ-FM
History
First air date	March 26, 1945 1994 (FM)
Former call signs	XETK-AM, XHTK-FM, XEOPE-AM
Former frequencies	630 kHz (1945–2019)
Call sign meaning	Óscar Pérez Escobosa
Technical information
ERP	15 kW[1]
Links
Website	exafm.com/mazatlan/

History

XEOPE received its first concession in March 1945. Then known as XETK-AM, it broadcast on 630 kHz with 1,000 watts day and 250 watts night (later increased to 500).

In 1972, Oscar Pérez Escobosa bought XETK along with XESA-AM in Culiacán.^[2] He already owned XERJ-AM in Mazatlán, which had begun operations in 1940, and he also founded XHMZ-TV channel 7. Pérez founded Grupo Promomedios, which continues to own the rechristened XEOPE/XHOPE (named in his honor) as well as the FM successors to those stations.

Promomedios presented the IFT with a surrender of the 630 AM frequency on July 3, 2019.^[3]