XHVOX-FM

XHVOX-FM is a radio station on 98.7 FM in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It is owned by Radio Cañón and known as Radio Cañón.

XHVOX-FM

Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico
Frequency	98.7 MHz
Branding	Los 40
Programming
Format	Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations	Radiopolis
Ownership
Owner	Grupo Radio Cañón (Radio Cañón, S.A. de C.V.)
Sister stations	XHENX-FM
History
First air date	1939
Former call signs	XEDS-AM (1939–1960) XEOW-AM (1960–1985) XEVOX-AM (1985–2010s)
Former frequencies	1400 kHz (1939–1960) 970 kHz (1960–2010s)
Call sign meaning	Vox
Technical information
ERP	25,000 watts[1]
Transmitter coordinates	23°16′46″N 106°25′03″W
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	radiocanon.com.mx

History

XHVOX began operations in 1939 as XEDS-AM 1400, owned by Alejandro A. Schober. In 1960, Schober sold the station, and it became XEOW-AM, broadcasting on 970 kHz. It was owned by Mendivil y Elizalde, S.A. until its sale to Amplitud Modulada de Sinaloa, S.A., in 1985. Amplitud Modulada rechristened the station XEVOX-AM.

It was sold to ABC in 2004 and migrated to FM in 2011. In April 2018, operation of XHVOX and XHENX-FM 104.3 transferred to Grupo Siete, which instituted its Quiéreme romantic format on the station. In February 2022, Grupo Siete dropped operation of both stations after nearly four years, with the flagship Radio Cañón brand of the ABC group being brought to Mazatlán.

On April 24, 2023, as part of a national alliance between the company and Radiópolis,^[2] 22 NTR-owned stations adopted franchise formats from Radiópolis. With Ke Buena, already represented in Mazatlán, XHENX joined the Los 40 pop format. Los 40 had previously been in the market on XHZS-FM 100.3.