XHCUL-FM
XHCUL-FM is a noncommercial social radio station broadcasting on 104.9 MHz in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The station is owned by a non-profit foundation associated with Capital Media and carries a Spanish adult hits format known as Lokura FM. The station shares a transmitter with Radio Sinaloa in the center of Culiacán.[1]
| City | Culiacán, Sinaloa |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
| Branding | Lokura FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish adult hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Capital Media (Fundación Radiodifusoras Capital Jalisco, A.C.) |
| History | |
First air date | November 10, 2020 |
Call sign meaning | "Culiacán" |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3 kW[1] |
| HAAT | 30.5 m (100 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 24°47′52.6″N 107°24′31.7″W |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.lokurafm.com/ |
History
On November 17, 2015, Fundación Radiodifusoras Capital Jalisco, A.C., applied for a new social radio station at Culiacán, which was approved by the Federal Telecommunications Institute on January 31, 2018.[2]
The station signed on and began broadcasting El Heraldo Radio on November 10, 2020.[3] On April 1, 2022, Heraldo Radio dropped eight stations, including XHCUL; Capital then began operating it itself and flipped the station to its Lokura FM Spanish adult hits format.
References
- Federal Telecommunications Institute (June 21, 2019). "RPC: #037390 Características Técnicas de Operación — XHCUL-FM" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Federal Telecommunications Institute (January 31, 2018). "Resolución mediante la cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones otorga a favor de Fundación Radiodifusoras Capital Jalisco, A.C. una concesión para usar y aprovechar bandas de frecuencias del espectro radioeléctrico para la prestación del servicio de radiodifusión sonora en Frecuencia Modulada en Culiacán, Sinaloa, para uso social" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- @heraldodemexico (November 10, 2020). "#ElHeraldoRadio" (Tweet) – via Twitter.