XERUV-AM
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XERUV-AM is the radio station of Universidad Veracruzana
in the state of Veracruz
, Mexico. It is licensed for 10 kilowatts on 1550 kHz with the Veracruz capital of Xalapa
as its city of license
.
According to the station website, the station was established on , just days after the university itself, and was broadcasting with 200 watts on 580 kHz as XEJJ by 1946. By 1955, it increased power to 500 watts and moved to 1400 kHz, and began transmitting from the Cerro de Macuiltépetl
with studios in the Xalapa Teatro del Estado in 1956. The programming was 12 hours of classical music
. The callsign also changed to XEXB in the 1950s.
The station was shut down later, only transmitting music sporadically.
An agreement to swap frequencies with XEZL was made in 1965, with the goal of swapping frequencies and also using some of XEZL's schedule for cultural programming. By 1979, it was a 10,000 watt station on 1550 kHz, and began transmitting 20 hours per day from the local Teatro del Estado on with programming that included talk, sports, and children's literature. The station gained space in the Casona de Clavijero in 1988, and a new transmitter location in Acajete, Veracruz
in 1997.
Universidad Veracruzana
Universidad Veracruzana a public autonomous university located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Established in 1944, the university is one of the most important in the south-east region of México and has a good projection in all México...
in the state of Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, Mexico. It is licensed for 10 kilowatts on 1550 kHz with the Veracruz capital of Xalapa
Xalapa
Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of...
as its city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
.
According to the station website, the station was established on , just days after the university itself, and was broadcasting with 200 watts on 580 kHz as XEJJ by 1946. By 1955, it increased power to 500 watts and moved to 1400 kHz, and began transmitting from the Cerro de Macuiltépetl
Cerro de Macuiltépetl
Cerro de Macuiltépetl is a mountain of eastern Mexico with an elevation of 1522 metres above sea level.It is located in the Cofre de Perote mountainous area of the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz....
with studios in the Xalapa Teatro del Estado in 1956. The programming was 12 hours of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
. The callsign also changed to XEXB in the 1950s.
The station was shut down later, only transmitting music sporadically.
An agreement to swap frequencies with XEZL was made in 1965, with the goal of swapping frequencies and also using some of XEZL's schedule for cultural programming. By 1979, it was a 10,000 watt station on 1550 kHz, and began transmitting 20 hours per day from the local Teatro del Estado on with programming that included talk, sports, and children's literature. The station gained space in the Casona de Clavijero in 1988, and a new transmitter location in Acajete, Veracruz
Acajete, Veracruz
Acajete is a municipality located in the central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 20 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 90.48 km2. It is located at . In the middle of 1586 this village was formed, on one of the adjoining old men of Tlacolulan's dominion...
in 1997.