XHERL-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Colima, Colima}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = XHERL-FM
| logo = XHERL Super98.9 logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Colima, Colima | country = MX
| area = Colima
| branding = Super 98.9
| airdate = {{start date|1940|10|12}}
| frequency = 98.9 MHz
| former_frequencies = 820 kHz
| format = Pop
| erp = 12,000 watts{{mexico-inf|FM|accessdate=2015-06-28}}
| class = B1
| callsign_meaning = Founding owner Roberto Levy
| coordinates = {{coord|19|15|24|N|103|43|28|W}}
| owner = Grupo Radio Levy
| operator = Grupo Radiorama
| licensee = XERL, Sucesores de J. Roberto Levy, S.A. de C.V.
| webcast =
| website = {{URL|https://www.audiorama.mx/estacion/super/colima/98.9FM}}
| sister_stations = XHZZZ-FM, XHEMAX-FM, XHECO-FM
| affiliations =
}}
XHERL-FM is a radio station on 98.9 FM in Colima, Colima, Mexico.
History
File:XHERL AngelGuardian98.9 logo.jpg
J. Roberto Levy obtained the concession for XERL-AM, an AM station then broadcasting on 1280 kHz, on July 26, 1943, though the station had begun operation in October 1940.{{cite news|title=Falleció el Señor Presidente del H. Ayuntamiento de Colima|page=5|work=El Diario de Colima|date=17 July 1956|url=http://www1.ucol.mx/hemeroteca/pdfs/170756.pdf|access-date=26 November 2017}} It moved to 820 kHz in 1953, 1470 in the late 1950s, and finally to 710 on December 26, 1960.{{Cite news|work=El Diario de Colima|date=27 December 1960|title=Transmite Ya la XERL en la Frecuencia de los 710 Kilociclos|access-date=20 December 2017|url=http://www1.ucol.mx/hemeroteca/pdfs/271260.pdf}} J. Roberto Levy died in July 1956, while he was serving as Municipal President of Colima, but the station has remained in his family.
It migrated to FM in 2011.
On June 21, 2019, RadioLevy announced that Grupo Radiorama would take over operation of its three radio stations on July 1, 2019.[https://www.facebook.com/RLRadioLevy/photos/a.451096432430/10157428817747431/?type=3&theater Official RadioLevy press release, June 21, 2019] New Audiorama formats formally launched on the RadioLevy stations on July 15.
References
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Category:Radio stations in Colima
Category:Mass media in Colima City
Category:Radio stations established in 1940
Category:1940 establishments in Mexico
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