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Alfa 91.3 paved the way for commercial radio in Mexico. Alfa was the first station to carry out live remote controls from concerts, restaurants, shopping centers, universities and different beaches throughout Mexico. Alfa had a mobile unit that was capable of transmitting from anywhere in Mexico. It
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format with a proven radio formula that had an impact on ratings back then thanks to a man by the name of Bruce Miller Earle. The slogan that was used from 1990 to 1993 was "Radio Bang!", causing concern among the stations that dominated the airwaves like WFM 96.9, led by
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is thanks to this mobile unit that dozens of live remote controls were carried out from the Palacio de los Deportes where the first concerts were given in Mexico City in the early 90s with the likes of
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in Guadalajara began simulcasting Alfa in the same manner, although it was replaced with the Spanish pop format Planeta a year later. The station was also previously relayed in Ciudad Juárez over
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During the 2000s, Alfa mostly remained with a CHR format, focusing on rock, pop and hip-hop music. From 2006 to early 2009, the station's programming was heavily composed of
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concert in England, live for 12 continuous hours, with the original audio of the concert being played on Mexican airwaves and exclusive interviews with the likes of
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and Rock 101. Alfa 91.3 held the top Nielsen positions at the time and was also the first station in Mexico City to broadcast jingles in English.
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Alfa 91.3 was created by Clemente Serna Barrera of Radio Programas de México (RPM). Its forerunners included Martha Debayle, Rocío Barbabosa,
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also adopted the Alfa format, relaying most of XHFAJ's programming but with local advertising. Five years later, on September 2, 2019,
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In 1995, after being acquired by Grupo Radio Centro, the station's format switched to electronic music and
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Francisco Aguirre Jiménez, founder of Grupo Radio Centro, also referencing former sister station
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By 2009, after gradually losing audience due to competition with similar stations such as
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format by 1999. From 2000 to 2003, it even added some Spanish-language hits.
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in Baja California, Mexico, obtaining an exclusive interview with
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Alfa 91.3 FM was the first station in Mexico City to broadcast a
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and many more bands. Alfa 91.3 produced daily news flashes from
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In June of that same year, Alfa made the first simulcast of the
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In April 1990, Alfa 91.3 was present at the inauguration of the
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Mexico City
Greater Mexico City
Frequency
MHz
HD Radio
Format
Top 40 (CHR)
Grupo Radio Centro
Sister stations
XHRED-FM
XEJP-FM
XEQR-FM
XEN-AM
XERC-AM
XEQR-AM
XERED-AM
Call sign
XEFAJ-AM
Class
ERP
19°27′8.07″N 99°22′3.05″W / 19.4522417°N 99.3675139°W / 19.4522417; -99.3675139
alfaenlinea.com
91.3 FM
Mexico City
Grupo Radio Centro
Top 40 (CHR)
HD
classical music
XEQK-AM

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