XHTKR-FM is a radio station in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Broadcasting on 103.7 FM, XHTKR is owned by Multimedios Radio and carries the La Ke Buena Regional Mexican format from Radiópolis. The transmitter is located atop Cerro del Mirador.

XHTKR-FM
Frequency103.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingLa Ke Buena
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Subchannels
AffiliationsRadiópolis
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 23, 1979 (concession)
Former call signs
  • XHNL-FM (1979–1988)
  • XHITS-FM (1988–1999)
  • XHFMTU-FM (1999–2024)
Call sign meaning
Shared with XETKR-AM 1480
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP85 kW[1]
HAAT286.67 meters (940.5 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
25°37′35.1″N 100°19′11.2″W / 25.626417°N 100.319778°W / 25.626417; -100.319778 (main) 25°38′48.8″N 100°18′46.7″W / 25.646889°N 100.312972°W / 25.646889; -100.312972 (aux)
Links
WebcastListen live
Listen live (HD2)
Listen live (HD3)
Websitemmradio.com
www.mmradio.com/estaciones/aw-1280-am-monterrey (HD2)
www.mmradio.com/estaciones/milenio-1037-hd-3-monterrey (HD3)

XHTKR-FM broadcasts in HD and is authorized to carry three subchannels:[2]

  • HD1 is a simulcast of the analog (traditional) signal.
  • HD2 is a simulcast of XEAW-AM 1280.
  • HD3 is Milenio Radio.

History

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Logo as Milenio Radio
 
Logo used until May 2022.
 
Logo used until 2023.

The concession history for XHTKR begins with the award of XHNL-FM to Alfonso Flores López on August 23, 1979. At that time, the station broadcast on 94.9 MHz. In 1988, XHNL became XHITS-FM (the current call sign of 106.1), and in 1999 came another callsign change to XHFMTU-FM and the adoption of the station name FM Tú (You FM).

When the Milenio Radio format of news programs with English classic hits music was brought to Monterrey on XHFMTU in 2012, the FM Tú format went online-only. Milenio Radio itself was nearly completely wound down in early 2018, with XHFMTU being the last station to exit the format by way of the relaunch of FM Tú as an urban station on April 1, 2018. Milenio Radio was transitioned to the HD3 subchannel. XERG-AM 690 was on the HD3 subchannel until Multimedios was authorized to replace it with XENL-AM 860 on August 21, 2019; by that time, XHERG-FM 92.9 was operating.

On September 17, 2023, XHFMTU dropped FM Tú a second time and became a franchise of the Ke Buena regional format from Radiópolis. Ke Buena had previously been broadcast on XHCHL-FM as part of a lease deal with Heraldo Media Group, which ended on December 1, 2022. The call sign was changed to XHTKR-FM in 2024.

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-08-03. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Autorizaciones de Acceso a Multiprogramación. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved .