XHPEM-FM

XHPEM-FM
Frequency100.7 MHz
BrandingRadio Plata
Programming
FormatCultural/mining
Ownership
OwnerDesarrollo Comunal Sustentable, A.C.
History
First air date
May 2015 (concession)
Call sign meaning
Primero Empresa Minera, former owner of the San Dimas mine
Technical information
ERP.005 kW[1]
HAAT-779.7 m
Transmitter coordinates
24°06′19.4″N 105°55′41.5″W / 24.105389°N 105.928194°W / 24.105389; -105.928194[2]

XHPEM-FM is a radio station serving Tayoltita, San Dimas Municipality, Durango and owned by Desarrollo Comunal Sustentable, A.C., an arm of the San Dimas silver and gold mine owned by First Majestic Silver. It broadcasts with 5 watts ERP on 100.7 MHz.

It received its social use concession in May 2015 and was among the first stations to ever receive such a concession. The station had been operating prior to then without a concession.[3] Its primary audience is the town of Tayoltita, a mining town sustained by the San Dimas gold and silver mine of Primero Empresa Minera, which was acquired in 2018 by First Majestic Silver;[4] XHPEM represents the community's only mass media.[5] The station was formally relaunched in late 2019 as Radio Plata from a new cultural center in Tayoltita supported by First Majestic.[6]

Until the authorization of XHPINO-FM with 4 watts in 2018, XHPEM-FM was Mexico's least powerful radio station.

  1. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. ^ RPC: #035268 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHPEM-FM
  3. ^ "UJED retransmitirá la programación de Radio Universidad a Tayoltita" [UJED will relay Radio Universidad programming to Tayoltita] (in Spanish). February 25, 2011. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "First Majestic Silver Announces Friendly Acquisition of Primero Mining and Restructured Stream with Wheaton Precious Metals". www.juniorminingnetwork.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mina de San Dimas protege la salud de sus trabajadores" [San Dimas Mine protects the health of its workers]. El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). May 15, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Feria de la Seguridad, Medio Ambiente y Responsabilidad Social San Dimas 2019" [Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility Fair, San Dimas 2019]. Outlet Minero (in Spanish). December 10, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.