XHNK-FM

XHNK-FM

City	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Broadcast area	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Laredo, Texas
Branding	Los 40
Slogan	Music Inspires Life
Frequency	99.3 (MHz) (also on HD Radio)
First air date	November 23, 1973 (concession)
Format	Spanish Contemporary Hit Radio
ERP	14.33 kW
HAAT	35 meters
Class	B
Transmitter coordinates	27°29′37″N 99°30′56″W / 27.4935327°N 99.515622°W / 27.4935327; -99.515622Coordinates: 27°29′37″N 99°30′56″W / 27.4935327°N 99.515622°W / 27.4935327; -99.515622
Callsign meaning	Guillermo Núñez Keith (original concessionaire)[1]
Owner	Radiorama/Grupo AS[2] (XHNK, S.A.[3])
Webcast	XHNK-FM

XHNK-FM is a Spanish Contemporary Hit Radio-formatted FM radio station serving Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and Laredo, Texas. XHNK is owned by Grupo AS, an affiliate of Radiorama, and carries the Los 40 format from Televisa Radio.

History

XHNK was proposed in 1967 and received its concession in 1973. It was owned by and named for Guillermo Núñez Keith.

XHNK was among the first to broadcast in HD Radio in Mexico and the first in the two Laredos.^[4][5]

Recent formats for XHNK have included classic hits Éxtasis Digital, Los 40 Principales, and Arroba FM (Radiorama's CHR pop format). In 2016, XHNK returned to Los 40.

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