Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
Encyclopedia
The Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (English
: "Mexican Radio Institute") is a Mexican
public broadcaster, akin to National Public Radio in the US. It is also known as IMER. Its slogan is "Inteligente Manera de Escuchar Radio" (English: [the] intelligent way to listen [to] radio").
. When Imevisión was privatized, XEIMT-TV
(Imevisión's cultural channel) and IMER remained under government control.
English language
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: "Mexican Radio Institute") is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
public broadcaster, akin to National Public Radio in the US. It is also known as IMER. Its slogan is "Inteligente Manera de Escuchar Radio" (English: [the] intelligent way to listen [to] radio").
History
It was founded in 1983 as a companion to the public TV broadcaster Imevisión, since privatized and known as TV AztecaTV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
. When Imevisión was privatized, XEIMT-TV
XEIMT-TV
XEIMT-TV channel 22, also known as "Canal 22", is a cultural and educational television station owned and operated by Televisión Metropolitana S.A...
(Imevisión's cultural channel) and IMER remained under government control.
Current stations
- Federal District: XHIMER-FM, XHOF-FMXHOF-FMXHOF-FM, also known as Reactor 105.7, is a radio station in Mexico City that plays alternative rock music, and hip hop mainly in English and Spanish.- History :...
, XHIMR-FM, XEDTL-AM, XEMP-AM, XEB-AMXEB-AMXEB-AM is a radio station on AM frequency 1220 kHz, serving Mexico City and surrounding areas in Mexico. It airs a Spanish language classic contemporary format with music from the 1940s to the 1970s...
, XEQK-AM - Tijuana, Baja California: XHUAN-FM
- Cananea, Sonora: XEFQ-AM
- Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila: XERF-AM
- Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: XHUAR-FMXHUAR-FMXHUAR-FM is a Rock En Español and News radio station licensed to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, owned by IMER , Mexico's public radio network. Like the Public Radio stations in the United States, IMER presents a variety of discussion and music programs.- External links :**...
- Lázaro Cárdenas, MichoacánLázaro Cárdenas, MichoacánLázaro Cárdenas is a port city that with its surrounding municipality is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formerly known as Los Llanitos, but changed its name as a tribute to Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, a Michoacán-born politician who was president of Mexico from...
: XELAC-AMXELAC-AMXELAC-AM is a government-owned Mexican radio station that broadcasts from Lázaro Cárdenas and serves the state of Michoacán.... - Salina Cruz, Oaxaca: XHSCO-FM
- Comitán, Chiapas: XEMIT-AM
- Cacahoatán, Chiapas: XECAH-AM
- Chiapa de Corzo, ChiapasChiapa de Corzo, ChiapasChiapa de Corzo is a small city and situated in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Located in the Grijalva River valley of the Chiapas highlands, Chiapa de Corzo lies some 15 km to the east of the state capital, Tuxtla Gutiérrez...
: XECHZ-AM - Mérida, YucatánMérida, YucatánMérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
: XHYUC-FM