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XHCY-FM

Radio station in Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ24264046 ↗
Source-derived summary

XHCY-FM is a radio station in Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo, broadcasting on 90.9 FM.

History

XHCY began as XECY-AM 1320, later moving to 930. It was the first radio station in the region, owned by José Pinto Meneses and coming to air in 1968. In 1977, Pinto Meneses sold the concession to Isabel Flores Vera.

In 2012, XECY signed on its FM station, with the AM shut down in 2015.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “XHCY-FM” as radio station in Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1320, 1968, 1977, 2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1968-01-01. The account is most persuasive where XHCY-FM, Radio and station can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as radio station in Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q24264046. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1320, 1968, 1977 and 2012.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “XHCY-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow XHCY-FM primary sources, XHCY-FM archive and XHCY-FM research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “XHCY-FM”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “XHCY-FM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.