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XHWJ-FM

Radio station in Tehuacán, Puebla

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ25001832
Source-derived summary

XHWJ-FM is a radio station on 102.9 FM in Tehuacán, Puebla. It carries the Exa FM pop format from MVS Radio.

History

XEWJ-AM 1420 received its concession on March 31, 1944. It was owned by Mariano Caraza Domínguez and broadcast with 100 watts. In 1950, it was sold to Jaime Retif del Moral, and the following year, José Antonio Abascal Septien acquired XEWJ. It was sold to a concessionaire in 1964. By 1969, XEWJ was broadcasting with 1,000 watts day and 250 night. The concessionaire is currently owned by the Sánchez Tinoco family; it has had several different studios and owners over the years.

XEWJ was cleared to move to FM in 2011.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “XHWJ-FM” is radio station in Tehuacán, Puebla. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through XHWJ-FM, Radio and station, not as a finished interpretation.

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—1420, 1944, 1950, 1964—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, XHWJ-FM, Radio and station is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “radio station in Tehuacán, Puebla” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25001832. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1420, 1944, 1950 and 1964.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. 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.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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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 “XHWJ-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow XHWJ-FM primary sources, XHWJ-FM archive and XHWJ-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 “XHWJ-FM”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from XHWJ-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.