Radio stations from Córdoba, Veracruz

Córdoba, Veracruz, sits in the coffee country at the foot of the mountains, halfway between the state capital and the port. It is a city of about 140,000 people, but its radio dial punches well above its weight. With eight stations streaming live in our catalog, Córdoba offers everything from romantic ballads to rock en español, all carrying the accent and the rhythm of central Veracruz.

For cordobeses and veracruzanos in the United States, tuning in is one of the simplest ways to feel close to home: the same jingles, the same voices, the same regional news you grew up with. This guide walks you through the history of local radio told through three of its key stations, the dial as it sounds today, the genres you will hear, and practical tips for listening from the US.

A Century of Signals: The Story in Three Stations

The best way to understand radio in Córdoba is to follow the concessions. Three stations in our catalog carry the city's broadcast history in their call letters, and their stories overlap in surprising ways — including one family that now sits at the center of the local dial.

XEAG: The Pioneer from the 1930s

The oldest thread begins with GLOBO 102.1, which today carries the romantic Globo format from MVS Radio. Its roots go back to XEAG-AM, which received its concession on July 1, 1935, owned by Diodoro Zuñiga and transmitting on 1310 kHz. That makes it one of the oldest stations in the region, born in the golden age of Mexican AM radio, when families gathered around a single receiver in the evening.

In 1948 the station passed to Luz María Zuñiga de San Miguel. By the 1960s, XEAG was broadcasting on 1280 kHz with 1,000 watts, later increased to 2,000 watts during daytime hours — a signal strong enough to reach the surrounding towns of the Altas Montañas region.

The big change came in 2010, when XEAG migrated from AM to FM as XHAG-FM 102.1. The station then went through a remarkable run of formats and brands: first La Mejor until 2015, then Ke Buena, then Stereo Joya in 2017 (becoming the second station of Grupo Radio Digital with that name and format). Two years later it adopted the FM Globo brand from MVS Radio following an operator change.

The most recent chapter shows how fast Mexican radio branding can move. On August 19, 2023, the station switched to the Vox FM brand from Radiópolis. It kept that format for just over a year, dropping Vox in early November 2024. On November 20, 2024, Globo returned — and today the station once again plays the romantic ballads that Globo is famous for. That same month, the IFT authorized transferring the concession to the Libreros Trejo family, owners of Radio Comunicaciones de Altas Montañas.

XEDZ: The AM Station That Became Retro FM

The second oldest story belongs to RETRO FM 88.1 — though as of now, this station is off the air, which is worth knowing before you go looking for it.

It began as XEDZ-AM 580, which received its concession on September 17, 1951, owned by Juana María Jácome Vda. de Zuñiga. It broadcast with 1,000 watts by day and 450 watts by night — the classic AM pattern of Mexican stations of that era, powering down after sunset to avoid interference. The current concessionaire acquired the station in 1964.

Like XEAG, XEDZ made the AM-to-FM jump in 2012, becoming XHDZ-FM 88.1. For years it ran a pop format called "Hit 88.1." Then in August 2019, Grupo Radiorama became the operator and relaunched the station with Audiorama's Retro FM brand, filling the Córdoba dial with classics and retro hits. Today the station is owned by Atomium Media and operated by Grupo Audiorama Comunicaciones, though its signal is currently silent.

XHPT: The FM Pioneer That Became EXA

The third thread begins later but was, in its own way, a first. EXA FM 91.3 — XHPT-FM — received its concession on January 23, 1973, making it the first FM station in the city of Córdoba. At a time when FM was still a novelty in much of Mexico, Córdoba got its own frequency.

The station was owned by Carlos Julio Suastegui Fentanes and was known as Fórmula Musical 91.3. In July 2008 it was acquired by Grupo Radio Digital and became a franchise of the national Exa FM network from MVS Radio, bringing contemporary pop hits to the city. In 2012, the same year XEDZ moved to FM, XHPT increased its power to 18 kW — a serious signal for a city of this size.

In 2019, Radio Comunicaciones de las Altas Montañas began operating the station on behalf of Grupo Radio Digital. And in November 2024 — the same month XEAG's concession was transferred — the IFT authorized transferring XHPT-FM to the Libreros Trejo family as X.E.A.G, S.A.

One Family, One Dial

Here is where the three stories connect. By late 2024, the Libreros Trejo family, through Radio Comunicaciones de las Altas Montañas, held the concessions for both XHAG (Globo 102.1) and XHPT (Exa FM 91.3). A family company with deep roots in the region now controls two of the city's major FM voices. If you followed the names closely, you also noticed the company's corporate name — X.E.A.G, S.A. — preserves the call letters of the city's oldest station from 1935.

The Stations to Know Today

Córdoba has eight stations streaming live in our directory. These are the ones cordobeses listen to most:

• Retro FM (Córdoba) — classics and retro hits, part of the Audiorama brand family.
• EXA FM 91.3 (Córdoba) — contemporary pop hits from the Exa network.
• W RADIO 104.5 (Córdoba) — news and talk, carrying the well-known W Radio network programming.
• RETRO FM 88.1 (Córdoba) — the historic XHDZ frequency (currently off the air).
• 88.1 Retro (Córdoba) — another retro-classics option on the dial.
• LOS40 107.5 (Córdoba) — pop Latino and current chart hits from the LOS40 network.
• GLOBO 102.1 (Córdoba) — romantic ballads and soft music, the recently returned Globo format.
• 107.5 LOS40 (Córdoba) — the same LOS40 frequency, listed separately in our catalog.

Notice something about this list: retro and pop dominate. Two retro-branded streams and two LOS40 entries reflect what cordobeses actually search for — the songs of yesterday and the hits of today.

What You'll Hear: Genres on the Córdoba Dial

If you browse by genre, the city's musical personality comes into focus:

• Pop Latino y Éxitos — 6 stations in Córdoba. The biggest category, fed by Exa and LOS40.
• Rock en Español — 5 stations. More guitar-driven options than you might expect from a city this size.
• Noticias y Hablada — 4 stations, led by W Radio's talk and news programming.
• Clásicos y Retro — 4 stations. Córdoba loves its oldies, as the popularity of Retro FM shows.
• Románticas y Baladas — 1 station. Globo 102.1 holds this space alone, and its return in 2024 was welcomed by balada fans.
• Deportes — 1 station for the sports talk faithful.

How to Listen from the US

You don't need an antenna or an app full of ads. All the stations listed above stream live through Radio en Vivo, and each station page works on any phone, tablet, or computer browser.

A few practical tips:

• Save your favorites. Once you open a station page, bookmark it or add it to your phone's home screen so you're two taps from Córdoba.
• Try the direct station pages. If one Retro FM stream doesn't load, try the other listing — our catalog sometimes has multiple entries for the same frequency.
• Check whether a station is on the air. RETRO FM 88.1 is currently off the air, so use Retro FM (Córdoba) or 88.1 Retro for your classics fix.
• Wi-Fi or data both work. A radio stream typically uses far less data than video, so an hour of Globo on your commute costs very little.

The Time Difference

Córdoba, Veracruz is in Central Time. Most of the year, that means:

• East Coast (ET): same as Córdoba, or 1 hour ahead during the weeks when the US is on daylight saving time and Mexico is not.
• Central Time (CT): the same zone as Veracruz year-round in practical terms, with brief seasonal gaps of one hour.
• Mountain (MT): 1 hour behind Córdoba. Pacific (PT): 2 hours behind.

Mexico stopped observing daylight saving time in 2022, while most of the US still changes its clocks. So for a few weeks in spring and fall, add one hour to the gap from the eastern US. If you want to catch a morning show live from Córdoba, aim for the equivalent of 7 to 10 a.m. Central Mexico time — early risers on the West Coast will need to be up before 8 a.m. PT.

Explore Beyond Córdoba

Once you've got the Córdoba dial saved, the rest of Veracruz and Mexico are a click away. The state page for Veracruz has 44 stations, including the big stations of the port of Veracruz, Xalapa, and Coatzacoalcos — more tropical, son, and salsa than you'll find inland in Córdoba.

From there, the wider México section opens up the whole country:

• Ciudad de México — 350 stations, the largest dial in the country.
• Guadalajara, Jalisco — 59 stations.
• Sinaloa — 67 stations, home of banda and norteño.
• Chihuahua — 54 stations.
• Jalisco — 54 stations.
• Monterrey, Nuevo León — 52 stations.
• Nuevo León — 41 stations.

Why Local Radio Still Matters Here

Córdoba's story is, in miniature, the story of Mexican radio: AM stations born in the 1930s and 1950s with a few hundred watts, the FM migration of the 2010s, national franchise brands replacing local names, and consolidation into fewer, family-owned hands by the 2020s.

What hasn't changed is why people listen. When you stream W RADIO 104.5 you get the news framing your family hears. When you put on GLOBO 102.1, you hear the same baladas your parents played on Sunday mornings. And when LOS40 107.5 counts down the week's hits, you know exactly what the young primos back home are singing.

That is the quiet power of local radio from abroad. The distance doesn't change the dial — press play, and you're in Córdoba.