XHGU-FM

Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Mexico
Broadcast area	El Paso, Texas, United States
Frequency	105.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Switch FM
Programming
Format	Spanish Contemporary Hit Radio
Ownership
Owner	MegaRadio México (Radio XHGU-FM, S.A. de C.V.)
Sister stations	XEF, XEJPV, XEWR, XEZOL, XHH-FM
History
First air date	October 17, 1980 (concession)
Call sign meaning	GUillermo O. Huerta Ramírez (original concessionaire)
Technical information
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts[1]
HAAT	71.2 meters (234 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°42′08.7″N 106°30′20.1″W / 31.702417°N 106.505583°W / 31.702417; -106.505583
Links
Webcast	[1]
Website	http://switchfm.mx/jrz/

XHGU-FM (105.9 MHz) is a radio station serving the border towns of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico (its city of license) and El Paso, Texas, United States (where it also maintains a sales office). It is owned by MegaRadio México and carries a pop format known as Switch FM.

XHGU-FM broadcasts in HD.^[2]

History

XHGU received its concession on October 17, 1980. It was owned by Guillermo O. Huerta Ramírez and broadcast with an ERP of 23 kW. In July 1982, XHGU was authorized to double its power to 46 kW.

On December 31, 2002, the SCT authorized XHGU to move its transmitter to Ojitos, on Cerro del Indio, with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts.

In 2016, XHGU flipped from its previous Romance romantic format to Switch, MegaRadio's new pop format.