XHRED-FM is a radio station on 88.1 FM in Mexico City. XHRED-FM is owned by Grupo Radio Centro and broadcasts a combined format of news/talk and English classic hits known as Universal (formerly Universal Stereo, the format's name between 1991 and 2014). XHRED-FM also broadcasts via the HD Radio over-the-air broadcast service for compatible home and car stereos.[1] The transmitter is located atop a tower in La Mesa/Villa Alpina site at the outskirts west of Mexico City.
History
Radio Red
Radio Central de México, S.A., the operator and concessionaire of XERED-AM, first received a concession to operate an FM radio station in Mexico City in 1972. XHRED-FM then launched in 1976 picking up a format previously heard on 1560 AM: "Radio VIP" with a mix of programming and music primarily in English. Further, in the 1980s, Spanish-language newscasts were added with the title Monitor, airing simultaneously with sister station XERED-AM. For some time in the early 1990s, the station's callsign was changed to XHVIP-FM in reference to its then-name.
In 1995, Radiodifusión Red—which, by this point, had grown to include XERED-AM, XHRED-FM, and