XERUV-AM

XERUV-AM is the radio station of the Universidad Veracruzana in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. It is a Class A station licensed for 10 kilowatts on 1550 kHz. It is based in Xalapa, the state capital.

Radio UV was established on 15 September 1944, just days after the university itself, and was broadcasting with 200 watts on 580 kHz as XEJJ by 1946. By 1955, it increased power to 500 watts and moved to 1400 kHz, and began transmitting from the Cerro de Macuiltépetl with studios in the Xalapa Teatro del Estado in 1956. The programming was 12 hours of classical music. The callsign also changed to XEXB in the 1950s.

The station was shut down later, only transmitting music sporadically.

An agreement to swap frequencies with XEZL was made in 1965, with the goal of swapping frequencies and also using some of XEZL's schedule for cultural programming. By 1979, it was a 10,000 watt station on 1550 kHz, and began transmitting 20 hours per day from the local Teatro del Estado on 2 March 1980 with programming that included talk, sports, and children's literature. The station gained space in the Casona de Clavijero in 1988, and a new transmitter location in Acajete, Veracruz in 1997.