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Fusion 102.5 Tijuana

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spiritof67

For the last two days, I have been listening online to Tijuana's "Fusion 102.5" (XHUAN), which is run by the Mexican public broadcaster IMER. They tend to play a mix of jazz and world music, although I did hear Pearl Jam's cover of "Last Kiss" there.

At 400 watts, they probably do not have a large following in San Diego, but I wonder if anyone here listens to them. If so, what are your thoughts about them?
 
spiritof67 said:
For the last two days, I have been listening online to Tijuana's "Fusion 102.5" (XHUAN), which is run by the Mexican public broadcaster IMER. They tend to play a mix of jazz and world music, although I did hear Pearl Jam's cover of "Last Kiss" there.

At 400 watts, they probably do not have a large following in San Diego, but I wonder if anyone here listens to them. If so, what are your thoughts about them?
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Under the agreement that allowed the US next adjacents on 102.1 and 102.9 to un-directionalize, the IMER stationn increased power to, if I recall, something in the 30 kw range.
 
Thank you David. At that wattage, they should be able to reach into San Diego.

While I enjoy a station like this one, I have to wonder who, or where the audience is. Tijuana/San Diego? Cities to the south like Ensenada? As a public broadcaster, how does IMER get its funding? Is if from the Mexican government, a public fundraising partnership like NPR-style affiliates, or a mix of the two?

IMER also appears to have individual stations and formats for each city they serve, unlike the chain or network style radio that is popular in the country. I would think that a jazz format like Fusion would be a national network (with a branding) similar to say, EXA-FM, in order to reach markets like Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, etc.
 
I found this information from their website (in spanish). I hope that helps.

Ficha técnica
"El horizonte musical de Tijuana"

FICHA TÉCNICA

DIRECCIÓN:
Colina la Escondida # 10250, Fraccionamiento Colinas de Agua Caliente,
Tijuana, Baja California,
CP 22480

UBICACIÓN:
Tijuana, Baja California

SIGLAS:
XHUAN

FRECUENCIA:
102.5 mHz. en frecuencia modulada (FM)

HORARIO DE TRANSMISIÓN:
24 horas al día

POTENCIA APARENTE RADIADA:
32,000 watts

ÁREA DE COBERTURA:
Fusión se escucha en:
• Tijuana, Tecate y Rosarito en Baja California, México.
• Condados norte y sur de San Diego y sur de Los Ángeles, California, en los Estados Unidos.

AUDIENCIA POTENCIAL:
2,154,357 radioescuchas

POBLACIÓN A SERVIR:
Edades de 5 a 55 años
Nivel socioeconomico Medio-Alto
 
Hey Guys:

Wasn't Fusion 102.5 a Ranchera Station called estereo Frontera 102.5?

Would anybody know the history of this station? I do know it first went on the air August 1, 1986.

Thanks

T.J.
 
I do listen to this station from time to time. Their format is all over the place. I've even heard extreme metal on 102.5 a couple times. I think i would listen to it more if I understood Spanish.
 
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