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{{short description|Mexican owner of noncommercial radio stations}}
'''Fundación Cultural para la Sociedad Mexicana, A.C.''' (Cultural Foundation for the Mexican Society) is a Mexican civil association whose primary activity is the operation of radio stations.
The radio stations owned by FCSM are noncommercial (social) stations with [[Radio Maria]] programming. This is noteworthy, as Mexican law restricts religious programming on radio and prohibits the ownership of broadcast outlets by religious associations.
==Stations==
FCSM owns 11 radio stations, all but one on the FM band.{{mexico-inf|AM|accessdate=2015-06-26}}{{mexico-inf|FM|accessdate=2015-06-26}} The stations at Ensenada, Zamora, Guasave, Ciudad Obregón and San Miguel de Allende were awarded in 2017 and 2018; León was approved in December 2019. Ensenada launched in February 2020 and Zamora near the end of the year.
Since 2003, FCSM has programmed [[XELT-AM]] in [[Guadalajara]], with the station's commercial concession registered to [[Televisa Radio]]. XELT is the national originating station, with the headquarters and studios for Radio Maria Mexico located in [[Zapopan]]. In December 2020, it began airing programming on commercial [[XEUR-AM]] in [[Mexico City]] to early 2022.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Call sign !! Frequency !! City !! ERP/power
|-
| '''XHARB-FM''' || 101.9 || [[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada, BC]] || 3&nbsp;kW<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/96795_190620174559_2221.pdf RPC: #035270 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHARB-FM]</ref>
|-
| '''XHFSM-FM''' || 100.7 || [[Puerto Vallarta|Puerto Vallarta, Jal.]]|| 3&nbsp;kW<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/37672_171101210630_6843.pdf RPC: #021247 Technical Characteristics of Operation - XHFSM-FM]</ref>
|-
| '''XHJAC-FM''' || 105.7 || [[Zamora, Michoacán|Zamora-Jacona, Mich.]] || 3&nbsp;kW<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/96797_190807151539_308.pdf RPC: #036238 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHJAC-FM]</ref>
|-
| '''XHFCSM-FM''' || 94.1 || [[Cuernavaca|Cuernavaca, Mor.]] || .5&nbsp;kW<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/81477_171101210322_4805.pdf RPC: #021240 Technical Characteristics of Operation - XHFCSM-FM]</ref>
|-
| '''XHPBP-FM''' || 106.7 || [[Puebla, Puebla|Puebla, Pue.]] || 3&nbsp;kW
|-
| '''XHCSM-FM''' || 107.9 || [[San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí|San Luis Potosí, SLP]] || 3&nbsp;kW
|-
| '''XHFCS-FM''' || 90.3 || [[Culiacán|Culiacán, Sin.]] || 15&nbsp;kW<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/45223_171101210400_9900.pdf RPC: #021241 Technical Characteristics of Operation - XHFCS-FM]</ref>
|-
|| '''XHAVE-FM''' || 90.5 || [[Guasave|Guasave, Sin.]] || 25 kW
|-
|| '''XHCOB-FM''' || 95.3 || [[Ciudad Obregón|Ciudad Obregón, Son.]] ||
|-
|| '''XHPEBH-FM''' || 91.5 || [[León, Guanajuato|León, Gto.]] ||
|-
|'''[[XELT-AM]]''' || 920 || [[Guadalajara|Guadalajara, Jal.]] || 10&nbsp;kW (day)<br>1&nbsp;kW (night)
|}
===Defunct stations===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Call sign !! Frequency !! City !! ERP/power
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| '''XEFCSM-AM''' || 680<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/81476_170131210742_1256.pdf RPC: Authorization 016087 - Change in Frequency and Technical Parameters - XEFCSM-AM]</ref> || [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida, Yuc.]] || 2.5&nbsp;kW (day)<br>1&nbsp;kW (night)
|-
|'''XESMA-AM''' || 1280 || [[San Miguel de Allende|San Miguel de Allende, Gto.]] || 2.5 kW (day)
|}
FCSM surrendered its concession for XEFCSM-AM 680 in Mérida in a letter dated January 29, 2021. The letter cited economic conditions and the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico]], as well as declining AM listening, the increased amount of pirate and other stations, and rising crime.<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/81476_210220024836_8663.pdf RPC: #049186 Surrender — XEFCSM-AM]</ref> XESMA-AM 1280 went unbuilt and was surrendered.
==References==
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[[Category:Christian radio stations in Mexico]]
[[Category:Catholic radio stations]]