Grupo ACIR

History

• Grupo ACIR's first station was XEDQ-AM, in San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, bought by Francisco Ibarra in 1963. In 1965, after acquiring six more stations, Grupo ACIR was born.
• By 1966 the group owned 22 stations in six cities, including three in Mexico City: XEFR-AM, XEL-AM and XEVOZ-AM. The first Mexico City FM station, XHSH-FM, was added in 1970.
• In 1976, the group restructured in order to more efficiently manage its stations nationwide. By 1984, ACIR owned 140 stations and had established a news division, Radio Comunicación Humana. It later would shed many of them, selling to Grupo Radiorama and others. The ACIR portfolio includes 74 radio stations.
• In 2015, Grupo ACIR celebrated its 50th anniversary by refreshing its branding and introducing a new slogan, "Conectando a Millones".
• ACIR currently operates six national formats: Spanish contemporary Amor, Top 40 CHR in English Match, English contemporary Mix, Spanish oldies Radio Felicidad, regional Mexican La Comadre and news/talk Noticias.
• On October 29, 2018, ACIR launched IHeartRadio Mexico, featuring all their stations and a slate of 50 online-only stations with no commercials, some of them based on their over-the-air formats.