Grupo ACIR
Grupo ACIR is a Mexican media company specializing in the operation of radio stations. It was established in 1965.
ACIR is an acronym for Asociación de Concesionarios Independientes de Radio (Association of Independent Radio Concessionaires).
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.[1]
In 2015, Grupo ACIR celebrated its 50th anniversary by refreshing its branding and introducing a new slogan, "Conectando a Millones" (Connecting Millions).
ACIR currently operates five national formats: Spanish contemporary Amor, Top 40 CHR in Spanish and English Radio Disney, English contemporary Mix, Spanish oldies Radio Felicidad and regional Mexican La Comadre, local formats such as Siempre in Mexico City and Stereo Sol in Guerrero, and two Internet-exclusive stations: Azul (soft adult contemporary in English, French and Italian) and City (chill out and lounge in English).