XENU-AM received its concession on July 15, 1957. It was owned by Miguel Villarreal Ibarra and transferred to XENU Radio, S.A. in 1968. XENU remained a daytimer until beginning nighttime service in 2003 under Radiorama ownership.
In 2018, XENU-AM migrated to FM on 101.9MHz as XHENU-FM.