The transmitter is located atop a tower in "Ciudad de la Radio" west of the city center.

The XHPOP history begins with authorized as XEN-FM, a counterpart to XEN-AM 690 in 1964; the station was simulcasting the AM, known as Radio Mundo.

The station reverted to Sonido 99 at the end of 1987—a year in which the Díaz Romo cluster was split due to family differences—and soon changed to Digital 99.

[3] This rumors were confirmed, when it was announced that on October 9, XHPOP-FM would become the Mexican version of Radio Disney, which officially launched at noon on that day.

[6] Ten of the twelve Radio Disney stations, including XHPOP, were transitioned to ACIR's replacement format, Match, which formally launched on January 7, 2020.