Regional Mexican is one of the strongest music formats in American radio. In June 2023, Que Buena 105.5 became the top-rated station in Los Angeles in key dayparts, ahead of the city's biggest Top 40 and country stations, according to Nielsen ratings reported by LA Mag. This guide lists US stations in the SonoZoom catalog that play banda, norteño, grupera, ranchera and mariachi, and that you can stream right in your browser.
What "Regional Mexican" means on the radio
Regional Mexican is an umbrella for several traditions that US stations often mix on one playlist:
- Banda: big brass and percussion ensembles, rooted in Sinaloa.
- Norteño: accordion and bajo sexto, from northern Mexico and the border.
- Grupera: keyboard-driven groups, popular since the 1980s and 1990s.
- Ranchera and mariachi: the classic songbook, with trumpets, violins and vihuela.
- Corridos: story songs, from traditional ballads to today's corridos tumbados.
When a station tags itself "regional mexican" or with one of these styles, it appears in this guide.
US stations you can stream now
All stations below are listed in the United States, tagged with a Regional Mexican style, and passed our playability check on October 31, 2026. Higher bitrate generally means better sound.
| Station | Format notes | Stream quality |
|---|---|---|
| La Mejor Orlando, 96.1 FM / 1340 AM (Florida) | Banda, grupera | MP3, 128 kbps |
| La Raza 102.3 / 107.1 | Regional Mexican | MP3, 128 kbps |
| La Mejor 90.7 | Regional Mexican | MP3, 128 kbps |
| La Raza 97.9 FM | Banda, grupera | AAC, 128 kbps |
| Fiesta Las Vegas 98.1 FM (Nevada) | Banda, grupera | AAC, 128 kbps |
| La Suavecita 105.9 FM | Regional Mexican | MP3, 96 kbps |
| Ke Buena 97.5 FM | Regional Mexican | MP3, 64 kbps |
| La Tricolor 94.7 | Regional Mexican | AAC+, 64 kbps |
| 93.7 El Patrón | Banda | AAC, 24 kbps |
| El Rey 1360 AM | Banda, grupera, talk | AAC+, 32 kbps |
Border stations heard in US cities
Some of the most-listened Regional Mexican stations in border cities broadcast from Mexico. Two in our catalog serve US metro areas:
- La Invasora 99.7 FM broadcasts from Tijuana and serves the San Diego area (MP3, 128 kbps).
- La Poderosa 107.5 FM broadcasts from Ciudad Juárez and reaches El Paso (MP3, 128 kbps).
For stations from Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara, see our Regional Mexican Radio from Mexico hub.
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How we built this list
Stations are drawn from our catalog, which is based on Radio Browser data, and filtered by country and style tags. We only list stations whose stream plays in a browser. Read more in How SonoZoom Picks Stations.