ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ sˈɪɾi ˈɜːθkweɪk sᵻvˈɪɹli dˈæmɪdʒd ðə stˈuːdɪˌoʊz jˈuːzd baɪ ˌɛksˌiːˈɛn ænd ɪts ˈɑːndəz də ɐlˈɛɡɹiə sˈɪstɚ stˈeɪʃənz, ænd ˈæftɚ sˌʌm tˈaɪm ˈɔf ðɪ ˈɛɹ ænd ɐ ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪʃən tə nˈuː stˈuːdɪˌoʊz, ðə stˈeɪʃən ɹiːɪmˈɜːdʒd æz ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ mɛtɹˈɑːpəli ænd ðˈɛn fˈɔːɹmjʊlə mˌɛksɪkˈɑːnə, bˈoʊθ bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ mˈɛksɪkən mjˈuːzɪk.
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake severely damaged the studios used by XEN and its Ondas de Alegría sister stations, and after some time off the air and a relocation to new studios, the station reemerged as Radio Metrópoli and then Fórmula Mexicana, both broadcasting Mexican music.