XEPET-AM/XHPET-FM (La Voz de los Mayas – "The Voice of the Mayas") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish and Yucatec Maya from Peto (130 km south of the state capital Mérida) in the Mexican state of Yucatán.
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| Broadcast area | Yucatán, Quintana Roo & Campeche |
| Frequency | 730 kHz 105.5 MHz |
| Branding | La Voz de los Mayas |
| Programming | |
| Format | Indigenous community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | INPI – SRCI |
| History | |
First air date | 29 November 1982 |
Call sign meaning | Peto |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B (AM) AA (FM) |
| Power | 10,000 W (AM)[1] |
| ERP | 6,000 watts (FM)[2] |
Transmitter coordinates | 20°07′32.5″N 88°56′11.5″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | XEPET-AM |
| Website | XEPET-AM |
It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI).
It originally started broadcasting on 29 November 1982 on 740 kHz, but relocated to 730 kHz in January 2001. The FM station was authorized on June 4, 2010.
External links
- XEPET website
- The Negotiation of Indigenist Radio Policy in Mexico (on World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters website, with specific focus on the experiences of XEPET-AM)
References
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