XHPET-FM

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.

XEPET-AM / XHPET-FM

Peto, Yucatán Mexico
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

1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
2. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.