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XEGLO-AM

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XEGLO-AM
XHGJO-FM
Broadcast areaOaxaca & Veracruz
Frequency780 kHz
88.3 MHz
BrandingLa Voz de la Sierra Juárez
Programming
FormatIndigenous community radio
Ownership
OwnerCDISRCI
History
First air date
17 November 1990
Call sign meaning
GueLataO
Guelatao de Juárez Oaxaca
Technical information
ClassB (AM)
AA (FM)
Power10,000 W[1]
ERP6 kW[2]
Transmitter coordinates
17°18′47.91″N 96°28′56.89″W / 17.3133083°N 96.4824694°W / 17.3133083; -96.4824694
Links
WebcastXEGLO-AM
WebsiteXEGLO-AM

XEGLO-AM/XHGJO-FM (La Voz de la Sierra Juárez – "The Voice of the Sierra Juárez") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Zapotec, Mixe and Chinantec from Guelatao de Juárez in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI).

History

On 21 March 1990, test transmissions began for XEGLO, at half power and only operating during the late morning and early afternoon. The station began full service on 17 November.

XHGJO-FM was awarded to the CDI in 2017.

References