XHCARH-FM

XHCARH-FM (La Voz del Pueblo Hñahñu – "The Voice of the Hñahñu People") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish, Hñahñu and Nahuatl from Cardonal in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI). It came on air in 1998 as XECARH-AM, a daytime-only AM station on 1480 kHz. In 2012, XECARH was authorized to move to FM XHCARH-FM 89.1. While this station is on the air, XECARH cannot be shut off as it is the last radio service in portions of its AM coverage area where the FM station does not reach.

XHCARH-FM
CityCardonal, Hidalgo, Mexico
Broadcast areaHidalgo, Querétaro, Veracruz & San Luis Potosí
Frequency1480 kHz + 89.1 MHz
BrandingLa Voz del Pueblo Hñahñu
Programming
FormatIndigenous community radio
Ownership
OwnerCDI – SRCI
History
First air date1 August 1998
Call sign meaningCARdonal, Hidalgo
Technical information
Power5 kW (daytimer)[1]
ERP3 kW (FM)[2]
Transmitter coordinates20°37′05.9″N 99°07′15.8″W
Links
WebcastXECARH-AM
WebsiteXECARH-AM

References

  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-09. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2016-07-03. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.


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