XEGLO-AM/XHGJO-FM (''La Voz de la Sierra Juárez'' – "The Voice of the
Sierra Juárez") is an
indigenous
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community radio
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station
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Agriculture
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that broadcasts in
Zapotec,
Mixe and
Chinantec
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from
Guelatao de Juárez
San Pablo Guelatao is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Guelatao de Juárez, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Ixtlán District in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca region.
Guelatao, as it is often called, is in the foothills ...
in the
Mexican state
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of
Oaxaca
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. It is run by the
Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System
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(SRCI) of the
National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples
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(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.
External links
XEGLO website*
References
Indigenous peoples of Oaxaca
Chinantec-language radio stations
Sistema de Radiodifusoras Culturales Indígenas
Mixe-language radio stations
Radio stations in Oaxaca
Zapotec-language radio stations
Radio stations established in 1990
Daytime-only radio stations in Mexico
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