XHZAA-FM is a community radio station on 96.3 FM in Villa de Zaachila, Oaxaca. XHZAA is owned by Cultura y Comunicación de Zaachila, A.C. and is known as Zaachila Radio.

History

Zaachila Radio has its roots in the

2006 Oaxaca protests The Mexican state of Oaxaca was embroiled in a conflict that lasted more than seven months and resulted in at least seventeen deaths and the occupation of the capital city of Oaxaca by the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO). The con ...

, as one of eight pirate radio stations that began to operate around that time. It was supported by Section 22 of the SNTE teachers' union and originally operated on 94.1 MHz. On February 19, 2010, Zaachila Radio received a formal permit, this time on 96.3 with the calls ign XHZAA-FM. It was among a wave of six community radio stations awarded permits by Cofetel.

References

Radio stations in Oaxaca Community radio stations in Mexico Radio stations established in 2010 {{Oaxaca-radio-station-stub