XEANT-AM explained

XEANT-AM
City:Tancanhuitz de Santos, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Area:San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Querétaro & Veracruz
Branding:La Voz de las Huastecas
Airdate:28 September 1990
Frequency:770 kHz
Format:Indigenous community radio
Power:10,000 W
Coordinates:21.6339°N -98.9542°W
Class:B
Callsign Meaning:Pedro ANTonio Santos, San Luis Potosí
Former Frequencies:1070 kHz (1990–2005)
Owner:CDI  - SRCI
Webcast:XEANT-AM
Website:XEANT-AM

XEANT-AM (La Voz de las Huastecas – "The Voice of the Huastecas") is an indigenous community radio stationthat broadcasts in Spanish, Nahuatl, Pame and Huastec (Tének) from Tancanhuitz de Santos in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI).

XEANT's radio programming has been studied as an example of decolonization and the promotion of traditional knowledge and values.[1]

XEANT transmitter is located in San José Pequetzén.

Programming

A 2017 annual work report for XEANT highlighted the Plaza Pública (Public Plaza) radio show, which is produced in Tének or Nahuatl each weekend in a different community and includes music by traditional Huapango trios. According to the report, Plaza Pública has been so popular that many local community assemblies have submitted petitions to have the show produced in their communities.[2]

In 2020 the station broadcast information about COVID-19 prevention in Nahuatl and Tének.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Martínez Lozano. Consuelo Patricia. Solís Domínguez. Daniel. 2019-10-16. Comunidad, territorio y radio indígena. Reflexiones decoloniales en torno a la emisora XEANT, La Voz de las Huastecas, en Tancanhuitz, San Luis Potosí, México. XXI° Congreso de la Red de Carreras de Comunicación Social y Periodismo. es. Community, territory and indigenous radio. Decolonial reflections on the station XEANT, The Voice of the Huastecas, in Tancanhuitz, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810105729/https://www.aacademica.org/21redcom/409. 2020-08-10. live. (link to abstract only)
  2. Programa Anual de Trabajo 2017, Estación de Radio XEANT. 2017. es. 2017 Annual Work Program, XEANT Radio Station. 6.
  3. Web site: 2020-03-25. Plano Informativo. Traducen a Tének y Náhuatl medidas de prevención por COVID-19. es. COVID-19 prevention measures are translated into Tének and Nahuatl. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810082422/https://planoinformativo.com/722564/-traducen-a-tenek-y-nahuatl-medidas-de-prevencion-por-covid-19-. 2020-08-10. live.