XHPBUG-FM

XHPBUG-FM is a radio station on 89.7 FM in San Andrés Cohamiata, Mezquitic Municipality, Jalisco. The station is to be owned by the Universidad de Guadalajara and operated locally.

XHPBUG-FM
CitySan Andrés Cohamiata, Mezquitic Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Frequency89.7 FM
Programming
FormatIndigenous radio
Ownership
OwnerUniversidad de Guadalajara
History
First air date
January 12, 2017 (concession received)
Call sign meaning
PABF Universidad de Guadalajara
Technical information
ClassA
ERP1 kW[1]
HAAT476.3 m
Transmitter coordinates
22°11′19.17″N 104°14′27.93″W

History

XHPBUG received its concession on January 12, 2017 and initially planned to come on air in June, though program testing did not begin until January 2018.[2] The station is the first public station in the country to broadcast almost entirely in an indigenous language, in this case Wixárika.[3]

XHPBUG operates from the local facilities of the UDG Virtual University System, but most of its programming will be presented locally and the university plans for the station to gain a degree of autonomy over time. The new station will also serve as a complement for a planned bachillerato program in the town.[4] In 2019, XHPBUG was approved to increase its effective radiated power from 130 watts[5] to 1,000.

References
  1. RPC: #036494 Power Increase — XHPBUG-FM
  2. Gutiérrez Vargas, Andrea (17 January 2018). "Arrancan pruebas de Radio Wixárika UdeG en San Andrés Cohamiata". Canal 44. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Torres Espinoza, Gabriel (12 January 2017). "UdeG recibe título de concesión para estación de radio wixárika". Universidad de Guadalajara. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. "La UdeG recibe primera concesión de radiodifusión en lengua wixárika". El Informador. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. RPC: #021316 Technical Characteristics of Operation - XHPBUG-FM


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