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.
| City | San Andrés Cohamiata, Mezquitic Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.7 FM |
| First air date | January 12, 2017 (concession received) |
| Format | Indigenous radio |
| ERP | 1 kW[1] |
| HAAT | 476.3 m |
| Class | A |
| Transmitter coordinates | 22°11′19.17″N 104°14′27.93″W |
| Call sign meaning | PABF Universidad de Guadalajara |
| Owner | Universidad de Guadalajara |
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
- RPC: #036494 Power Increase — XHPBUG-FM
- Gutiérrez Vargas, Andrea (17 January 2018). "Arrancan pruebas de Radio Wixárika UdeG en San Andrés Cohamiata". Canal 44. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- Torres Espinoza, Gabriel (12 January 2017). "UdeG recibe título de concesión para estación de radio wixárika". Universidad de Guadalajara. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- "La UdeG recibe primera concesión de radiodifusión en lengua wixárika". El Informador. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- RPC: #021316 Technical Characteristics of Operation - XHPBUG-FM