XEPET-AM/XHPET-FM (La Voz de los Mayas – "The Voice of the Mayas") is an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish and Yucatec Maya from Peto (130 km south of the state capital Mérida) in the Mexican state of Yucatán.

XEPET-AM / XHPET-FM
Broadcast areaYucatán, Quintana Roo & Campeche
Frequency730 kHz
105.5 MHz
BrandingLa Voz de los Mayas
Programming
FormatIndigenous community radio
Ownership
OwnerCDISRCI
History
First air date
29 November 1982
Call sign meaning
PETo
Technical information
ClassB (AM)
AA (FM)
Power10,000 W (AM)[1]
ERP6,000 watts (FM)[2]
Transmitter coordinates
20°07′32.5″N 88°56′11.5″W / 20.125694°N 88.936528°W / 20.125694; -88.936528
Links
WebcastXEPET-AM
WebsiteXEPET-AM

It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI).

It originally started broadcasting on 29 November 1982 on 740 kHz, but relocated to 730 kHz in January 2001. The FM station was authorized on June 4, 2010.

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References

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  1. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.