XETAR-AM (''La Voz de la Sierra Tarahumara'' – "The Voice of the
Sierra Tarahumara") is an
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology)
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community radio
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Community broadcasting, Community stations serve geographic communities and communities o ...
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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that broadcasts in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
,
Tarahumara and
Northern Tepehuán from
Guachochi
Guachochi is a city in the south-western portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The city of Guachochi serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
As of 2010, the city of Guachochi had a population of 14 ...
, in the
Mexican state
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of
Chihuahua.
It is run by the
Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System
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(SRCI) of the
(CDI). XETAR-AM broadcasts on the United States
clear-channel
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frequency of
870 kHz.
External links
XETAR website*
References
Radio stations in Chihuahua
Sistema de Radiodifusoras Culturales Indígenas
Sierra Madre Occidental
Radio stations established in 1982
Daytime-only radio stations in Mexico
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