XEANT-AM
Encyclopedia
XEANT-AM
is an indigenous
community radio
station
that broadcasts in Spanish, Nahuatl
, Pame
and Huastec
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).
is an indigenous
Indigenous peoples of Mexico
Mexico, in the second article of its Constitution, is defined as a "pluricultural" nation in recognition of the diverse ethnic groups that constitute it, and in which the indigenous peoples are the original foundation...
community radio
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that broadcasts in Spanish, Nahuatl
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
Western Huasteca Nauatl is a native American language spoken in central northern México, also known as Western Huasteca Aztec, Náhuatl de Tamazunchale, and Náhuatl de la Huasteca Occidental...
, Pame
Pame language
The Pame language is an indigenous language of Mexico spoken by around 10.000 Pame people in the state of San Luis Potosí. The Pame language belongs to the Oto-Pamean branch of the Oto-manguean linguistic family...
and Huastec
Wastek language
The Wastek or Huastec language is a Mayan language of Mexico, spoken by the Huastecs living in rural areas of San Luis Potosí and northern Veracruz. Though relatively isolated from them, it is related to the Mayan languages spoken further south and east in Mexico and Central America...
from Tancanhuitz de Santos
Tancanhuitz de Santos
Tancanhuitz de Santos is a town and one of the 58 municipalities of the state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico. Its name comes from the Wastek language, and means Place of Flowers or Canoe of yellow flowers. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, approximately from the city of...
in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
.
It is run by the Cultural Indigenist Broadcasting System (SRCI) of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples
National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples
The National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples is a decentralized agency of the Mexican Federal Public Administration. It was founded in 2003 as a replacement for the National Indigenist Institute . It has its headquarters in Mexico City and, since 15 December 2006, has been...
(CDI).