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{{short description|Indigenous radio station in Ocumicho, Michoacán}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = XHOCU-FM
| logo             =
| city             = Ocumicho, [[Charapan, Michoacán]]
| area             =
| branding         = Radio Uekakua
| airdate          = March 30, 2017 (concession)
| frequency        = 97.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| format           = Indigenous
| erp              = 391 watts<ref name="cto">[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/93450_181211121455_8988.pdf RPC: #030640 Technical Characteristics of Operation — XHOCU-FM]</ref>
| haat             = -199.2 meters
| class            = A
| sister_stations  =
| coordinates      = {{coord|19|47|49.87|N|102|13|22.09|W}}
| callsign_meaning = '''OCU'''micho
| former_callsigns =
| owner            = Comunidad Indígena Purépecha de Ocumicho
| webcast          =
| website          =
}}
'''XHOCU-FM''' is an indigenous radio station on [[97.3 FM]] in Ocumicho, a town in the municipality of [[Charapan, Michoacán]], [[Mexico]]. The station is authorized to serve the primary localities of Ocumicho, Cocucho, San José de García Ruíz Cortínez, Patamban, La Cantera, Aranza, Tengüecho, Sirio, San Isidro, Uringuitiro, and Santa Rosa. The station is directly owned by the [[Purépecha]] indigenous community of Ocumicho.
==History==
Radio Uekakua's history predates by years its legalization. The station had first applied for a permit in 2002 and in 2009 had still yet to receive a reply; the station was raided and forced off the air for lacking a permit in 2009;<ref name="rw">{{cite news|url=https://www.radioworld.com/global/mxico-denuncia-penal-a-emisora-purpecha|work=RadioWorld|language=es|title=México: Denuncia penal a emisora purépecha|date=December 17, 2009|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> the [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]] claimed it had "lost" the application.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/2009/02/16/oja142-michoacan.html|work=La Jornada|title=Decomisan dos radios comunitarias en Michoacán|first=Eugenio|last=Bermejillo|date=February 16, 2009|language=es|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref>
The [[Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law]] of 2014 created new indigenous and community station classes. The indigenous community at Ocumicho filed for a station once more on August 14, 2015, and the [[Federal Telecommunications Institute]] approved the concession award on January 25, 2017.<ref>[https://rpc.ift.org.mx/vrpc/pdfs/93450_170524001923_9354.pdf RPC: Concession — XHOCU-FM]</ref> In comparison with its 5-watt output as a pirate,{{r|rw}} XHOCU-FM is authorized for 391 watts,{{r|cto}} covering almost 42,000 people.{{mexico-inf|FM|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Michoacán Radio}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Michoacán]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Mexico]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2002]]
[[Category:Former pirate radio stations]]
[[Category:Indigenous radio stations in Mexico]]
[[Category:Indigenous peoples in Michoacán]]