XEBAL-AM

XEBAL-AM
Bécal, Campeche; Mexico;
Broadcast area	Campeche
Frequency	1470 AM; (to move to 104.7 MHz)
Branding	La Voz Maya de México
Programming
Format	Cultural/Grupera/Tropical Music/Various Music in Spanish/Catholic Music
Ownership
Owner	Cadena Cultural Becaleña, A.C.
History
First air date	March 4, 1980
Call sign meaning	BécAL
Technical information
Class	B
Power	2.5 kW day; 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	20°25′37″N 90°01′48.5″W / 20.42694°N 90.030139°W
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	xeba1470.com

XEBAL-AM is a radio station in Bécal, Campeche, Mexico. It broadcasts on 1470 AM and is known as La Voz Maya de México.

History[edit]

The idea of forming a radio station in Bécal first came forth in the 1960s, led by Josué and Azael Uc Canul. However, the government demanded more legal requirements than they could supply at the time. In 1977, Cadena Cultural Becaleña, A.C., was formed. In 1978, it obtained a permit; the next year, the station bought a 1 kW transmitter from Pennsylvania in the United States.^[2]

On March 4, 1980, XEBAL-AM 1470 took to the air, becoming the first radio station in the municipality of Calkiní. It initially operated from 6am to 6pm with instrumental and classical music and cultural programming. 1992 saw a new 2.5 kW transmitter being placed into service.

In 2000, the station expanded its facilities and began programming from 6am to midnight each day. Programming includes Christian evangelism, baseball and cultural and social programming.

Currently the station broadcasts from 6 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon every day, sometimes the season is suspended due to heavy rain and stormsor also due to lack of second half announcer.

Between 2024 and 2025 XEBAL will go to FM.