Radio production in Zapotec in San Pablo Güila, Oaxaca, and the regulation of sector in a capitalist environment

Abstract

In Mexico, the socialization of messages from communities and ethnic groups through broadcasting is complex (Calleja & Solís, 2005) (Esteinou Madrid & Alva de la Selva, 2011) and is adapted to the capitalist context. This is due to regulatory policies of the telecommunications sector oriented towards capitalist development that favors media concentration (of capital and structure) (Alva de la Selva, 2015) (Becerra & Mastrini, 2010), and limits the plurality and diversity of actors and content. The objective of this communication is a descriptive review, focused on the production of programming in their mother tongue (Zapotec) in the face of public government intervention, of the operation of the station 102.7 Fm Radio Comunitaria De San Pablo Güilá, Agency of the Santiago Matatlán municipality, a indigenous community of Oaxaca. It is a qualitative case study based on critical political economy, production itself is considered the dependent variable, which is influenced (independent variable) by a variety of factors (internal and external); in the particular case, the regulatory and economic framework is explored. The topic, in itself, is a contribution because the empirical information is scarce or null. We worked with the collection and review of primary data (direct observation and interviews) and secondary data (bibliohemerographic).