San Francisco, CA. Radio Bilingüe will broadcast a series of special programs to provide in-depth news coverage of Mexico’s presidential election.

Mexican voters go to the polls on Sunday, July 2 to elect president. The elections take place on the heels of unprecedented Latino marches in the U.S. and after Mexicans living abroad were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. Will the vote and influence of the millions of Mexican émigrés and migrant civil society be a factor in this election?

Radio Bilingüe will air a combined total of 16 hours of live coverage, including nine hours of non-stop news broadcast on election day. The following is the programming schedule (on Pacific Daylight Time):

Wednesday, June 28, 12 – 1 PM. Campaign final day.

Thursday, June 29, 12 – 2 PM. Pre-election news and analysis.

Friday, June 30, 12 – 2 PM. Pre-election news and analysis.

Sunday, July 2, 12:00 – 9 PM. Election-day news.

Monday, July 3, 12 – 2 PM. Election results.

These programs are produced in collaboration with partnering public stations Radio Educación in Mexico City, Radio Michoacán in Morelia, Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, XERF-IMER in Ciudad Acuña, and Radio Tecnológico in Tijuana.

Línea Abierta is heard on 56 stations and is the first and only Spanish-language talk show in the U.S. public radio system. The eleven-year-old program is a production of Radio Bilingüe, the Latino public radio network with main offices in Fresno and San Francisco. Through Satélite Radio Bilingüe, the non-profit organization distributes news, information and musical programming to affiliates throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Radio Bilingüe also has a live audio service online at www.radiobilingue.org.

Funding for this special coverage is provided in part by The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund.

 

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