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"Even though many languages that are indigenous to Southern Mexico are now endangered, an estimated one-third of California's farm workers speak at least one.

Multilingual DJs at some California radio stations fill these neglected news niches by broadcasting in multiple languages, often providing community-specific information that mainstream outlets miss. Santa Rosa-based KBBF has broadcast in English and Spanish across Northern California for almost 50 years but aired its first regular indigenous language programs during the 2017 Kincade fires as a way to connect with at-risk Mexican immigrants who did not speak either language.

That crisis has readied the station for the coronavirus. One of its two indigenous-focused shows is Radio Autóctona Indigenista, which airs from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. Gervacio Peña López, one of the show's four hosts, said there are many migrant workers in Sonoma County who can only speak in their first, native language."

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