Canal Catorce
Type | Public cultural/educational |
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Country | Mexico |
TV transmitters | See SPR transmitters |
Owner | Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano |
Established | 2012 |
Former names | Canal 30 TV México, Una Voz con Todos |
Dish Mexico | 114 |
Izzi | 014 |
TotalPlay | 014 |
Sky | 114 (1114 HD) |
Official website | canalcatorce |
Canal Catorce (Channel 14, formerly known as Una Voz con Todos) is a national public television network of Mexico, operated by the Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano (SPR). It began operations in 2012 and is distributed via the SPR's national digital transmitter network, as well as on all cable and satellite providers. It is based in Mexico City.
History
The Organismo Promotor de Medios Audiovisuales, or OPMA, was the predecessor to the SPR. It was founded with the aim of extending the breadth and depth of public television in Mexico. Two national-level public television stations were already on the air —
On March 31, 2010, an official decree published in the
The first four transmitters for the system began operations in 2010. The Mexico City transmitter, XHOPMA-TDT (now XHSPR-TDT) channel 30, launched on March 23, 2012.[2] With this new transmitter, the Canal 30 network launched. The name was changed to Una Voz con Todos in 2012 to reflect that outside Mexico City, it was usually on other channel numbers.
In October 2016, all SPR transmitters were assigned virtual channel 14 for Una Voz con Todos; as a result, cable providers, who are required to carry the channel, placed it on channel 14. On November 13, 2017, the name of the channel was changed to Canal Catorce (Channel 14) to reflect its over-the-air and cable channel position.
Programming
Programming on Canal Catorce is largely of a cultural and educational nature with the aim of strengthening democratic values in Mexican society.
In 2019, the SPR and Canal Catorce for the first time took the lead in producing coverage of Independence Day events, which were aired on all Mexican television stations.
Sports
In January 2014, Una Voz con Todos acquired the rights to broadcast the
Transmitters
Since October 27, 2016, all SPR transmitters carry the network on virtual channel 14.1.[4]
In August 2017, the SPR began broadcasting Canal Catorce to the state of Morelos via a subchannel of IPN-operated Canal Once transmitter XHCIP-TDT, also using virtual channel 14.1.
References
- ^ "DECRETO por el que se crea el organismo descentralizado denominado Organismo Promotor de Medios Audiovisuales". Decree. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Ramos, Jorge (2012-03-23). "Lanzan canal 30; crece cobertura de tv abierta". El Universal. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ^ Notimex (2014-01-31). "SEGOB transmitirá Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en HD". El Universal. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)