XHTM-TDT
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|---|---|
| Affiliations | Las Estrellas |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1952 |
Former call signs | XEQ-TV (1952-1985) XHTM-TV (1985-2015) |
Former channel number(s) | 9 (1952-85) 10 (1985-2015) |
Call sign meaning | XH Televisión Independiente de México (see article) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | IFT |
| ERP | (Altzomoni) 236 kW[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°07′10″N 98°39′13″W / 19.11944°N 98.65361°W |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
XHTM-TDT is a television station licensed to and broadcasting from Altzomoni, State of Mexico on virtual channel 2. Founded in 1952, it was the second television station built outside of Mexico City and the first relayer of Las Estrellas.
XHTM, along with Canal 5 transmitter
History
XHTM channel 10 started life with a different callsign and channel number. In late 1952,
In 1985, XEX-TV and XEQ-TV were affected by a series of moves that added a VHF channel to the Mexico City area. Mexico City had channel 8, then known as XHTM-TV. XHTM moved to channel 9, taking on the
In 1994, XEX and XHTM were joined on the mountain by a third Televisa station, XHATZ-TV (channel 32), as part of a 62-station concession used to help take XEQ-TV's signal national.[5]
Digital operations for Televisa's Altzomoni stations—XEX, XHTM and XHATZ—were based in Puebla proper until 2015.[6]
Repeaters
XHTM operates one of Mexico's most extensive networks of repeaters:
| RF | Location | ERP |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Ixtapan de la Sal | .700 kW[7] |
| 36 | Tejupilco de Hidalgo | 20 kW[8] |
| 36 | Tonatico | .700 kW[9] |
| 36 | Taxco, Gro.
|
21 kW[10] |
| 39 | Pachuca, Hgo. | 8 kW[11] |
| 36 | Cuernavaca, Mor. | 45 kW[12] |
| 17 | Ciudad Serdán, Pue. | 0.096 kW[13] |
| 36 | Huaquechula, Pue. | 2 kW[14] |
| 36 | San Martín Alchichica, Pue. | 2 kW[15] |
| 36 | San Martín Texmelucan, Pue. | 20 kW[16] |
| 36 | Tlaxcala, Tlax.
|
30 kW[17] |
References
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-10-18. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ "Television Fiesta Style", Broadcasting 15 June 1953
- ^ a b 1969 concession for XEQ-TV Altzomoni, as obtained from the IFT Public Registry of Concessions, placed in the file for station XHTM-TV; the concession for XHTM-TV Mexico City is likewise placed in the file for station XEQ-TV
- ^ "XEQ-TV, Powerful", Broadcasting 16 November 1953
- ^ 1994 "Concession to Operate 62 Commercial Television Stations", as obtained from the IFT Public Registry of Concessions
- ^ 2010 "Modification of Concession" - specifying digital operation, as obtained from the IFT Public Registry of Concessions
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Ixtapan de la Sal
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Tejupilco
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Tonatico
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Taxco
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Pachuca
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Cuernavaca
- ^ RPC: #053372 Relocation — Shadow XHTM Ciudad Serdán
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Huaquechula
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM San Martín Alchichica
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM San Martín Texmelucan
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Tlaxcala