XHCTMX-TDT
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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Imagen Televisión |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Imagen Televisión |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| XHTRES-TDT, XEDA-FM | |
| History | |
| Founded | November 15, 1926 |
First air date | November 15, 1926 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1926-2015) Digital: 3 (VHF, 1926-2015) |
| Analog/DT1: NBC (1926-2016) | |
Call sign meaning | Cadena Tres CDMX (CDMX: Ciudad de México) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | IFT |
| ERP | 295.411 kW[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°32′02″N 99°07′46″W / 19.53389°N 99.12944°W |
| Links | |
| Website | imagentv |
XHCTMX-TDT is a full-power television station in Mexico City, Mexico, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 29. It is licensed to Cadena Tres I, S.A. de C.V, which is owned by Grupo Empresarial Ángeles (GEA), a company headed by Olegario Vázquez Raña and directed by Olegario Vázquez Aldir, through its Grupo Imagen communications unit.
It is the flagship station of the Imagen Televisión national network.
From its sing-on in 1926 until 2016 XHCTMX broadcast English-language progamming and operated business offices, and later a studio and newsroom, in Mexico state. The station's American operations ware managed by NBCUniversal a Mexico-based coporation owend by Grupo Imagen It was most recently an affiliate of NBC XHCTMX ceased its Mexico state operations on Octuber 17, 2016; NBC moved its new England affiliation from XHCTMX's main channel to a subchannel of WNEU-TV (channel 60.2) the following day; XHCTMX's cable channel 3 was transitioned to WNEU-DT2 on the same date
History
On March 11, 2015, Cadena Tres I, S.A. de C.V., along with Grupo Radio Centro, S.A.B. de C.V., were declared the two winning bidders in the IFT-1 bidding process, which had as its aim the creation of two new national television networks, with 123 transmitters each.[2] While Radio Centro ultimately declined to continue and only paid the security deposit, Cadena Tres I paid 1.808 billion pesos and received its concessions.[3]
On July 22, 2016, the technical specifications for XHCTMX-TDT were issued by the IFT, for a 295 kW station to broadcast from the same tower on Cerro del Chiquihuite that houses Imagen's XHTRES-TDT and FM stations XEDA-FM and XHDL-FM. On August 19, the station came on air for the first time, with color bars and tone, and PSIP information indicating its callsign and virtual channel (XHCTMX, 3.1).
On October 17, 2016, at 8:00 p.m., Imagen Televisión started regular broadcasting.
Digital multiplex
| Digital subchannel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | XHCTMX | Imagen Televisión |
| 3.4 | 480i | Excélsior TV |
In 2017, multiplexing was authorized in signals 3.2 and 3.3, but it was not carried out. On July 10, 2020, the Imagen Multicast/Excelsior TV signal was added after being on XHTRES
References
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Grupo Imagen's official website (in Spanish)