XEQ-TDT

XEQ-TDT is a Mexican television station based in Mexico City and associated with Televisa’s Nu9ve network. It serves as the network’s Mexico City flagship and is also connected with a transmitter serving Toluca, where the service is identified as Nu9ve Estado de México. Unlike Mexico’s major nationwide networks that are structured primarily around a uniform group of transmitters, Nu9ve has historically combined full-time repeaters with local stations operated by Televisa and regional partners. This structure allows the network to carry common programming while retaining capacity for local content. The station originated in 1969 as XHTM-TV on channel 8. It was established and operated by Televisión Independiente de México, commonly known as TIM, whose facilities were located at Estudios San Angel. In January 1973, TIM merged with Telesistema Mexicano. The resulting organization became Televisión Vía Satélite, better known as Televisa. The former TIM production complex became Televisa San Angel, one of Televisa’s principal Mexico City studio centers alongside its Chapultepec facility. XEQ’s channel identity and call-sign assignments changed during a broader frequency reconfiguration in the 1980s. The changes were connected with Imevisión’s effort to establish a Mexico City VHF station on channel 7, later identified with XHIMT-TV. The reorganization involved several transmitters and channel positions. XEX-TV, then associated with channel 7, moved to channel 8, while XEQ-TV, then on channel 9, moved to channel 10. Televisa subsequently transferred the XEQ-TV call sign to the Mexico City facility, while repeater identities in Puebla were changed to XEX-TV and XHTM-TV. During much of the 1980s, channel 9 was used by Televisa for noncommercial cultural and educational programming. That orientation ended in 1992, when XEQ-TV returned to commercial programming. The station consequently became part of Televisa’s broader commercial television portfolio and later operated as the Mexico City outlet of the Gala TV, subsequently Nu9ve, network. XEQ-TDT also underwent Mexico’s nationwide transition from analog to digital television. The Mexico City and Toluca services ended regular analog broadcasts on December 17, 2015, in accordance with the federally mandated transition administered by the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. In connection with the later repacking of television services out of the 600 MHz band, the Mexico City digital service moved from RF channel 44 to RF channel 22 in April 2017. A short period of parallel operation accompanied the change. The Toluca transmitter completed its repacking in July 2018 alongside other Televisa stations in the Toluca area. The Toluca service has a local identity, Nu9ve Estado de México, and began carrying local programming in 2002. In 2018, the concessions of Televisa-owned Nu9ve stations were consolidated under Teleimagen del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., as part of a corporate reorganization of Televisa’s concession-holding entities. XEQ-TDT therefore represents both a broadcast facility and a key outlet within Nu9ve’s mixed national-and-local distribution model.

XEQ-TDT began broadcasting in 1969 under the call sign XHTM-TV on channel 8. The station was operated by Televisión Independiente de México, or TIM, and was headquartered at Estudios San Angel. In January 1973, TIM merged with Telesistema Mexicano. The combined organization became Televisión Vía Satélite, generally known as Televisa, and the former TIM facilities became Televisa San Angel. The site remains one of Televisa’s major Mexico City production centers, alongside the company’s Chapultepec studios. The station’s call sign and channel history were affected by a frequency reorganization in the 1980s. Imevisión sought to establish a Mexico City VHF service on channel 7, a process that required a series of channel and transmitter changes. XEX-TV moved from channel 7 to channel 8, while XEQ-TV moved from channel 9 to channel 10. Televisa transferred the XEQ-TV call sign to its Mexico City operation, while related repeaters in Puebla assumed the XEX-TV and XHTM-TV identities. For much of the 1980s, Televisa used channel 9 for cultural and educational programming rather than conventional commercial output. This phase ended in 1992, when the station resumed commercial programming. It subsequently became the Mexico City outlet of Televisa’s Gala TV service, later branded Nu9ve. Nu9ve’s distribution model differs from a fully uniform national network: it combines repeaters with local stations operated by Televisa and regional partners, allowing some affiliates to produce or carry locally relevant material. The station’s Toluca service has its own local identity, Nu9ve Estado de México. Local programming in Toluca began in 2002, adding a regional dimension to the network’s broader programming schedule. The station therefore serves both as a flagship outlet in Mexico City and as part of a wider regional transmission arrangement reaching the State of Mexico. XEQ-TDT participated in Mexico’s analog-to-digital television transition. The Mexico City and Toluca analog services ended regular programming at midnight on December 17, 2015, pursuant to the federally mandated transition to digital broadcasting. The digital service later changed radio-frequency assignments as Mexico repacked television services away from the 600 MHz band. In April 2017, the Mexico City transmitter moved from RF channel 44 to RF channel 22, with both facilities operating briefly during the transition. The Toluca transmitter completed a corresponding repack in July 2018. In 2018, the concessions of Televisa-owned Nu9ve stations were consolidated under Teleimagen del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. This was part of a corporate reorganization of Televisa’s concession-holding structure. XEQ-TDT continues to function as a broadcast station associated with Nu9ve, combining network programming with the capacity for local service in the Toluca market.

• 2018

  Nu9ve concessions consolidated

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  Televisa consolidated the concessions of its Nu9ve stations under Teleimagen del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.

• 2017

  Mexico City digital service repacked

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The digital transmission moved from RF channel 44 to RF channel 22 to support the clearance of television services from the 600 MHz band.

• 2015

  Analog broadcasts end

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The Mexico City and Toluca analog services discontinued regular programming on December 17 as part of Mexico’s federally mandated digital transition.

• 2002

  Toluca local programming begins

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The Toluca service began carrying local programming under the Nu9ve Estado de México identity.

• 1992

  Return to commercial programming

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  After carrying largely cultural and educational programming during much of the 1980s, the station resumed commercial programming.

• 1985

  Channel and call-sign reorganization

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  A reconfiguration associated with Imevisión’s planned Mexico City channel 7 service changed several channel assignments and moved the XEQ-TV call sign to the Mexico City operation.

• 1973

  TIM merges with Telesistema Mexicano

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The January merger created Televisión Vía Satélite, known as Televisa. The former TIM production center became Televisa San Angel.

• 1969

  Station launches as XHTM-TV

  [1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The station began operating on channel 8 under the XHTM-TV call sign and was run by Televisión Independiente de México from Estudios San Angel.

A commercial broadcast television outlet and Mexico City flagship for Televisa’s Nu9ve network, complemented by local service in the Toluca and State of Mexico market.

• Commercial television network service

  Nu9ve network service

  The principal service associated with XEQ-TDT is the Nu9ve television schedule, formerly associated with the Gala TV name. XEQ-TDT functions as the Mexico City flagship, carrying shared network programming while belonging to a distribution system that also includes repeaters and locally operated stations.

• Regional television service · 2002

  Nu9ve Estado de México

  The Toluca-area service operates under the Nu9ve Estado de México identity. In addition to network programming, it has carried local programming since 2002, giving the State of Mexico outlet a regional role within the broader Nu9ve structure.

• Broadcast transmission · 2015

  Digital terrestrial television transmission

  XEQ-TDT is the digital terrestrial successor to the station’s analog service. Its Mexico City facilities were repacked from RF channel 44 to RF channel 22 in 2017, while the Toluca transmitter completed its repack in 2018.

• 2018

  Concession-holding reorganizationStrategy

  Background

  Televisa reorganized the legal entities holding concessions for its Nu9ve stations.

  Action taken

  The concessions of Televisa-owned Nu9ve stations were consolidated under Teleimagen del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V.

  Aftermath

  The change altered the concession-holding structure without changing the station’s role as a Nu9ve outlet.

  Source

• 2017

  Mexico City frequency repackOther

  Background

  Mexico was reorganizing television frequencies to clear the 600 MHz band, including channels 38 through 51, for other uses.

  Action taken

  The Mexico City digital facility moved from RF channel 44 to RF channel 22 in April 2017, with a short period of parallel operation.

  Aftermath

  The station continued digital broadcasting on its repacked frequency. The Toluca transmitter underwent a corresponding change in July 2018.

  Source

• 2015

  Transition from analog to digital broadcastingStrategy

  Background

  Mexico required television stations to discontinue regular analog broadcasting as part of the national transition to digital terrestrial television.

  Action taken

  XEQ-TDT’s Mexico City and Toluca analog services ended regular programming at midnight on December 17, 2015.

  Aftermath

  The station continued through its digital transmission facilities and later participated in frequency repacking.

  Source

• 2018

  Televisa consolidated concessions for Nu9ve stations[1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  M&A · Other

  The concessions of Televisa-owned Nu9ve stations were consolidated under Teleimagen del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. as part of a corporate reorganization of Televisa’s concessionaires.

• 2017

  XEQ-TDT completed the Mexico City digital-frequency repack[1]XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  Regulation · Other

  The station moved its digital transmission from RF channel 44 to RF channel 22 as part of Mexico’s effort to clear television services from the 600 MHz band. The change took place in April 2017, with a brief period of parallel operation.

1. 1XEQ-TDTen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Televisa official websitetelevisa.com