XHK-TV
Former television station on channel 10 in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the first television station established in Baja California Sur.
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Overview
XHK-TV was a television station serving La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Operating on channel 10, it was the first television station established in Baja California Sur and became a significant local broadcasting institution in the region. The station was owned by Televisión La Paz, S.A., and operated from facilities in Colina del Sol on the eastern side of La Paz. The station received its concession on May 30, 1968, and began broadcasting on June 3 of the same year. Its launch formed part of the early development of electronic media infrastructure in the territory. XHK-TV was closely associated with XENT-AM 790, the territory's first radio station, which was also owned by Francisco King Rondero. Together, the radio and television operations were organized as the Centro de Radio y Televisión, or Radio and Television Center. XHK-TV combined locally produced programming with material supplied by Televisa. Its local output included news, sports, and lifestyle programs, allowing the station to provide coverage tailored to audiences in La Paz and the wider Baja California Sur area. Near the end of its operation, its local schedule included the evening newscast El Pulso BCS and the midday news magazine A Medio Día. Televisa-related programming included content associated with FOROtv and Gala TV, including international news and telenovelas. The station was authorized for digital television and received technical approval to operate digitally on channel 34 with an effective radiated power of 50 kilowatts. Nevertheless, XHK-TV ceased analog transmission during Mexico's analog television shutdown on December 31, 2015. A representative of Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transportation stated that the station lacked sufficient administrative, financial, and technical capacity, while also indicating that a return to the air in digital form remained possible. The transition coincided with serious operational and labor problems. Reports indicated that employees had not received wages for several pay periods and that Christmas bonuses, social-security contributions, and savings-fund contributions had also gone unpaid. The union representing 28 of the station's 40 employees considered strike action. Later in December 2015, electrical service to the Canal 10 studios was disconnected because of unpaid bills. The station entered liquidation in September of the following year, with embargoed assets sold to help meet obligations to employees. In January 2017, the Centro de Radio y Televisión facilities were demolished. Although later discussion raised the possibility of a digital return or a future Canal 13 affiliation involving Albavisión, no confirmed resumption of XHK-TV broadcasting is established in the available reference material.
History
XHK-TV developed during the early expansion of television broadcasting in Baja California Sur. Its concession was granted on May 30, 1968, and the station went on air on June 3. Broadcasting on channel 10 from La Paz, it was the first television station in the territory and helped establish a local broadcast infrastructure where radio had previously been the principal electronic medium. The station was owned by Televisión La Paz, S.A. and was associated with businessman Francisco King Rondero, who also owned XENT-AM 790, identified as the territory's first radio station. The two outlets operated within the Centro de Radio y Televisión. XHK-TV's facilities were located in Colina del Sol, on the eastern side of La Paz. Its technical operation initially used an effective radiated power of 8,200 watts. As a local station, XHK-TV produced programming focused on the interests of audiences in La Paz and Baja California Sur. Its schedule included local news, sports, and lifestyle programs. The station also carried programming from Televisa, particularly content connected with FOROtv and Gala TV. This supplied the station with broader international news, entertainment, and telenovela programming while its own productions provided a local identity. Among the locally produced programs carried near the end of its operation were the evening newscast El Pulso BCS and the midday news magazine A Medio Día. XHK-TV was authorized to migrate to digital television and received technical approval to broadcast on channel 34 with 50 kilowatts of effective radiated power. The planned digital service did not, however, lead to a documented continuation of regular broadcasting. The station went off the air on December 31, 2015, when Mexico completed the relevant analog television shutdown in the area. An official from the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation attributed the uncertainty surrounding a digital return to deficiencies in the station's administrative, financial, and technical capacity. The shutdown exposed substantial financial and labor difficulties. Available accounts state that employees had gone unpaid for several pay periods and had not received certain Christmas bonuses or required social-security and savings-fund contributions. A union representing 28 of the station's 40 employees considered a strike. The Canal 10 studios subsequently lost electrical service because of unpaid bills. In September 2016, XHK-TV entered liquidation, and embargoed assets were sold to raise money for employee claims and related obligations. The associated Radio and Television Center was demolished in January 2017. There was later speculation that the station might return in digital form, potentially through a Canal 13 affiliation involving Albavisión, but the available sources do not establish that such a relaunch occurred. XHK-TV is therefore treated as a defunct station rather than an active broadcaster.
- 2017
Broadcast center demolished
[1]The Centro de Radio y Televisión facilities were demolished in January.
- 2016
Liquidation begins
[1]The station entered liquidation and assets were sold to help fund employee payments.
- 2015
Analog transmission ends
[1]XHK-TV went off the air on December 31 during Mexico's analog television shutdown.
- 1968
Concession granted
[1]XHK-TV received its television concession on May 30, becoming the first television station authorized in Baja California Sur.
- 1968
Broadcasting begins
[1]The station began broadcasting on channel 10 in La Paz on June 3.
Products and positioning
A locally oriented terrestrial television station combining La Paz news and community programming with national and international content supplied through Televisa.
Television broadcasting · 1968
Local television programming
XHK-TV's locally produced output included news, sports, and lifestyle programming for viewers in La Paz and the surrounding Baja California Sur market.
Local news
El Pulso BCS
An evening local newscast covering Baja California Sur topics and serving as one of the station's principal locally produced programs near the end of its operation.
News magazine
A Medio Día
A midday local news-magazine program included in XHK-TV's late operating schedule.
Syndicated television programming
Televisa-supplied programming
The station carried selected Televisa programming, including content associated with FOROtv and Gala TV, such as international news and telenovelas.
Controversies
2015
Unpaid wages and employee benefits
After the station left the air, reports described unpaid wages for several pay periods, missing Christmas bonuses, and unpaid social-security and savings-fund contributions. The union representing 28 of 40 employees considered strike action.
2015
Studio electricity disconnected
Electrical service to the Canal 10 studios was reportedly cut because of nonpayment, adding to the station's financial and operational problems.
Brand decisions
2016
Liquidation and asset saleOtherBackground
The station faced unpaid employee obligations and broader financial problems after ending analog operations.
Action taken
XHK-TV was placed into liquidation, and embargoed assets were sold to raise funds for employee payments.
Aftermath
The station's operating status became defunct; the associated broadcast center was demolished in January 2017.
2015
Planned migration from analog to digital televisionGeneration changeBackground
XHK-TV was authorized for digital television and received technical approval to use channel 34 with an effective radiated power of 50 kilowatts as Mexico ended analog broadcasting.
Action taken
The station ceased analog transmission on December 31, 2015, but no confirmed digital relaunch is documented.
Aftermath
The station remained off the air amid reported administrative, financial, technical, and labor difficulties.
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