XHZHZ-TDT

XHZHZ-TDT is a public television station based in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. It broadcasts on digital channel 24 and is operated by the Sistema Zacatecano de Radio y Televisión, commonly abbreviated as SIZART. SIZART is a public broadcasting system associated with the government of the state of Zacatecas, giving the station a state-network role rather than the profile of a privately owned commercial broadcaster. The Zacatecas state government received a public-use concession for XHZHZ in August 2015. The authorization was significant within Mexico's public broadcasting landscape because XHZHZ-TDT, together with XHUJAT-TDT, was among the first new television stations to receive a public-use concession under the country's contemporary broadcasting framework. Program testing began in December 2015 as the station prepared its technical and editorial operation. SIZART was formally established on January 13, 2016. The station was initially expected to begin regular service on February 15, which would have made Zacatecas the 26th Mexican state to operate its own state television network. The launch took place the following week, on February 22, 2016. Its programming model combined original local productions with material drawn from existing SIZART radio programming and content supplied by public-media partners. Mentioned programming areas included local newscasts, concerts, and fitness shows, alongside content from national public broadcasters and international providers such as Deutsche Welle. The station is colocated with XHZH-FM 97.9 at the Instituto Zacatecano de la Cultura in Zacatecas. Its transmission facilities share a tower on Cerro de la Virgen with the Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano (SPR), linking the station's infrastructure to Mexico's wider public-broadcasting environment. In February 2018, regulators approved the addition of Once Niñas y Niños, a children's service from Canal Once, as a second digital subchannel. This expanded XHZHZ-TDT beyond its primary service and added nationally sourced educational and children's programming to its local public-media offering. XHZHZ-TDT's role is therefore defined by public service, regional coverage, and a mixture of locally produced programming and content obtained through public-broadcasting exchanges. Available reference material does not establish a separate commercial brand architecture, private ownership, financial results, named executives, or an extensive campaign history. The station is best understood as a local public television outlet within SIZART's Zacatecan broadcasting system.

XHZHZ-TDT emerged from the expansion of Mexico's public-use broadcasting infrastructure in the mid-2010s. In August 2015, the Zacatecas state government obtained a public-use concession for the station. The authorization placed XHZHZ among the first new Mexican television stations to receive this type of concession under the country's modern regulatory framework; XHUJAT-TDT was identified as another station in the same early group. Technical and programming preparation followed the concession. XHZHZ began program testing in December 2015, allowing its operator to develop a schedule and establish the station's operating systems before the formal launch. The institutional framework for the broadcaster was strengthened on January 13, 2016, when the Sistema Zacatecano de Radio y Televisión, or SIZART, was formally created. SIZART functioned as the Zacatecas state broadcasting system and assumed responsibility for the new television service. The station was originally expected to launch on February 15, 2016. That timetable was not met, and regular broadcasting began on February 22 instead. The launch made Zacatecas the 26th Mexican state to operate its own state network, according to the station's historical account. XHZHZ's planned schedule was designed around public-service and regional content rather than a purely commercial format. It included new productions, adaptations or extensions of existing radio programming, and material obtained from suppliers commonly serving Mexican state networks. National public broadcasters and Deutsche Welle were identified among the potential content sources. Local programming was expected to include concerts, news programs, and fitness content. This mix gave the station several functions: reflecting Zacatecas culture and public affairs, extending the reach of SIZART's existing media work, and filling the schedule with educational, cultural, and informational programming from public-media partners. The station's physical facilities are colocated with XHZH-FM 97.9 at the Instituto Zacatecano de la Cultura in Zacatecas. Its transmitter is installed on a tower shared with the Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano on Cerro de la Virgen. The shared site places XHZHZ within a broader public broadcasting infrastructure while retaining its local institutional base. A later development came in February 2018, when XHZHZ-TDT was approved to add Once Niñas y Niños as a second digital subchannel. Once Niñas y Niños is a Canal Once service aimed at children and is not ordinarily carried in cities where the Instituto Politécnico Nacional does not operate its own television transmitter. Its addition broadened the station's digital offering and connected Zacatecas viewers with a national public children's channel. The available material does not document a change of ownership, a formal rebrand, major financial events, named executives, or controversies involving XHZHZ-TDT. Its documented history centers on the public-use concession, the formation of SIZART, the 2016 launch, the station's regional production model, and the 2018 addition of a digital children's subchannel.

• 2018

  Second digital subchannel approved

  [1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  Regulators approved carriage of Canal Once's Once Niñas y Niños service as XHZHZ-TDT's second digital subchannel.

• 2016

  SIZART formally created

  [1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The Sistema Zacatecano de Radio y Televisión was formally established on January 13 as the station's operating public-media system.

• 2016

  Regular service launches

  [1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The station began regular broadcasting on February 22, after an initially planned February 15 launch date.

• 2015

  Public-use concession awarded

  [1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The Zacatecas state government received the public-use concession for XHZHZ in August, enabling the creation of the station.

• 2015

  Program testing begins

  [1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  XHZHZ-TDT began testing programming in December as it prepared for regular service.

A state-operated public television service focused on Zacatecas, combining local programming with content from Mexican and international public broadcasters.

• Digital terrestrial television · 2016

  XHZHZ-TDT primary service

  The station's main digital television service on channel 24 in Zacatecas. It is operated by SIZART and is intended to provide public-service, cultural, informational, and locally relevant programming. The documented schedule model combines local productions such as news, concerts, and fitness programs with programming from national public broadcasters and international suppliers.

• Children's public television subchannel · 2018

  Once Niñas y Niños

  A Canal Once children's television service approved for carriage as XHZHZ-TDT's second digital subchannel in February 2018. Its inclusion expanded the station's digital offering with nationally sourced children's and educational programming.

• 2018

  Add Once Niñas y Niños as a digital subchannelProduct launch

  Background

  XHZHZ-TDT sought to broaden its public television offering beyond its primary service. The station was also situated in a market where Canal Once did not normally have its own transmitter.

  Action taken

  Approval was granted in February 2018 to carry Canal Once's Once Niñas y Niños service as a second digital subchannel.

  Aftermath

  The decision expanded access in Zacatecas to a national public children's channel through XHZHZ-TDT's digital platform.

  Source

• 2018

  Once Niñas y Niños approved for second subchannel[1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  XHZHZ-TDT was approved to carry Canal Once's Once Niñas y Niños service as a second digital subchannel.

• 2016

  XHZHZ-TDT begins regular broadcasting[1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  After program testing began in December 2015, the Zacatecas station launched regular service on February 22, 2016, under SIZART.

• 2015

  XHZHZ-TDT receives public-use concession[1]XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The Zacatecas state government received the public-use concession for XHZHZ in August 2015, enabling development of a new public television station.

1. 1XHZHZ-TDTen.wikipedia.org
2. 2SIZART official websitesizart.org.mx