Azteca 7

Azteca 7
Type	Terrestrial television network
Country	Mexico
Broadcast area	Mexico (available in southern United States by cable or antenna)
Headquarters	Mexico City
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	TV Azteca
Sister channels	Azteca Uno ; ADN 40 ; A Más ;
History
Launched	18 May 1985;39 years ago
Former names	Canal 7 (1985-1994); Tu Vision Canal Siete (1994); TV7 (1994-1998); Azteca Siete (1998-2011);
Links
Website	www.tvazteca.com/azteca7/index
Availability
Terrestrial
National transmitter network	See list

Last updated February 19, 2025

Azteca 7 (also called El Siete) is a Mexican network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 main transmitters all over Mexico.

Azteca 7 is available on all cable and satellite systems. A substantial portion of their purchased programming includes many series purchased from networks such as Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon among others; while the series aimed at the general public often comes from major alliances like The Walt Disney Company, Fox Broadcasting Company, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. (now known as Warner Bros. Discovery), NBCUniversal and Paramount Media Networks (now known as Paramount Global), among others. In programming, its main national competitor in open television has historically been Canal 5 of TelevisaUnivision.

History

Imevisión's channel 7

To bring a channel 7 to Mexico City, which had channels 2, 4, 5, 8, 11 and 13, a channel shuffle had to be made. This channel shuffle converted Televisa's station XHTM-TV channel 8 to channel 9. Two Puebla stations, XEX-TV channel 7 and XEQ-TV channel 9, moved to channels 8 and 10; XEQ took on the XHTM callsign that was discontinued in Mexico City. In Toluca, channel 7 (XHGEM-TV) was moved to channel 12, and XHTOL-TV moved from channel 9 to 10. XHIMT-TV took to the air on May 15, 1985, as the third of three Mexico City stations operated by public broadcaster Imevisión, sister to XHDF-TV channel 13 and XEIMT-TV channel 22, and the flagship station of a second Imevisión national network which featured 99 repeater stations serving 72% of the population.^[1] The new Red Nacional 7 (7 National Network) was positioned as targeting the working class and rural areas, while Red Nacional 13, based from XHDF, targeted a more middle- and upper-class audience.

TV Azteca's channel 7

However, financial mismanagement, economic troubles and other issues quickly signaled trouble for Imevisión. In 1990, XEIMT and XHIMT were converted into relays of XHDF, and the next year, the government of Mexico announced it was selling XHIMT and XHDF to the private sector. The sale of these two networks in 1993 formed the new TV Azteca network.

By October 1993, XHIMT was operating independently under Azteca as Tú Visión. The programming of Azteca 7 since then has largely consisted of children's programs, sports, foreign series and movies, serving as a competitor to Televisa's Canal 5.

Programs

Foreign shows aired on Azteca 7 include FBI , The Good Doctor , Malcolm in the Middle , Smallville , The Simpsons , and recently Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury .

Sports

After its privatization, Azteca 7 began carrying NBA basketball, though Televisa now holds these rights. Soccer rights on Azteca 7 include the Liga MX, as well as all official and friendly matches of the Mexico national soccer team. Azteca 7 also carries NFL games, boxing (Box Azteca) and lucha libre (Lucha Azteca).

Movies

Films included from companies like:

Cannon Films
Carolco Pictures
EuropaCorp
Lionsgate Entertainment
- Lionsgate Films
- Summit Entertainment
MGM Motion Picture Group
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Orion Pictures
NBCUniversal Studio Group
Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Nickelodeon Movies
- Paramount Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment
StudioCanal
Viva Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment

Azteca 7 transmitters

Azteca 7 has 89 full-power transmitters that broadcast its programming; it also is carried, albeit in SD, as a subchannel of 14 additional Azteca Uno transmitters. Except in the border cities of Tijuana, Mexicali and Ciudad Juárez, Azteca 7 is exclusively mapped to virtual channel 7 nationwide.^[2]^[3]

RF	VC	Call sign	Location	ERP
29	7	XHLGA-TDT	Aguascalientes, Ags.	15.91 kW
38	7	XHCVO-TDT	Calvillo, Ags.	4.23 kW
20	7	XHENT-TDT	Ensenada, BC	29.14 kW
23	7	XHIDC-TDT	Isla de Cedros, BC	0.94 kW
21	7	XHFEC-TDT	Mexicali, BC	1.798 kW
25	20	XHEXT-TDT	Mexicali, BC	66.22 kW
29	21	XHTIT-TDT	Tijuana, BC	148.08 kW
27	7	XHBAB-TDT	Bahía Asunción, BCS	1.06 kW
21	7	XHBTB-TDT	Bahía Tortugas, BCS	0.92 kW
26	7	XHSJC-TDT	San José del Cabo, BCS	13.5 kW
27	7	XHCCB-TDT	Cd. Constitución, BCS	7.29 kW
24	7	XHGNB-TDT	Guerrero Negro, BCS	0.89 kW
25	7	XHPBC-TDT	La Paz, BCS	29.63 kW
22	7	XHSIB-TDT	San Ignacio, BCS	1.08 kW
21	7	XHSIS-TDT	San Isidro, BCS	0.92 kW
24	7	XHSRB-TDT	Santa Rosalía, BCS	1.13 kW
24	7	XHCAM-TDT	Campeche, Camp.	20.46 kW
31	7	XHCCT-TDT	Ciudad del Carmen, Camp.	8.2 kW
27	7	XHECA-TDT	Escárcega, Camp.	7.27 kW
36	20	XHCJH-TDT	Cd. Juárez, Chih.	52 kW
21	7	XHECH-TDT	Chihuahua, Chih.	44.43 kW
21	7	XHECH-TDT	Delicias, Chih.	44.43 kW
21	7	XHJCH-TDT	Jimenez, Chih.	1.3 kW
22	7	XHHDP-TDT	Hidalgo del Parral, Chih.	9.03 kW
24	7	XHCGC-TDT	Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua	1.014 kW
16	7	XHHR-TDT	Ojinaga, Chihuahua
30	7	XHCOM-TDT	Comitán de Dominguez, Chis.	4.55 kW
25	7	XHMCH-TDT	Motozintla, Chis.	5.35 kW
39	7	XHCSA-TDT	San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis. Tuxtla Gutiérrez	46.29 kW 58.47 kW
36	7	XHJU-TDT	Tapachula, Chis.	51.08 kW
30	7	XHTON-TDT	Tonalá, Chis.	4.21 kW
42	7	XHSBC-TDT	Nueva Rosita, Coah.	9.04 kW
27	7	XHMLA-TDT	Monclova, Coah.	11.66 kW
28	7	XHPFE-TDT	Parras de la Fuente, Coah.	10.93 kW
32	7	XHPNG-TDT	Piedras Negras, Coah.	16.33 kW
33	7	XHLLO-TDT	Saltillo, Coah.	8.74 kW
43	7	XHGZP-TDT	Torreón, Coah.	187.38 kW
40	7	XHCOL-TDT	Colima, Col.	24.25 kW
39	7	XHNCI-TDT	Manzanillo, Col.	10.12 kW
50	7	XHTCO-TDT	Tecomán, Col.	4.29 kW
24	7	XHIMT-TDT	Mexico City	464.42 kW
22	7	XHVEL-TDT	Cuencame, Durango	1.014 kW
32	7	XHDRG-TDT	Durango, Dgo.	12.7 kW
25	7	XHSPC-TDT	San Pedro, Dgo.	5.09 kW
41	7	XHCCG-TDT	Celaya, Gto.	99.33 kW
45	7	XHACC-TDT	Acapulco, Gro.	36.6 kW
28	7	XHCHL-TDT	Chilpancingo, Gro.	17.58 kW
44	7	XHTUX-TDT	Iguala, Gro.	6.16 kW
25	7	XHIXZ-TDT	Zihuatanejo, Gro.	42.59 kW
36	7	XHPHG-TDT	Pachuca, Hgo.	3.97 kW
24	7	XHTGN-TDT	Tulacingo Hidalgo
23	7	XHAFC-TDT	San Nicolas Jacala/ Agua Fria Chica, Hgo.	1.07 kW
31	7	XHSFJ-TDT	Guadalajara, Jal.	109.44 kW
23	7	XHPVJ-TDT	Puerto Vallarta, Jal.	18.42 kW
35	7	XHLUC-TDT	Toluca/Jocotitlán, Mex.	92.02 kW
24	1.2	XHCBM-TDT	Pátzcuaro, Mich. (Cerro Burro)	64.42 kW
32	7	XHBUR-TDT	Morelia, Mich.	257.89 kW
23	7	XHRAM-TDT	Zamora, Mich.	30.85 kW
46	7	XHTCM-TDT	Zitácuaro, Mich.	16.21 kW
43	7	XHCUV-TDT	Cuernavaca, Mor.	238.21 kW
31	7	XHLBN-TDT	Tepic, Nay.	23.970 kW
17	7	XHFN-TDT	Monterrey, NL	342.070 kW
29	7	XHHDL-TDT	Huajuapan de León, Oax.	5.37 kW
30	7	XHPSO-TDT	Matías Romero, Oax. (Cerro Palma Sola)	47.63 kW
27	7	XHDG-TDT	Oaxaca, Oax.	57.91 kW
24	7	XHINC-TDT	Pinotepa Nacional, Oax.
24	7	XHCGC-TDT	Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua	1.014 kW
33	1.2	XHPCE-TDT	Puerto Escondido, Oax.
23	7	XHJP-TDT	Puerto Escondido, Oax.	8.39 kW
48	7	XHSMT-TDT	San Miguel Tlacotepec, Oax.	1.09 kW
27	7	XHTEM-TDT	Puebla, Pue.	53.32 kW
40	7	XHTHP-TDT	Tehuacán, Pue.	17.08 kW
34	7	XHQUE-TDT	Querétaro, Qro.	298.85 kW
28	7	XHCCQ-TDT	Cancún, Q. Roo	38.74 kW
26	7	XHCQO-TDT	Chetumal, Q. Roo	8.52 kW
25	7	XHPVC-TDT	Felipe Carrillo, Q. Roo
27	7	XHKD-TDT	Ciudad Valles, SLP Ciudad Mante, Tamp.
22	7	XHCDI-TDT	Matehuala, SLP	4.48 kW
22	7	XHCLP-TDT	San Luis Potosí, SLP	44.39 kW
35	7	XHDO-TDT	Culiacán, Sin.	36.52 kW
31	7	XHMIS-TDT	Los Mochis, Sin.	45.21 kW
31	7	XHDL-TDT	Mazatlán, Sin.	38.52 kW
25	7	XHCAN-TDT	Cananea, Son.	5.11 kW
35	7	XHBK-TDT	Cd. Obregón, Son.	45.75 kW
30	7	XHHO-TDT	Hermosillo, Son.	39.43 kW
24	7	XHNOA-TDT	Nogales, Son.	76.82 kW
21	7	XHPPS-TDT	Puerto Peñasco, Son.	1.82 kW
33	7	XHLAV-TDT	La Venta, Tab.	.97 kW
41	7	XHVIH-TDT	Villahermosa, Tab.	18.88 kW
29	7	XHCDT-TDT	Cd. Victoria, Tamps.	16.92 kW
33	7	XHOR-TDT	Matamoros, Tamps.	116.96 kW
33	7	XHLAT-TDT	Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.	119 kW
21	7	XHTAU-TDT	Tampico, Tamps.	30.54 kW
45	7	XHCTZ-TDT	Coatzacoalcos, Ver.	50.4 kW
33	7	XHCPE-TDT	Cofre de Perote, Ver.	239.16 kW
32	7	XHSTE-TDT	Santiago Tuxtla	15.18 kW
33	7	XHMEY-TDT	Mérida, Yuc.	97.708 kW
24	7	XHVAD-TDT	Valladolid/Kahua, Yuc.	4.75 kW
48	7	XHIV-TDT	Zacatecas, Zac.	40.76 kW

References

↑ "Aimed At Working Class: Mexico To Get New TV Network." United Press International, May 16, 1985:
↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2017-01-28. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.

External links

Azteca 7 website (in Spanish)
TV Azteca website (in Spanish)

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[1] "Aimed At Working Class: Mexico To Get New TV Network." United Press International, May 16, 1985:

[mexico-VC-2] Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved 2017-01-28.

[mexico-inf-TV-3] Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2017-01-28. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.

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