Azteca Uno

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Azteca Uno
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Type Terrestrial television network
CountryMexico
Broadcast areaMexico
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner TV Azteca
Sister channels
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 1968 (XHDF)
1985 (as Canal 13)
1993 (as Televisión Azteca after privatization)
Links
Website www.aztecauno.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television Channel 1.1

Azteca Uno (previously Azteca Trece), [1] is a Mexican national broadcast television network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 transmitters across the country. Azteca Uno broadcasts on virtual channel 1. Azteca Uno programming is available in Mexico on satellite via Sky and Dish Network, as well as all Mexican cable systems, and some Azteca Uno programming were seen in the United States on Azteca América.

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History

Establishment of XHDF

Azteca Trece took its historic channel number (13) from XHDF-TV, which signed on in 1968 on channel 13. It was owned by Francisco Aguirre's Organización Radio Centro through concessionaire Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión, S.A. de C.V. The station had fewer resources compared to its Mexico City competitors, Telesistema Mexicano and Televisión Independiente de México, and relied on foreign films and series, supplied primarily by Eurovision, to fill out its broadcast day. [2]

In 1972, due to debts owed to the state-owned Sociedad Mexicana de Crédito Industrial (Mexican Industrial Credit Society or SOMEX), XHDF and concessionaire Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión were nationalized.

The first director of the government-owned Canal 13 was Antonio Menéndez González, and after his death, he was succeeded by Enrique González Pedrero, senator of the state of Tabasco from the PRI. Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión, along with another state-owned enterprise, Tele-Radio Nacional, began receiving new television concessions as part of a national expansion of the Mexico City station into a national television network.

One of the first orders of business for Canal 13 was a relocation. On July 14, 1976, Canal 13's new facilities in the Ajusco area of Mexico City were formally inaugurated by President Luis Echeverría. The event was attended by various figures from the political and business sectors of the country, including Secretary of the Interior Mario Moya Palencia and Secretary of Communications and Transportation Eugenio Méndez Docurro, as well as Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, Romulo O'Farrill and Miguel Aleman Velasco, who served as directors of Televisa.

In 1983, the Mexican government reorganized its broadcast holdings. The result was the creation of the Mexican Television Institute, which changed its name to Imevisión in 1985. Imevisión comprised not only Canal 13, now known as Red Nacional 13, but the former Televisión de la República Mexicana, with its channel 22 station, and a new network known as Red Nacional 7 and broadcast in Mexico City by the brand-new XHIMT-TV channel 7.

During the Imevisión years, Red Nacional 13 continued to broadcast commercial programming, although it featured some programs with a cultural focus, such as Temas de Garibay, Entre Amigos with Alejandro Aura, and several programs with journalist Jorge Saldaña.

Privatization

This Azteca Trece logo, with variations, was used between 1994 and 2007 and is based on the Mayan numeral for 13 Logo Azteca trece XHDF 1998-2007.svg
This Azteca Trece logo, with variations, was used between 1994 and 2007 and is based on the Mayan numeral for 13

In 1990, Imevisión collapsed the 7 and 13 national networks into one, retaining the stronger channel 13 branding. At this time, the first of two attempts to privatize Imevisión was made, meeting with no bidders.

In 1993, the administration of Carlos Salinas de Gortari auctioned off Imevisión and some other government-owned media ventures in various packages. Radio Televisión del Centro, headed by electronics store owner Ricardo Salinas Pliego, bought all of the TV stations. The result was the creation of Televisión Azteca, which took its name from the holding company created for the largest of the packages: the Red Nacional 13, including XHDF.

Programs

Azteca Uno is the home of most of TV Azteca's domestic output, especially telenovelas, entertainment programs, and news.

Entertainment

Azteca Uno features two entertainment programs on its weekday schedule. Its morning show, Venga la Alegría, airs from 8:55 to noon and competes against similar offerings from Las Estrellas and Imagen Televisión. An afternoon show, Ventaneando, is more focused on entertainment news, and airs at 1pm.

News

Azteca Uno airs three editions of Hechos, Azteca's primary newscast, in the morning, at lunchtime and at 10pm. All three beat Televisa's competing newscasts in the ratings in September 2016. [3]

Azteca Internacional

The network also operates an international version of Azteca Trece as AZ Mundo (formerly Azteca 13 Internacional), reaching 13 countries in North, Central and South America. On July 15, 2004, the CRTC in Canada denied a request for Azteca 13 Internacional to be broadcast via digital cable and satellite. [4] However, a second subsequent request was approved on January 20, 2006. [5] On September 15, 2015, Azteca 13 International was renamed AZ Mundo. [6] The channel is available in Canada on Rogers Digital Cable, Vidéotron & Bell Fibe TV. On June 5, 2023, the channel would be relaunched again as Azteca Internacional. [7]

Azteca Uno transmitters

Azteca Uno is available on 91 of its own transmitters as well as on a subchannel of 13 Azteca 7 transmitters. [8] [9] The latter only carry Azteca Uno in standard definition.

As part of the national virtual channel realignment of October 2016, Azteca Trece, including in Mexico City, moved from channel 13 to channel 1. The move allowed it to leapfrog Las Estrellas, its primary competitor, which remained on channel 2; it also ultimately led to the rename of the network as Azteca Uno effective January 1, 2018.

RFVCCall signLocation ERP
301 XHJCM-TDT Aguascalientes, Ags. 15.89 kW
161 XHENE-TDT Ensenada, BC 29.3 kW
281 XHAQ-TDT Mexicali, BC 65.67 kW
211 XHFEC-TDT San Felipe, BC 1.02 kW
281 XHJK-TDT Tijuana, BC 151.03 kW
241 XHJCC-TDT San José del Cabo, BCS 13.53 kW
261 XHCOC-TDT Cd. Constitución, BCS 7.28 kW
211 XHAPB-TDT La Paz, BCS 49.91 kW
291 XHGE-TDT Campeche, Camp. 20.33 kW
351 XHGN-TDT Ciudad del Carmen,Camp. 8.16 kW
291 XHPEH-TDT Escárcega, Camp. 7.23 kW
211 XHCGJ-TDT Cd. Camargo, Chih. 4.08 kW
341 XHCJE-TDT Cd. Juárez, Chih. 52.1 kW
221 XHCH-TDT Chihuahua, Chih. 51.47 kW
231 XHIT-TDT Chihuahua, Chih. 51.41 kW
221 XHCH-TDT Delicias, Chih. 51.47 kW
231 XHIT-TDT Delicias, Chih. 51.41 kW
251 XHHPC-TDT Hidalgo del Parral, Chih. 8.97 kW
241 XHCGC-TDT Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chih. 9.63 kW
161 XHHR-TDT Ojinaga, Chih. 2.51 kW
251 XHHE-TDT Cd. Acuña, Coah. 4.21 kW
241 XHHC-TDT Monclova, Coah. 11.69 kW
291 XHPFC-TDT Parras, Coah. 10.92 kW
261 XHCJ-TDT Sabinas, Coah. 9.98 kW
191 XHWX-TDT Saltillo, Coah. 13.605 kW
391 XHGDP-TDT Torreón, Coah. 188.17 kW
431 XHKF-TDT Colima, Col. 24.14 kW
211 XHDR-TDT Manzanillo, Col. 10.47 kW
221 XHTCA-TDT Tecomán, Col. 4.560 kW
251 XHDF-TDT Mexico City 468.030 kW
221 XHVEL-TDT Cuéncame, Dgo. 4.57 kW
261 XHDB-TDT Durango, Dgo. 12.83 kW
451 XHGVH-TDT Guadalupe Victoria, Dgo. 4.83 kW
271 XHPAP-TDT Santiago Papasquiaro, Dgo. 1.79 kW
331 XHMAS-TDT Celaya, Gto. 100.27 kW
481 XHIE-TDT Acapulco, Gro. 36.48 kW
241 XHCER-TDT Chilpancingo, Gro. 17.66 kW
411 XHIR-TDT Iguala, Gro. 6.19 kW
231 XHIB-TDT Taxco, Gro. 7.18 kW
221 XHDU-TDT Zihuatanejo, Gro. 42.68 kW
251 XHDF-TDT Pachuca, Hgo. 1.22 kW
461 XHTGN-TDT Tulancingo, Hgo. 9.99 kW
331 XHJAL-TDT Guadalajara, Jal. 109.19 kW
251 XHGJ-TDT Puerto Vallarta, Jal. 19.27 kW
271 XHXEM-TDT Toluca/Jocotitlán, Mex.92.8 kW
261 XHLCM-TDT Lazaro Cárdenas, Mich. 9.18 kW
241 XHCBM-TDT Pátzcuaro, Mich.
(Cerro Burro)
66.42 kW
271 XHCUR-TDT Cuernavaca, Mor. 239.83 kW
301 XHAF-TDT Tepic, Nay. 24 kW
191 XHWX-TDT Monterrey, NL429.706 kW
331 XHJN-TDT Huajuapan de León, Oax. 5.36 kW
251 XHIG-TDT Matías Romero, Oax.
(Cerro Palma Sola)
48.21 kW
261 XHDG-TDT Oaxaca, Oax. 58 kW
241 XHINC-TDT Pinotepa Nacional, Oax. 4.41 kW
331 XHPCE-TDT Puerto Escondido, Oax.
461 XHSCO-TDT Salina Cruz, Oax.3.33 kW
241 XHPUR-TDT Puebla, Pue. 53.51 kW
281 XHTHN-TDT Tehuacán, Pue. 17.36 kW
261 XHQUR-TDT Querétaro, Qro. 301.070 kW
251 XHAQR-TDT Cancún, Q. Roo 38.97 kW
231 XHBX-TDT Chetumal, Q. Roo 8.54 kW
261 XHPMS-TDT Matehuala, SLP 4.44 kW
281 XHDD-TDT San Luis Potosí, SLP 43.42 kW
241 XHTZL-TDT Tamazunchale, SLP 5.05 kW
211 XHTAZ-TDT Tamazunchale, SLP 5.06 kW
321 XHCUA-TDT Culiacán, Sin. 36.7 kW
271 XHMSI-TDT Los Mochis, Sin. 45.49 kW
341 XHLSI-TDT Mazatlán, Sin. 38.31 kW
331 XHCSO-TDT Cd. Obregón, Son. 38.46 kW
211 XHHN-TDT Guaymas, Son. 12.34 kW
241 XHHSS-TDT Hermosillo, Son.38.950 kW
151 XHFA-TDT Nogales, Son. 77.34 kW
441 XHVHT-TDT Villahermosa, Tab. 18.79 kW
231 XHBY-TDT Ciudad Mante, Tamps.8.45 kW
241 XHCVT-TDT Ciudad Victoria, Tamps.17.08 kW
121 XHMTA-TDT Matamoros, Tamps. 75.123 kW
501 XHLNA-TDT Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. 75.123 kW
361 XHREY-TDT Reynosa, Tamps. 61.24 kW
211 XHFET-TDT San Fernando, Tamps. 0.9 kW
281 XHHP-TDT Soto La Marina, Tamps. 5.09 kW
291 XHWT-TDT Tampico, Tamps.30.2 kW
321 XHAZL-TDT Cerro Azul, Ver.4.5 kW
431 XHBE-TDT Coatzacoalcos, Ver.50.58 kW
311 XHIC-TDT Cofre de Perote, Ver. 239.46 kW
331 XHSTV-TDT Santiago Tuxtla, Ver. 15.16 kW
311 XHDH-TDT Mérida, Yuc. 97.952 kW
231 XHKYU-TDT Valladolid/Kahua, Yuc.4.76 kW
341 XHKC-TDT Fresnillo, Zac.9.230 kW
271 XHCPZ-TDT Sombrerete, Zac. 9.13 kW
461 XHLVZ-TDT Zacatecas, Zac. 40.94 kW

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