Nueve (Mexican TV network)

Last updated
Nueve
Nueve (2018 logo).png
Type Terrestrial television network
CountryMexico
Transmitters see below
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner TelevisaUnivision
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 1968 (1968-09-01)
Former names XHTM-TDT
XEQ-TV
Galavisión
Gala TV
Links
Website www.televisa.com/el-nueve/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television
(Except Tijuana, Mexicali and Matamoros)
Channel 9.1
Digital terrestrial television
(Tijuana)
Channel 16.1
Digital terrestrial television
(Mexicali/Matamoros and Ciudad Juarez)
Channel 10.1
Digital terrestrial television
(Oaxaca/San Luis Potosí)
Channel 8.1
Digital terrestrial television
(Durango)
Channel 13.1

Nueve (English: Nine) (stylized Nu9ve) is a Mexican free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The primary station and network namesake is Channel 9 of Mexico City (also known by its call sign XEQ-TDT), though the network has nationwide coverage on Televisa stations and some affiliates. Nueve offers a range of general entertainment programs.

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History

Logo utilized from 2003 until April 14, 2013, when Galavision was re-branded as "Gala TV" XEQ-Galavision Logo.png
Logo utilized from 2003 until April 14, 2013, when Galavisión was re-branded as "Gala TV"

The roots of Nueve go back to the foundation of Televisión Independiente de México, the first serious contender to Telesistema Mexicano. In 1973, the two companies merged to form Televisión Vía Satélite, better known as Televisa (now known as TelevisaUnivision Mexico).

After years of broadcasting primarily cultural programs, channel 9 in Mexico City returned to commercial programming in the mid-1990s, under the name Galavisión. This Galavisión was unrelated to the American cable channel of the same name, also owned by TelevisaUnivision.

On April 15, 2013, Galavisión changed its name to Gala TV. [1]

Gala TV programs were traditionally carried on a number of Televisa-affiliated local stations. In 2017, Televisa ended a significant number of these partnerships and began multiplexing Gala TV on various Canal 5 transmitters in larger markets.

On July 9, 2018, the network relaunched as Nueve, with a new programming lineup. The branding reflects the fact that its Mexico City station XEQ-TDT and most of its retransmitters broadcast on virtual channel 9.

Programming

Logo used as Gala TV, between 2013 and 2018 Gala TV (Mexico).png
Logo used as Gala TV, between 2013 and 2018

The Nueve schedule features mainly reruns of major Mexican telenovelas, reruns of TelevisaUnivision Mexico series, as well as soccer and lucha libre and old Mexican movies. [2] On March 18, 2008, it was announced that an agreement was made between Televisa and NBCUniversal that Galavisión would broadcast Telemundo programs on Galavisión as well as on selected channels of SKY México and Cablevision beginning in April 2008. [3]

As part of the Nueve relaunch, Televisa signed deals with Discovery and National Geographic to air their content. [4] The relaunch also included a new entertainment program, Intrusos, hosted by entertainment journalist Juan José Origel. [2]

Movies

Stations

Nueve is not nominally a national network; unlike Las Estrellas or Canal 5, it does not meet the national coverage threshold necessary to be considered one by the Federal Telecommunications Institute.

There is significant variance in the programming schedules of Nueve and its stations, not seen with Las Estrellas or Canal 5.

Some stations are full-time repeaters, usually broadcasting on channel 9.1, clearing all Nueve programming while only inserting local advertising. Others also carry FOROtv, Televisa Regional, and/or local programs.

There are also several Nueve feeds multiplexed on (primarily) Canal 5 transmitters, which carry Nueve programming full-time. Some of these subchannels may also have local programming. [5]

Not all Mexican stations using virtual channel 9 are part of the Nueve network. In some cases, these stations block Nu9ve from using channel 9 in those areas. Most notably, the list includes CORTV in Oaxaca, XHUJED-TDT in Durango and XHSLS-TDT in San Luis Potosí. Televisa also owns Las Estrellas transmitter XERV-TDT in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, which has assigned channel 9. The stations in Tijuana, Mexicali and Ciudad Juárez cannot use virtual channel 9 because of signal overlap to stations in the United States using it.

RFVCCall signLocation ERP Concessionaire
329 XHAGU-TDT Aguascalientes, Ags. 240 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
1510 XHMEE-TDT Mexicali, BC200 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
2316 XETV-TDT Tijuana, BC 200 kWRadio Televisión
299 XHLPB-TDT La Paz, BCS26 kWRadio Televisión
229 XHAN-TDT Campeche, Camp. 28 kWRadio Televisión
229 XHCZC-TDT Comitán de Domínguez, Chis.32 kWTelevimex
179 XHSNC-TDT San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis.30 kWRadio Televisión
349 XHTAH-TDT Tapachula, Chis.62 kWRadio Televisión
299 XHTUA-TDT Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chis.45 kWTelevimex
3310 XHJUB-TDT Ciudad Juárez, Chih.200 kWRadio Televisión
249 XHCHZ-TDT Chihuahua
Cd. Cuauhtémoc
47 kW
26 kW
Radio Televisión
229 XEQ-TDT Mexico City 270 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
209 XHPN-TDT Piedras Negras, Coah.43 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
249 XHAE-TDT Saltillo, Coah.45 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
269 XHTOB-TDT Torreón, Coah.150 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
269 XHCKW-TDT Colima, Col.54 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
369 XHMAW-TDT Manzanillo, Col.35 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
1713 XHDUH-TDT Durango, Dgo.94 kWRadio Televisión
239 XHL-TDT León, Gto.
Celaya-Irapuato
Lagos de Moreno, Jal.
180 kW

19 kW [6]
Televisora de Occidente
229 XHACZ-TDT Acapulco, Gro.15 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
349 XHCHN-TDT Chilpancingo, Gro.50 kWRadio Televisión
269 XEWO-TDT Guadalajara, Jal.150 kWTelevisora de Occidente
169 XHATZ-TDT Altzomoni, Mex.236 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
229 XEQ-TDT [note 1] Toluca/Jocotitlán, Mex.200 kW [7] Teleimagen del Noroeste
259 XHZAM-TDT Zamora, Mich.32 kWRadio Televisión
299 XHMOW-TDT Morelia, Mich.338 kWRadio Televisión
289 XHCUM-TDT Cuernavaca, Mor.45 kW [8] Teleimagen del Noroeste
339 XHTFL-TDT Tepic, Nay.55 kWRadio Televisión
329 XHMOY-TDT Monterrey, NL200 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
328 XHOXO-TDT Oaxaca, Oax.97.033 kWRadio Televisión
189 XHQCZ-TDT Querétaro, Qro. (Cerro El Zamorano)
Cerro El Cimatario
Irapuato-Celaya, Gto.
190 kW
9 kW
10 kW
Teleimagen del Noroeste
279 XHQRO-TDT Cancún, Q. Roo
Playa del Carmen
60 kW
20 kW [9]
Radio Televisión
299 XHCQR-TDT Chetumal, Q. Roo28 kWTelevimex
348 XHSLT-TDT San Luis Potosí 210 kWTelevimex
249 XHCUI-TDT Culiacán, Sin.155 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
299 XHLMI-TDT Los Mochis, Sin.110 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
289 XHMAF-TDT Mazatlán, Sin. 118 kWRadio Televisión
369 XHCDO-TDT Ciudad Obregón, Son.200 kWRadio Televisión
319 XHHMA-TDT Hermosillo, Son.100 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
329 XHVIZ-TDT Villahermosa, Tab.125 kWTelevimex
269 XHCVI-TDT Ciudad Victoria, Tamps.80 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste
169 XHTPZ-TDT Tampico, Tamps.180 kWTelevisora de Occidente
279 XHCOV-TDT Coatzacoalcos, Ver.60 kWRadio Televisión
349 XHCLV-TDT Las Lajas, Ver.
Nogales, Ver.
430 kW
25 kW [10]
Teleimagen del Noroeste
359 XHMEN-TDT Mérida, Yuc. 125 kWRadio Televisión
199 XHZAT-TDT Zacatecas, Zac.130 kWTeleimagen del Noroeste

Notes

  1. This station, while licensed as a repeater of XEQ in Mexico City, airs its own locally-targeted programming under the name Nu9ve Estado de México.

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