XHFM-TDT

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XHFM-TDT
Channels
BrandingTelever
Programming
Affiliations Televisa Regional
Ownership
Owner
History
Founded1962
First air date
August 27, 1963 (1963-08-27)
Former call signs
XHFM-TV (1965–2015)
Televisión Independiente de México (1965-1972)

XHFM-TDT, branded as Telever (Televisa Veracruz) is an independent television station in the city of Veracruz. The station is part of the Televisa Regional network and broadcasts on virtual channel 12.1. In addition to local programming, its multiplex is also in charge of the relays of Las Estrellas (2.1) and Canal 5 (5.1). [1]

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History

Telever was founded in 1962 by Carlos Ferráez Matos. [2]

XHFM-TV was set up by Televisión Independiente de México, who had signed on their first station in Monterrey in 1963, and was eyeing nationwide expansion. The station was licensed to Televisión del Golfo, S.A. and broadcast on VHF channel 2, relaying Canal 8. [3] Ahead of its summer 1963 launch, the station received Donald H. Coyle as its programming purchasing agent and sales representant, working for ABC International. [4] The license started its commercial broadcasts in November 1966. [2]

After the 1973 TIM-TSM merger, the station was integrated into Televisa's regional framework, first by becoming a relayer of XHTV-TV. [2] From June 1, 1983, it adopted the Telever brand by connecting to XHAI-TV in Las Lajas and XHP-TV in Puebla. XHFM became the flagship of the new tri-state network which encompassed Veracruz, Puebla and Tlaxcala. [5] During Telever's initial phase, it operated from 2pm to 2am daily. A few months after the launch of the new Telever, the station shared a report with RTV (the government's station) in November that year of the Acosta Lagunes government. [2] By 1985, it had four repeaters installed throughout the state. [6]

In April 2001, the station joined Galavisión, led by XEQ. [2]

Digital television

Canal 44 subchannels
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
12.1 1080i 16:9 TeleverMain XHG programming
2.1 1080i 16:9 Las Estrellas Las Estrellas relay
5.1 1080i 16:9 Canal 5 Canal 5 relay

References

  1. 1 2 "Listado de Autorización de Acceso a Multiprogramación Televisora de Occidente, S.A. de C.V." (PDF) (in Spanish). Federal Telecommunications Institute.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Armengol, Ángel Martínez. Que 20 años no son nada. Dos décadas de televisión en Veracruz. Del Canal 4+ a Radiotelevisión de Veracruz (1980-2000) (in Spanish). Fundación Colosio Veracruz.
  3. ↑ TV Directory. Radio News Bureau, Washington, D.C. 1981. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Radio Television Daily. Scheuer Publications Incorporated. 1963. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Telever print advertisement". El Heraldo de México en Puebla (in Spanish). June 1, 1983. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Televisa: el quinto poder" (pdf) (in Spanish). Claves Latinoamericanas. 1985.
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