Azteca 7 transmitter in Mexico City
Not to be confused with
XEIMT-TDT
, also known as Canal 22.
XHIMT-TDT
(virtual channel 7) is the
flagship station
and namesake of Mexico's
Azteca 7
network, located in
Mexico City
.
History
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XHIMT came to air on May 15, 1985, as part of Imevision's relaunch of the Television de la Republica Mexicana network into a full-fledged national network comparable to its existing Canal 13 network. It took over TRM's transmitter network, with 99 repeater stations serving 72% of the population.
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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.
The insertion of a channel 7 into Mexico City required a shuffle of frequencies in neighboring areas, with stations in Mexico City, Toluca and on
Altzomoni
moving to accommodate the last VHF station in the nation's capital.
From 1990 to 1993, Imevision consolidated the programming of the channel 7 and 13 networks; this ended when both were privatized and
Television Azteca
was formed.
Digital television
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Digital subchannels
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The station's digital channel is
multiplexed
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On March 20, 2017, Azteca Noticias, an all-news channel, was replaced with the new
A+
local service. Azteca Noticias moved to
XHTVM-TDT
40.2.
Analog-to-digital conversion
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In 2007,
TV Azteca
began testing its HD channel, but with different programming to analog. The HD channel had films, documentaries and some series, along with the news and a select few Azteca HD productions (such as soccer games). This, however, was not permitted under the digital television transition which required that digital companions carry the same programs as their analog counterparts.
In 2010, XHIMT-TDT began transmitting a direct Azteca 7 HD feed. 4:3 programs were stretched to fill the 16:9 space.
On December 17, 2015, at 12:00 a.m., XHIMT analog channel 7 ceased broadcasts, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.
Repeaters
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XHIMT-TDT has eight direct repeaters:
Programming
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Reception may vary by location. Some stations also cover parts of
Hidalgo
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