XEWT-TDT

XEWT-TDT
Tijuana, Baja California/
San Diego, California
Mexico/United States
City Tijuana, Baja California
Slogan Tu Canal
(Your Channel)
Channels Digital: 32 (UHF)
Virtual: 12 (PSIP)
Affiliations Televisa Regional/Las Estrellas
Owner Televisa
(T.V. de Los Mochis, S.A. de C.V.[1])
First air date July 18, 1960 [2]
Sister station(s) XETV-TDT, XHUAA-TDT
Former callsigns XEWT-TV (1960-2013)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
12 (VHF, 1960-2013)
Former affiliations SIN/Univision (1970s–1989)
Transmitter power 200 kW
Transmitter coordinates 32°30′7.9″N 117°2′26.8″W / 32.502194°N 117.040778°W / 32.502194; -117.040778
Licensing authority IFT
Website www.xewt12.com

XEWT-TDT is the television call sign for the Televisa television station in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Informally called "Tu Canal" (Your Channel), the channel can also be seen in most parts of the San Diego market. It is also available on Ku band via the SatMex 5 satellite at 116.8°W.[3] Its studios are located on 3rd Avenue in Chula Vista, California and transmitter are located on Mount San Antonio in Tijuana.

Though its callsign seems to indicate that it is a repeater of XEW-TV in Mexico City, XEWT airs a selection of programming from all four Televisa networks. It also airs local news and programming aimed towards Hispanics on both sides of the border.

History

XEWT was the first Spanish-language station for San Diego and Tijuana. It signed on July 18, 1960. It was Tijuana's second TV station, with English-language sister station XETV signing on in 1953. From the 1970s to 1989, XEWT was originally an affiliate of Spanish International Network (later Univision).[4]

Digital television

Digital subchannels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed.

Channel Video Aspect Callsign Network Programming
12.1 1080i 16:9 XEWT HD Televisa Regional Main XEWT-TV Programming

Analog-to-digital conversion

XEWT discontinued its analog signal on May 28, 2013. Tijuana was the first city in Mexico where the analog-to digital conversion took place. Immediately after the closure, worries about effects on the Baja California elections prompted the restoration of analog service until July 18, when XEWT and other Tijuana TV stations discontinued their analog signals again, this time for good. At this time, the callsign changed to XEWT-TDT.

Repeaters

XEWT operates repeaters in Tecate (which was not converted until 2015)[5] and Col. Playas de Tijuana.[6]

Programming

As the local Televisa station in Tijuana, XEWT produces local programs during the day and overnight. During the afternoons and evenings (from 3pm to 10pm), the stations simulcast Televisa's national channel Las Estrellas, a channel dedicated to telenovelas, game shows, comedies, and sports. Las Estrellas can also be seen on XEWT's sister station XHUAA-TDT, which is the network's repeater station in Tijuana.[7]

There are several interesting schedule overlaps between XEWT and San Diego's Univision affiliate, KBNT-CD. Although both are competitors in the San Diego/Tijuana market, they both carry some of the same programming. Univision carries some Televisa programming in its lineup and this is thus reflected in KBNT's lineup.

Local Programming

with Claudia Chavero, Carlos Alberto Montoya, Miguel Romo, Hector Ramírez, and Chef Iker Jimenez. Channel 12's morning variety program.

with Gerónimo García. Cooking show, produced by Televisa Monterrey

with Blas Rogelio Galindo, Cesar Iván Ramírez, and Nayeli Benitez. A show focusing on local events, simulcasting on XHBC-TDT and XHS-TV.

with Bibi Uribe. A talk show focusing on family issues, health, crime, and community.

with Carlos Melo and Samuel Lopez.

Programs from Las Estrellas[8]

Newscasts

XEWT established a reorganized news department called Notivisa on February 29, 1988. It originally established a Tijuana-centric 6pm newscast and a 10pm newscast focusing on Baja California, as a whole. Many personalities have anchored and reported for Notivisa, including veteran anchor Fernando del Monte (Monte served his first stint from 1989 to 2007, before running for Municipal President of Tijuana as a PRI candidate. He has since returned to the station in November 2015).[9]

Like its sister stations in Baja California, XEWT produces 17½ hours of locally produced newscast each week, including a weeknight regional newscast, as seen on XEWT, XHBC-TDT in Mexicali, and XHS-TV in Ensenada, which some of XEWT's resources and news reports are shared with its sister stations. XEWT previously produced a 6pm newscast, until 2016.

As of November 14, 2016.

with César García and Lizeth Curiel. Notivisa's morning newscast, followed by Notivisa Buenos Dias.

with Cristina Covarrubias. Notivisa's afternoon newscast, focusing on Tijuana and San Diego.

with Lilia Ramírez. Notivisa's 15-minute evening newscast.

with Fernando del Monte and Karina Muñoz. Notivisa's regional newscast, simulcasting on XHBC-TDT and XHS-TV.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TV. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ List of channels on SatMex5
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ RPC: Shadow XEWT Tecate
  6. ↑ RPC: Shadow XEWT Col. Playas de Tijuana
  7. ↑ XEWT's program guide
  8. ↑ Las Estrellas' program guide
  9. ↑ History of Notivisa
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