XHHCU-TDT
| Mexico City Mexico | |
|---|---|
| City | Mexico City |
| Branding | Canal del Congreso |
| Slogan | El Canal de la Unión |
| Channels |
Digital: 45 UHF Virtual: 45 PSIP |
| Subchannels | 45.1 ATSC |
| Affiliations | Public government broadcaster |
| Owner |
Federal Government (Congreso de la Unión) |
| Founded | March 31, 2010 |
| First air date | June 24, 2010 |
| Call letters' meaning | XH Honorable Congreso de la Unión |
| Sister station(s) | XEIMT-TV, XEIPN-TV, XHOPMA-TDT (Similar public channels) |
| Transmitter power | 179.380 kW[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°31′57″N 99°07′51″W / 19.53250°N 99.13083°W |
| Licensing authority | IFT |
| Website | Official website |
XHHCU-TDT is a television station in Mexico City, broadcasting on UHF channel 45. The station received its permit in 2010 and signed on July 16, 2015 as the first (and, so far, only) over-the-air outlet of the Canal del Congreso.
History
As early as 1999, when the Canal del Congreso was being launched, the Congress looked into the possibility of putting it on broadcast television.[2]
The Congress did not begin to build out the station until January 2012, when it signed a pact with XEIMT-TV under which Canal 22 would provide technical infrastructure and services to XHHCU.[3] The arrangement would generate considerable cost savings.[2] XHHCU-TDT's transmitter is located on the XEIMT-TV/TDT tower.
In early 2014, the station was still not on the air, though it began testing in April.[4] The final delay, as of May 2014, was negotiations with the borough of Gustavo A. Madero to install a transmitter on Cerro del Chiquihuite.[5] The Congress eventually plans to sign on additional broadcast transmitters to extend Canal del Congreso's over-the-air reach.
Ultimately, XHHCU, after years of planning, came to air with Canal del Congreso programming on July 16, 2015; the station formally launched on August 6, 2015.[6]
References
- ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TV. Last modified 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- 1 2 "Canal del Congreso será transmitido en televisión digital abierta", El Economista (Notimex) 18 January 2012
- ↑ "El Congreso de la Unión y el Canal 22 firman Convenio de Colaboración", 18 January 2012 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Asamblea Legislativa del DF, a televisión abierta", Milenio 23 January 2014
- ↑ "Avanzan gestiones para transmisión abierta del Canal del Congreso", Crónica (Notimex) 31 May 2014
- ↑ "El Canal del Congreso inicia este miércoles transmisiones en televisión abierta", Etcétera 4 August 2015]
External links
- (Spanish) Official website