Imagen Televisión

Imagen Televisión
Country Mexico
Slogan Juntos Somos Libres (Together We Are Free)
Owner Cadena Tres I, S.A. de C.V.
Parent Grupo Imagen
Launch date
 October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
118 (1118 HD)[1]
109 (987 HD)[1]
118 (918 HD)[2]
118[1]
Totalplay
 33[1]
Official website
 imagentv.com

Imagen Televisión is a national broadcast television network in Mexico, owned by Grupo Imagen. It launched on October 17, 2016, at 8 p.m.

History

Imagen on television

Main article: XHTRES-TDT

In 2006, Imagen's parent, Grupo Empresarial Ángeles, acquired XHRAE-TV channel 28 in Mexico City from its previous owner, beleaguered businessman Raúl Aréchiga Espinoza, for US$126 million. Imagen already owned radio stations in Mexico City and other major cities nationwide. The next year, GEA relaunched the station as "cadenatres", with the ambition of functioning as Mexico's third broadcast network. Despite this and national basic cable carriage, cadenatres only had a handful of local affiliates. On October 26, 2015, cadenatres was shuttered and replaced with news outlet Excélsior TV as Imagen began preparing to launch its national network.[3]

A new national network

In 2014, the Federal Telecommunications Institute began a bidding process to make available packages of new national television networks. Two packages were available, each containing 123 transmitters. Three bidders continued to the final round: Grupo Imagen, under the name Cadena Tres I, S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Radio Centro; and Organización Editorial Mexicana (Centro de Información Nacional de Estudios Tepeyac, S.A. de C.V.), which operates the ABC Radio network.[4] OEM dropped out unexpectedly just days before the death of its CEO, Mario Vázquez Raña,[5][6] paving the way for Cadena Tres I and GRC to be declared the winning bidders on March 11, 2015.[7] Imagen paid 1.808 billion pesos for the concession.[8] Radio Centro, whose bid was significantly higher, subsequently ran into financial problems and dropped out, paying only the security deposit; thus, Imagen would be the only new national network created as the result of the bidding process. The concessions held by Imagen bind them to two coverage clauses; they must serve 30 percent of the population in each of the 32 Mexican federative entities by March 2018, and within five years of the concession award, all 123 transmitters must be on air.[9] Imagen's CEO, Olegario Vázquez Aldir, also announced a planned investment of 10 billion pesos to build out the network over 36 to 40 months.[10] Some of this investment went into building Ciudad Imagen (Imagen City), a new facility in the Copilco neighborhood of Mexico City with 46,000 square metres (500,000 sq ft) of floor space, five studios for entertainment programs, a sixth for news, and three radio studios.[11]

In October 2015, Imagen was approved to relocate all stations planned to be built above channel 36, in order to facilitate the repacking of television spectrum. Several other transmitters changed allocated channels as a result.[12]

The first of the launch transmitters to come to air was the Mexico City station, XHCTMX-TDT, which signed on with color bars on August 19, 2016. In late September, the launch date was announced as Monday, October 17, and Imagen unveiled a new corporate logo designed by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv, a New York-based graphic design firm, which will also serve as the network's logo.[13][14] In addition, the name of the network, Imagen Televisión, was formally announced; Vázquez Aldir cited the desire to not merely be "the third network" and to have a more forward-looking moniker as reasons to bypass the Cadena Tres name.[15] The launch makes Imagen the first new national commercial network to begin operations in Mexico since the privatization of Imevisión and resultant creation of Televisión Azteca in 1993.[16]

Programming

Vázquez Aldir described Imagen's programming approach as "a family channel, with a focus on women".[17]

General entertainment

Imagen's first two original telenovelas, produced in collaboration with Argos Comunicación and Estudios TeleMéxico, are Vuelve temprano and El capo.[17] The network also picked up two Brazilian series, José de Egipto (Joseph of Egypt) and Reglas del Juego, and the Colombian novela Lady, la vendedora de rosas.[2]

News

Imagen Televisión features three weekday newscasts. Ciro Gómez Leyva, who hosts a Radio Fórmula morning show and formerly worked for Televisa and CNI Canal 40, hosts the network's flagship late news.[18] Francisco Zea hosts the network's morning show,[17] while Yuriria Sierra anchors its afternoon newscast at 2pm.[19]

The network also has a three-hour morning magazine program, Sale El Sol,[20] hosted by Luz María Zetina, Mauricio Barcelata, Carlos Arenas and Paulina Mercado.[19][2]

Sports

Javier Alarcón was brought in to head Imagen's sports division and was among the first major hires for the network.[21]

Imagen holds the rights to broadcast two Liga MX soccer clubs, its co-owned Querétaro FC and Jaguares de Chiapas, though it subleased much of those rights to SKY México as the network was not on air.[22] Both clubs' home matches will generally air on Saturdays at 5pm.[2] The first soccer match to air on Imagen was a Querétaro fixture against Club América on October 22.[23]

One regular sports program airs on Imagen, a Sunday night discussion program titled Adrenalina.[2]

Transmitters

Imagen Televisión, through Cadena Tres I, S.A. de C.V., is currently authorized to operate 43 transmitters for 42 stations[24] covering parts of all Mexican states. 38 transmitters were on air at launch.[25] The transmitters launched on air are primarily in state capitals, densely populated cities, and those that contribute most to the national gross domestic product.[15] The transmitter network has primarily been deployed using preexisting public and commercial infrastructure, notably including towers owned by the Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano (SPR), Canal Once, MVS Radio, and several of Imagen's own radio stations. Each callsign represents the primary city listed in the IFT-defined coverage areas, though in several cases, Imagen built the transmitter in another, larger city within the coverage area, sometimes in another state.

Almost all stations have been allotted virtual channel 3, though one on the border region with the United States was tentatively given virtual channel 13 until the IFT coordinates with the US Federal Communications Commission.

RF VC Callsign Location ERP
18 3 XHCTAG-TDT Aguascalientes, Ags.
17 3 XHCTME-TDT Mexicali, B.C. 150 kW[26]
22 3 XHCTLP-TDT La Paz, B.C.S.
20 3 XHCTCA-TDT Campeche, Camp. 50 kW[27]
27 3 XHCTCR-TDT Tuxtla Gutiérrez-San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis.
29 3 XHCTCH-TDT Chihuahua, Chih. 52.761 kW[28]
31 3 XHCTCJ-TDT Ciudad Juárez, Chih.
29 3 XHCTMX-TDT Mexico City 295.411 kW[29]
26 3 XHCTSA-TDT Saltillo, Coah. 50 kW[30]
24 3 XHCTTR-TDT Torreón, Coah. 160 kW[31]
27 3 XHCTCO-TDT Colima, Col. 50 kW[32]
24 3 XHCTDG-TDT Durango, Dgo. 37.485 kW[33]
26 3 XHCTLE-TDT León, Gto.
21 3 XHCTAC-TDT Acapulco, Gro. 30 kW[34]
25 3 XHCTCP-TDT Chilpancingo, Gro.
16 3 XHCTIX-TDT Ixmiquilpan-Pachuca, Hgo. 20 kW[35]
28 3 XHCTGD-TDT Guadalajara, Jal. 100 kW[36]
14 3 XHCTTO-TDT Toluca, Mex. 26.261 kW[37]
34 3 XHCTMO-TDT Morelia, Mich. 50 kW[38]
36 3 XHCTUR-TDT Uruapan, Mich.
23 3 XHCTCU-TDT Cuernavaca, Mor. 80 kW[39]
22 3 XHCTNY-TDT Tepic, Nay.
22 3 XHCTMY-TDT Monterrey, N.L. 130 kW[40]
16 3 XHCTOX-TDT Oaxaca, Oax. 120 kW[41]
21 3 XHCTPU-TDT Puebla, Pue. 100 kW[42]
15 3 XHCTCY-TDT Celaya, Gto.-Querétaro, Qro. 150 kW[43]
22 3 XHCTCN-TDT Cancún, Q. Roo 60 kW[44]
33 3 XHCTSL-TDT San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. 29.743 kW[45]
33 3 XHCTCI-TDT Culiacán, Sin. 100 kW[46]
33 3 XHCTLM-TDT Los Mochis, Sin. 50.496 kW[47]
21 3 XHCTMZ-TDT Mazatlán, Sin. 34.656 kW[48]
24 3 XHCTOB-TDT Ciudad Obregón, Son. 120 kW[49]
28 3 XHCTHE-TDT Hermosillo, Son. 100 kW[50]
36 3 XHCTVL-TDT Villahermosa, Tab. 100 kW[51]
20 3 XHCTVI-TDT Ciudad Victoria, Tamps. 20.248 kW[52]
22 13 XHCTRM-TDT Reynosa-Matamoros, Tamps. 145.55 kW
40 kW
25 3 XHCTTA-TDT Tampico, Tamps. 100 kW[53]
16 3 XHCTLV-TDT La Venta, Tab.-Coatzacoalcos, Ver. 80 kW[54]
25 3 XHCTVE-TDT Veracruz, Ver.
22 3 XHCTMD-TDT Mérida, Yuc. 60 kW[55]
27 3 XHCTZA-TDT Zacatecas, Zac. 92.942 kW[56]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tweet from @ImagenTVMex listing cable and satellite positions
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Imagen Televisión, el nuevo canal de televisión abierta de México, revela detalles de su programación". PRNewswire. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Sierra, Yuriria (23 October 2015). "Hasta pronto, Cadenatres". Excélsior. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cadena Tres, Radio Centro y Estudios Tepeyac van por TV". Economía Hoy. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Martínez Medina, Mayra (4 February 2015). "¿Por qué Estudios Tepeyac dejó la licitación de las nuevas cadenas de TV?". Milenio. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "El empresario Mario Vázquez Raña muere a los 82 años". Expansión. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Barragán, Daniela (11 March 2015). "Radio Centro y Cadena Tres ganan licitaciones para las nuevas cadenas de TV abierta". SinEmbargo. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Posada García, Míriam (23 March 2015). "Adelantó Cadena Tres el pago de $1,808 millones por cadena de tv digital". La Jornada. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "IFT confirma a las nuevas cadenas de televisión digital abierta". Revista Zócalo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "IFT aprueba título de concesión a CadenaTres para cadena de TV". El Financiero. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Todo listo para lanzamiento de Imagen Televisión el 17 de octubre: empresa". Radio Fórmula. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  12. ↑ RPC: Change of Frequencies – Imagen TV Transmitters
  13. ↑ Celis, Darío (20 September 2016). "APP hospitalarias congeladas en Sinaloa". Dinero en Imagen. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  14. ↑ Mota, Carlos (21 September 2016). "El 'carácter' y las 'aspiraciones' de Olegario". El Financiero. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  15. 1 2 Verdusco, Mario Alberto (17 October 2016). ""Ya no podía haber sólo dos televisoras: Olegario Vázquez". Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  16. ↑ AFP (26 September 2016). "Imagen Televisión, competencia de Televisa y TV Azteca, llega el 17 de octubre". Economía Hoy. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 Corona, Liliana (28 September 2016). "IMAGEN TELEVISIÓN, LA TERCERA CADENA, APOSTARÁ POR NOTICIARIOS Y FICCIÓN". Expansión. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  18. ↑ Villamil, Jenaro (1 March 2016). "Ciro Gómez Leyva dirigirá noticiero estelar de Grupo Imagen". Proceso. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Imagen TV inicia 17 de octubre; es la oportunidad de mi vida: Zea. Con Maxine Woodside". Radio Fórmula. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  20. ↑ Alvarado, Ana María (28 September 2016). "Arranca Imagen Televisión". 24-Horas. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "Javier Alarcón se une a Grupo Imagen". Milenio. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  22. ↑ Castañares, Itzel (13 July 2016). "Sky transmitirá en exclusiva partidos de Querétaro y Chiapas". El Financiero. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  23. ↑ Tweet from Javier Alarcón: "Para el Querétaro vs América, el sábado 22. Saludos!"
  24. ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  25. ↑ Juárez Escalona, Claudia (17 October 2016). "Imagen TV ya instaló 38 estaciones". El Economista. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  26. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTME-TDT
  27. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTCA-TDT
  28. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTCH-TDT
  29. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTMX-TDT
  30. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTSA-TDT
  31. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTTR-TDT
  32. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTCO-TDT
  33. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTDG-TDT
  34. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTAC-TDT
  35. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTIX-TDT
  36. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTGD-TDT
  37. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTTO-TDT
  38. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTMO-TDT
  39. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTCU-TDT
  40. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTMY-TDT
  41. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTOX-TDT
  42. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTPU-TDT
  43. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTCY-TDT
  44. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTCN-TDT
  45. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTSL-TDT
  46. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTCI-TDT
  47. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTLM-TDT
  48. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTMZ-TDT
  49. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTOB-TDT
  50. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTHE-TDT
  51. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTVL-TDT
  52. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTVI-TDT
  53. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTTA-TDT
  54. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTLV-TDT
  55. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTMD-TDT
  56. ↑ RPC: Technical Parameters of Operation – XHCTZA-TDT

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