XHMAP-TDT is a local noncommercial television station in Monclova, Coahuila, broadcasting on virtual channel 29 from Loma de La Bartola.
| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Canal 29 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Frente Ciudadano Pro-Antena Parabólica de Monclova, A.C. |
| History | |
| Founded | 1987 |
Former channel number(s) | 7 (analog, 1987-2016) |
Call sign meaning | Monclova Antena Parabólica |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 16.723 kW[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°51′43″N 101°25′11″W / 26.86194°N 101.41972°W |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Frente Ciudadano Pro-Antena Parabólica de Monclova, A.C.,[note 1] which was owned by the local chapter of a miners' union, received two television station permits at the same time on October 23, 1987: one for XHMAP-TV on channel 7, and the other for XHOPA-TV on channel 13. XHMAP and XHOPA were primarily intended to improve the available local television service in town, though they each broadcast at a power of 300 watts; there was no national television service in Monclova when they were awarded.[2] XHOPA eventually disappeared.
XHMAP, meanwhile, cycled through various programming sources over the years. It carried Galavisión, Telemundo and both Imevisión networks at various times.[3] Ultimately, the station began rebroadcasting XHRCG-TV from Saltillo.
On August 18, 2009, miners from the union seized XHMAP-TV and shut the station down.[4] They sought to regain control of the station and hoped to modernize its antiquated transmission equipment. The miners also alleged that the president and secretary of the Comité Pro-Antena Parabólica had made a deal to allow the station to rebroadcast XHRCG.[5]
After 2009, the station's programming source changed again, to channel 4 on the local cable system operated by Núcleo Radio Televisión, a company of Rolando González Treviño. NRT owned the cable system, the channel and local FM stations XHWGR-FM and XHEMF-FM. In 2014, after the arrest of González Treviño in the United States on money laundering charges, XHMAP went off the air.[6]
In 2016, XHMAP migrated to digital television on physical channel 36. As Azteca 7 was assigned virtual channel 7 nationwide, virtual channel 29 was given to XHMAP to broadcast.[7] In May 2017, XHMAP relaunched as Canal 29 with a local schedule of programs. The relaunched XHMAP exposed itself to criticism that it was being run commercially, even though it is a noncommercial station;[2] the concessionaire claimed that Hiradier Huerta Medrano, former miners' union leader, was making money off the sale of advertisements on XHMAP.
Note
edit- ^ The name on the official books until 2017 was Comité Pro-Antena Parabólica de Monclova, A.C. The Secretariat of Foreign Relations instead assigned the other name. See this IFT authorization.
References
edit- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved April 24, 2020. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ a b Ramón Garza, Juan (June 3, 2017). "Lucran con señal de televisora, denuncian". Zócalo. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "No tiene dueño señal del Canal 7". Zócalo. August 26, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Toman mineros Canal 7; exigen se les regrese instalación y concesión". Zócalo. August 18, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ García Rivera, Francisco (February 22, 2011). "Resguarda 147 equipo de imagen libre de televisión". El Tiempo.
- ^ "Deja de transmitir canal 7 en Monclova". November 11, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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