FOROtv
Type | Cable/broadcast network |
---|---|
Country | Mexico |
Broadcast area | Mexico United States |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | TelevisaUnivision Mexico |
History | |
Launched | February 15, 2010 |
Replaced | 4-TV (Free-to-air frequencies) |
Links | |
Website | noticieros |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television (Mexico City) | Channel 4.1 |
Digital terrestrial television (Rest of the country) | Listings may vary |
FOROtv (English: "Forum TV") is a broadcast news television channel owned by TelevisaUnivision Mexico. It is seen on most Mexican cable systems and full-time on two stations in Mexico, including XHTV-TDT in Mexico City, with selected programs airing on Televisa Regional and Televisa local stations. FOROtv is available on most Mexican cable and fiber-optic systems and the SKY Mexico satellite service, as well as on several national cable systems in the United States.
History[edit]
FOROtv launched on cable and satellite on February 15, 2010, and marked Televisa's return to the cable news business after operating the Noticias ECO service between 1988 and 2001. On August 30 of that year, it made its broadcast television debut when XHTV ditched its programming lineup aimed at Mexico City to carry FOROtv's programs.
Current programs[edit]
Some of the programs on FOROtv currently include the following:
- Las Noticias con Erik Camacho (The News with Erik Camacho, 5 am morning newscast)
- Expresso de la mañana (Morning Express, hosted by Esteban Arce)
- Paralelo 23 (23rd Parallel, hosted by Ana Lucía Ordoñana)
- Noticias MX (News MX, anchored by Enrique Campos)
- A las Tres (At 3:00, anchored by Ana Paula Ordorica)
- Fractal (Factual, anchored by Ana Francisca Vega)
- Agenda Pública (Public Agenda with Mario Campos)
- En la mira (In an Hour with Eduardo Salazar)
- Hora 21 (The 21st Hour, anchored by Julio Patan)
- Es La Hora De Opinar (It's Time to Discuss with Leo Zuckermann)
- Oppenheimer Presenta (Oppenheimer Presents with Andres Oppenheimer)
Sports[edit]
FOROtv also carries some sports programs; its coverage has included Formula 1, MLB, NHL, NBA, Sunday afternoon NFL games, and NASCAR.
Stations[edit]
Full-time[edit]
FOROtv's programming is carried full-time on Mexico City's XHTV-TDT.
In January 2018, Televisa was approved to put FOROtv as a digital subchannel of six of its regional stations, primarily in northern Mexico.[1] Another 18 stations (Guadalajara, Monterrey, San Luis Potosí, Morelia and Puebla, followed by Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Cuernavaca, León, Torreón, Toluca and Durango, then Acapulco, Coatzacoalcos, Culiacán, Mérida, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Saltillo and Xalapa) were added in early 2018.[2]
Part-time[edit]
FOROtv's lack of full-time stations, however, was traditionally supplemented by its use by TelevisaUnivision Mexico's local partners and most Televisa Regional stations. Most of these stations only took selected newscasts in key dayparts. With TelevisaUnivision Mexico shedding many of its local affiliate partners, these relationships have come to an end.
The American version of the network, which is distributed by TelevisaUnivision USA as part of their Mexican counterpart's content agreement, also departs from the main FOROtv schedule several times a day, along with late nights, to air domestically-originated paid programming, which has received voluminous criticism from American viewers, especially during breaking news situations when paid programming overlays coverage. Univision also programs the network's ad time, which sometimes cuts off or into network programming due to technical issues.
Repeaters[edit]
The following stations, all but two Las Estrellas repeaters, carry FOROtv. FOROtv has a dedicated main station in Mexico City, and in Ciudad Juárez, it is carried on the second subchannel of the Televisa local station, as that city's Las Estrellas repeater carries a second feed of its main programming aimed at El Paso, Texas.
RF | VC | Call sign | Location | ERP | Concessionaire |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | 2.2 | XHBM-TDT | Mexicali | 180 kW | Televimex |
22 | 19.2 | XHUAA-TDT | Tijuana | 200 kW | Televimex |
28 | 2.2 | XHLPT-TDT | La Paz | 26 kW | Televimex |
34 | 2.2 | XHCPA-TDT | Campeche | 28 kW | Televimex |
16 | 2.2 | XHSCC-TDT | San Cristobal de las Casas | 30 kW | Televimex |
21 | 8.2 | XHJCI-TDT | Cd. Juárez | 50 kW | Televisora de Occidente |
26 | 2.2 | XHFI-TDT | Chihuahua | 47 kW | Televimex |
15 | 4.1 | XHTV-TDT | Mexico City | 270 kW | Televimex |
20 | 2.2 | XHO-TDT | Torreón | 150 kW | Televimex |
16 | 2.2 | XHBZ-TDT | Colima Manzanillo Cd. Guzmán, Jal |
54 kW 30 kW 15 kW |
Televimex |
21 | 2.2 | XHDI-TDT | Durango Santiago Papasquiaro, Dgo. (RF 17) |
94 kW | Televimex |
27 | 2.2 | XHLGT-TDT | León Guanajuato |
180 kW 20 kW[3] |
Televimex |
22 | 2.2 | XHAP-TDT | Acapulco | 55 kW | Televimex |
20 | 2.2 | XHCK-TDT | Chilpancingo | 50 kW | Televimex |
32 | 2.2 | XHANT-TDT | Autlán de Navarro | 43 kW | Televimex |
24 | 2.2 | XHGA-TDT | Guadalajara | 150 kW | Televimex |
36 | 2.2 | XHTM-TDT | Altzomoni Tejupilco de Hidalgo Taxco, Gro. Pachuca, Hgo. (RF 39) Cuernavaca, Mor. San Martín Texmelucan, Pue. Tlaxcala, Tlax. |
236 kW 20 kW[4] 21 kW[5] 8 kW[6] 45 kW[7] 20 kW[8] 30 kW[9] |
Televimex |
19 | 2.2 | XHTOL-TDT | Toluca/Jocotitlán | 45 kW | Televimex |
30 | 2.2 | XHURT-TDT | Cerro Burro, Mich. | 338 kW | Televimex |
29 | 2.2 | XHZMT-TDT | Zamora | 32 kW | Televimex |
28 | 2.2 | XHTEN-TDT | Tepic | 55 kW | Televimex |
23 | 2.2 | XHX-TDT | Monterrey Saltillo, Coah. Sabinas Hidalgo |
200 kW 45 kW[10] 4.8 kW |
Televimex |
31 | 2.2 | XHHLO-TDT | Huajuapan de León Tehuacán, Pue |
76 kW 36 kW |
Televimex |
29 | 2.2 | XHBN-TDT | Oaxaca | 97 kW | Televimex |
32 | 2.2 | XHZ-TDT | Querétaro (Cerro El Zamorano) Cerro El Cimatario Guanajuato, Gto. Irapuato-Celaya, Gto. San Miguel de Allende, Gto. |
180 kW 10 kW 20 kW 50 kW 65 kW |
Televimex |
30 | 2.2 | XHCDV-TDT | Ciudad Valles | 18 kW | Televimex |
31 | 2.2 | XHSLA-TDT | San Luis Potosí | 210 kW | Televimex |
23 | 2.2 | XHBT-TDT | Culiacán | 155 kW | Televimex |
25 | 2.2 | XHBS-TDT | Los Mochis Cd. Obregón, Son (RF 30) |
110 kW 200 kW |
Televimex |
25 | 2.2 | XHOW-TDT | Mazatlán | 118 kW | Televimex |
23 | 2.2 | XHHES-TDT | Hermosillo | 100 kW | Televimex |
17 | 2.2 | XHGO-TDT | Tampico | 180 kW | Televimex |
24 | 2.2 | XHCV-TDT | Coatzacoalcos | 60 kW | Televimex |
17 | 2.2 | XHAH-TDT | Las Lajas Nogales Orizaba |
430 kW 25 kW[11] 60 kW[12] |
Televimex |
30 | 2.2 | XHTP-TDT | Mérida | 125 kW | Televisora Peninsular |
16 | 2.2 | XHBD-TDT | Zacatecas Aguascalientes, Ags. |
130 kW 10 kW[13] |
Televimex |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lucas, Nicolás (23 January 2018). "TV digital desata el boom de los canales de noticias en México". El Economista. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Autorizaciones de Acceso a Multiprogramación. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved .
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHLGT-TDT Guanajuato
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Tejupilco
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Taxco
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Pachuca
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Cuernavaca
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM San Martín Texmelucan
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHTM Tlaxcala
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHX
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHAH Nogales
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHAH Orizaba[permanent dead link]
- ^ RPC: Shadow XHBD Aguascalientes
External links[edit]
- FOROtv (in Spanish)