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XEJ-TDT
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico;
City	Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Channels	Digital: 35 (UHF); Virtual: 50;
Branding	XEJ Canal 50; XEJ Noticias (newscasts)
Programming
Subchannels	50.1 XEJ ; 50.2 Once Niñas y Niños
Ownership
Owner	Televisión de la Frontera; (Televisión de la Frontera, S.A. de C.V.);
History
Founded	May 17, 1954
First air date	May 17, 1954
Former channel number(s)	5 (analog and virtual, 1954-2016); 50 (digital, 2012-2018)
Former affiliations	SIN (1960s–1984); Televisa local (1985-1991); Nu9ve (to 2019)
Call sign meaning	Carried from the XEJ-AM call sign
Technical information
Facility ID	98590
ERP	10 kW (digital)
HAAT	62 m (203 ft) (analog)
Transmitter coordinates	31°42′21.00″N 106°28′41.00″W / 31.7058333°N 106.4780556°W
Links
Website	XEJ

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XEJ-TDT (channel 50) is a television station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, owned and operated by the Meneses Hoyos family. It is currently an independent television station.

History

Founded by Pedro Meneses Hoyos on May 17, 1954, it was the first TV station in the state of Chihuahua, the first Spanish channel in the Juárez-El Paso-Las Cruces area, and the third Mexican TV station outside of Mexico City. It was described as the lowest-cost TV startup in the world, costing about $75,000, due to its use of a basic equipment setup and a used transmitter from El Paso station KROD-TV.^[2]

XEJ launched the careers of several music, film and TV personalities, including Tin Tan, Lorenzo de Monteclaro, Charro Avitia, and Alberto Aguilera (aka Adan Luna and/or Juan Gabriel).^{[citation needed]} In the early days, the station broadcast many entertaining programs such as "El barco de la illusion", "Doctora Corazon", "Noches Rancheras", "La hora del aficionado", "Papa Quinito", "Niko Liko" (the clown).

XEPM-TV was named for Pedro Meneses when it signed on in the 1960s, in acknowledgement of his role in establishing television in Juárez. The Meneses Hoyos family also owns another television station that is named for them, XHMH-TDT in Hidalgo del Parral.

XEJ was long a partner and affiliate station of Televisa, most recently carrying its Nu9ve network along with other programming, including XEJ Noticias local newscasts, on its main 50.1 subchannel. On October 2, 2019, the Federal Telecommunications Institute authorized Televisa to begin carrying Nu9ve itself, as a subchannel (10.1) of XHJUB-TDT; Nu9ve programming moved there on November 1, leaving XEJ-TDT independent.

Digital television

The digital signal was activated on June 1, 2012.^[3] It remained after Juárez's digital transition took place on July 14, 2015, at which time analog channel 5 left the air.

In March 2018, in order to facilitate the repacking of TV services out of the 600 MHz band (channels 38–51), XEJ was assigned channel 35 for continued digital operations. The frequency change took place on September 10, 2018.

Digital subchannels

XEJ carries a second digital subchannel, TVA Televisión Alternativa, which launched on June 2, 2012. It broadcasts in high definition and carries music videos 24 hours a day. The station does not have formal authorization from the IFT for this subchannel. In October 2016, XEJ began carrying Gala TV in HD, simultaneous with its IFT-mandated change from virtual channel 5 to 50 (as virtual channel 5 was reserved nationally for the Canal 5 network).

VC	RF	Video	Ratio	PSIP Name	Network	Programming
50.1	35	1080i	16:9	XEJ	XEJ	Main XEJ programming
50.2	35	1080i	16:9	XEJ	Once Niñas y Niños	Public television

References

^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
^ "Juarez TV Station Starts Test Pattern". El Paso Herald-Post. El Paso, Texas. March 29, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info.

External links

www.xejtv.com

[mexico-inf-TV-1] Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.

[ElPa540329-2] "Juarez TV Station Starts Test Pattern". El Paso Herald-Post. El Paso, Texas. March 29, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info.

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+{{short description|TV station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico}}
-{{Refimprove|date=September 2009}}
+{{Redirect|XEJ|the radio station|XEJ-AM}}
+{{More citations needed|date=September 2009}}
-{{Infobox broadcast |
+{{Infobox television station
-  call_letters   = XEJ-TDT|
+| callsign               = XEJ-TDT
-  station_logo   = [[File:XEJ-TV logo.png]]<br /><!-- Commented out: [[File:Gala TV.jpg]] --><br />[[File:TVA XEJ-TDT2 Logo.png|200px]]|
-  hq_photo       = |
+| logo                   =
-  location       = [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]|
+| location               = [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], Mexico
-  city           = [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]|
+| city                   = [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]
+| branding               = XEJ Canal 50<br>XEJ Noticias (newscasts)
-  station_slogan = |
+| digital                = 35 ([[UHF]])
-  station_branding = XEJ-TV Canal 5<br />Noticinco (newscasts)|
-  digital        = 50 ([[UHF]])|
+| virtual                = 50
+| subchannels            = 50.1 XEJ <br>50.2 Once Niñas y Niños
-  virtual        = 50|
+| translators            =
-  subchannels    = 50.1 [[Gala TV (Mexico)|Gala TV]] HD<br />50.2 [[Independent station (North America)|Spanish independent]] HD|
-  other_chs      = |
+| affiliations           =
+| owner                  = [[Televisión de la Frontera]]
-  affiliations   = [[Gala TV (Mexico)|Gala TV]]|
-  owner          = [[Televisión de la Frontera]]|
+| licensee               = Televisión de la Frontera, S.A. de C.V.
-  licensee       = |
+| founded                = May 17, 1954
-  founded        = May 17, 1954|
+| airdate                = May 17, 1954
-  airdate        = May 17, 1954|
+| last_airdate           =
+| callsign_meaning       = Carried from the [[XEJ-AM]] call sign
-  enddate        = |
+| sister_stations        =
-  callsign_meaning = Carried from the [[XEJ-AM]] callsign|
+| former_callsigns       =
-  sister_stations = [[XEPM-TDT]], [[XHJCI-TDT]], [[XHJUB-TDT]]|
+| former_channel_numbers = 5 (analog and virtual, 1954-2016)<br>50 (digital, 2012-2018)
-  former_callsigns = |
+| former_affiliations    = [[Spanish International Network|SIN]] (1960s–1984)<br>[[Televisa local]] (1985-1991)<br>[[Nueve (Mexican TV network)|Nu9ve]] (to 2019)
-  former_channel_numbers = 5 (analog and virtual, 1954-2016)|
+| erp                    = 10 kW (digital){{Mexico-inf|TV|accessdate=2015-06-22}}
-  former_affiliations = [[Spanish International Network|SIN]] (1970s–1984)|
+| HAAT                   = {{convert|62|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (analog)
-  former_locations = |
+| class                  =
-  former_cities  = |
+| facility_id            = 98590
-  effective_radiated_power = 10 kW (digital){{Mexico-inf|TV|accessdate=2015-06-22}}|
-  HAAT           = {{convert|62|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (analog)|
+| coordinates            = {{coord|31|42|21.00|N|106|28|41.00|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
-  class          = |
+| homepage               = {{URL|http://www.xejtv.com|XEJ}}
-  facility_id    = 98590|
-  coordinates    = {{coord|31|42|21.00|N|106|28|41.00|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|
-  homepage       = {{URL|http://www.xejtv.com|XEJ}}; {{URL|http://www.televisa.com/galatv/|GalaTV}}
 }}
-'''XEJ-TDT''' (channel 50) is a [[television station]] in [[Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]], owned and operated by the Meneses Hoyos family. It is an affiliate of Grupo Televisa's [[Gala TV (Mexico)|Gala TV]] network.
+'''XEJ-TDT''' (channel 50) is a [[television station]] in [[Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]], owned and operated by the Meneses Hoyos family. It is currently an independent television station.
 ==History==
-Founded by Pedro Meneses Hoyos on May 17, 1954, it was the first TV station in the state of Chihuahua, the first Spanish channel in the Juárez-El Paso-Las Cruces area, and the third Mexican TV station outside of [[Mexico City]].
+Founded by Pedro Meneses Hoyos on May 17, 1954, it was the first TV station in the state of Chihuahua, the first Spanish channel in the Juárez-El Paso-Las Cruces area, and the third Mexican TV station outside of [[Mexico City]]. It was described as the lowest-cost TV startup in the world, costing about $75,000, due to its use of a basic equipment setup and a used transmitter from El Paso station [[KDBC-TV|KROD-TV]].<ref name="ElPa540329">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94116931/juarez-tv-station-starts-test-pattern/|date=March 29, 1954|page=4|title=Juarez TV Station Starts Test Pattern|newspaper=El Paso Herald-Post|location=El Paso, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref><!-- Mon -->
 XEJ launched the careers of several music, film and TV personalities, including [[Germán Valdés|Tin Tan]], [[Lorenzo de Monteclaro]], [[Charro Avitia]], and Alberto Aguilera (aka Adan Luna and/or [[Juan Gabriel]]).{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} In the early days, the station broadcast many entertaining programs such as "El barco de la illusion", "Doctora Corazon", "Noches Rancheras", "La hora del aficionado", "Papa Quinito", "[[Niko Liko]]" (the clown).
+[[XEPM-TV]] was named for Pedro Meneses when it signed on in the 1960s, in acknowledgement of his role in establishing television in Juárez. The Meneses Hoyos family also owns another television station that is named for them, [[XHMH-TDT]] in [[Hidalgo del Parral]].
-XEJ broadcasts from its original studios, at Vicente Guerrero and Constitución streets. The station broadcasts Gala TV and continues to produce its own newscast (''Noticinco''). Rafael Fitzmaurice Meneses, grandson of its founder, Pedro Meneses, is the station's general director.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
+XEJ was long a partner and affiliate station of [[Televisa]], most recently carrying its [[Nueve (Mexican TV network)|Nu9ve]] network along with other programming, including ''XEJ Noticias'' local newscasts, on its main 50.1 subchannel. On October 2, 2019, the [[Federal Telecommunications Institute]] authorized Televisa to begin carrying Nu9ve itself, as a subchannel (10.1) of [[XHJUB-TDT]]; Nu9ve programming moved there on November 1, leaving XEJ-TDT independent.
-[[XEPM-TV]] was named for Pedro Meneses when it signed on in the 1960s, in acknowledgement of his role in establishing television in Juárez. The Meneses Hoyos family also owns another television station that is named for them, [[XHMH-TV]] in [[Hidalgo del Parral]].
 ==Digital television==
 The digital signal was activated on June 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=RabbitEars.Info|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=XEJ-TDT|website=www.rabbitears.info|language=en}}</ref> It remained after Juárez's digital transition took place on July 14, 2015, at which time analog channel 5 left the air.
+In March 2018, in order to facilitate the repacking of TV services out of the 600&nbsp;MHz band (channels 38–51), XEJ was assigned channel 35 for continued digital operations. The frequency change took place on September 10, 2018.
 === Digital subchannels ===
-'''XEJ-TDT2''' ''(branded as '''TVA Televisión Alternativa''')'' is a second digital subchannel of XEJ-TV, launched on June 2, 2012. It broadcasts in [[High definition television|high definition]] and carries music videos, 24 hours a day.
+XEJ carries a second digital subchannel, ''TVA Televisión Alternativa'', which launched on June 2, 2012. It broadcasts in [[High-definition television|high definition]] and carries music videos 24 hours a day. The station does not have formal authorization from the IFT for this subchannel.
 In October 2016, XEJ began carrying Gala TV in HD, simultaneous with its IFT-mandated change from virtual channel 5 to 50 (as virtual channel 5 was reserved nationally for the Canal 5 network).
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
-! VC !! Video !! Aspect !! Callsign !! Network !! Header text
+! [[Virtual channel|VC]] !! RF !! [[Video resolution|Video]] !! [[Aspect ratio|Ratio]] !! [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP Name]] !! Network !! Programming
 |-
-| 50.1 || rowspan="2" | [[1080i]] || rowspan="2" | [[16:9]] || XEJ || [[Gala TV (Mexico)|Gala TV]] || Main XEJ Programming
+| 50.1 || rowspan="2" | 35 || rowspan="2" | [[1080i]] || rowspan="2" | [[16:9]] || XEJ || XEJ || Main XEJ programming
 |-
-| 50.2 || TVA || TVA Televisión Alternativa HD || Local programming
+| 50.2 || XEJ || Once Niñas y Niños || Public television
 |}
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.xejtv.com www.xejtv.com]
-* [http://www.televisa.com/galatv/ Gala TV]
 {{El Paso TV}}
-[[Category:Televisión de la Frontera]]
+[[Category:Television stations in Ciudad Juárez|EJ-TDT]]
-[[Category:Television stations in Ciudad Juárez]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1954]]
-[[Category:Gala TV (Mexico) affiliates]]
+[[Category:1954 establishments in Mexico]]
+[[Category:Independent television stations in Mexico]]

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Ciudad Juárez	XHCJE-TDT (1.1 Azteca Uno, 1.2 ADN 40) XEPM-TDT (2.1 Las Estrellas Targeting Ciudad Juárez, 2.2 Las Estrellas Targeting El Paso) XHCTCJ-TDT (3.1 Imagen, 3.4 Excélsior) XHJUB-TDT (5.1 Canal 5, 10.1 Nu9ve) XHMTCH-TDT (6.1 Canal 6, 6.2 Milenio, 6.3 Teleritmo, 6.4 ABC Televisión) XHJCI-TDT (8.1 Televisa Regional, 8.2 FORO) XHCPCN-TDT (16.1 Canal Catorce) XHCJH-TDT (20.1 Azteca 7, 20.2 a+) XHIJ-TDT (44.1 Canal 44, 44.2 Canal 44 delayed, 44.3 Canal 14, 44.4 Intermedia Televisión) XEJ-TDT (50.1 XEJ, 50.2 Once Niñas y Niños)
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