XEJ-TV

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XEJ-TV
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Branding	Galavision (no relation to Univision's cable channel)
Channels	5 (VHF) analog
Affiliations	Televisa XEQ
Owner	Televisa
Founded
Call letters meaning	unknown
Transmitter Power	63.7 kW (analog)
Website	XEJ; XEQ

XEJ (Channel 5) is a television station in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, owned and operated by Meneses Hoyos family, and it is an affiliate of Grupo Televisa's Galavisión network.

Founded by Pedro Meneses Hoyos on May 17, 1954, it was the first TV station in Chihuahua state, the first spanish channel in Juarez, El Paso and Las Cruces, and the 3rd TV station outside of Mexico city.

From XEJ, there were projected many talented local people, who became legends of our gold era cinema and music: Tin Tan, Lorenzo de Monteclaro, Charro Avitia, and Alberto Aguilera AKA Adan Luna and/or Juan Gabriel.

Mr. Meneses produced in the early days of television, entretaining programs such "El barco de la ilusion", "Doctora Corazon", "Noches Rancheras", "La hora del aficcionado", "Papa Quinito", "Niko Liko" (the clown) and others.

On present, XEJ still broadcasting from its original studios, at Vicente Guerrero and Constitucion streets; it broadcasts Mexico city's Galavision signal, from 12PM to 11:PM and still producing its own newscast (Noticinco).

Rafael Fitzmaurice Meneses, Grandson of its founder, Pedro Meneses, is now it's General Director.

[edit] External link

• www.xejtv.com