XHIMT-TV

XHIMT

Mexico City, Mexico
Branding	El 7 (The 7)
Slogan	El 7: Te damos de qué hablar (We give you what for talk about).
Channels	Analog: 7 (VHF) Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 7 (PSIP)
Affiliations	El 7
Owner	TV Azteca
Founded	May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15)
Call letters' meaning	XH Instituto Mexicano de la Television (former public broadcaster, before going private as TV Azteca)
Transmitter power	266.8 kW (analog) 64 kW (digital)[1]
Transmitter coordinates	19°31′57.50″N 99°07′49.70″W / 19.5326389°N 99.1304722°W / 19.5326389; -99.1304722
Website	http://azteca7.com/

XHIMT is the callsign for the over the air Azteca 7 (also known as El 7) network flagship station in Mexico City (Channel 7 analog and Channel 24 digital). XHIMT provides some HD programming to cable and satellite viewers.

History

Imevisión's channel 7

To bring a channel 7 to Mexico City, which had channels 2, 4, 5, 8, 11 and 13, a channel shuffle had to be made. This channel shuffle converted Televisa's station XHTM-TV channel 8 to channel 9. Two Puebla stations, XEX-TV channel 7 and XEQ-TV channel 9, moved to channels 8 and 10; XEQ took on the XHTM callsign that was discontinued in Mexico City. XHIMT-TV took to the air on May 15, 1985, as the third of three Mexico City stations operated by public broadcaster Imevisión, sister to XHDF-TV channel 13 and XEIMT-TV channel 22, and the flagship station of a second Imevisión national network which featured 99 repeater stations serving 72% of the population.^[2] The new Red Nacional 7 (7 National Network) was positioned as targeting the working class and rural areas, while Red Nacional 13, based from XHDF, targeted a more middle- and upper-class audience.

However, financial mismanagement, economic troubles and other issues quickly signaled trouble for Imevisión. In 1990, XEIMT and XHIMT were converted into relays of XHDF, and the next year, the government of Mexico announced it was selling XHIMT and XHDF to the private sector. The sale of these two networks in 1993 formed the new TV Azteca network.

Programming

Daytime programming consists of original news, cartoons, series and movies. Most of El 7's primetime programming consists of Spanish translated American programs and movies. Some of them are divided into themed days. An example is:

Tempation Tuesdays (Martes de Tentación)

• Ghost Whisperer (Almas Perdidas)
• Desperate Housewives (Esposas Deseperadas)
• Bones

Chaos Thursdays (Jueves de Kaos)

• Difícil de Creer (Hard to Believe) [Produced by TV Azteca]
• Grey's Anatomy (Grey)
• Tunéame la nave
• Flashpoint

Irreversible Fridays (Viernes Irreversible)

• WWE SmackDown
• Lo Que la Gente Cuenta (What the People Say) [Produced by TV Azteca]

References