Gala TV (Mexico)

Gala TV
Type Terrestrial television network
Country Mexico
Owner Televisa
Launch date
September 1, 1968 (1968-09-01)
Former names
Television Independiente de Mexico
Galavisión
Official website
Gala TV

Gala TV is a Mexican television network owned by Televisa.[1] Originating at XEQ-TV in Mexico City, the network is distributed throughout Mexico through affiliates. In April 2013, the network changed its name, from Galavisión.[2]

History

Logo utilized from 2003 until April 2013, when Galavisión was re-branded as "Gala TV"

Galavisión was founded on September 1, 1968, as Televisión Independiente de Mexico (TIM). TIM later merged with Telesistema Mexicano becoming Televisión Vía Satélite better known as Televisa. In April 2013 Galavisión changed its name to Gala TV.

Programming

The Gala TV schedule features mainly reruns of major Mexican telenovelas, reruns of Televisa series, soccer and lucha libre. On March 18, 2008 it was announced that an agreement was made between Televisa and NBCUniversal that Galavisión would broadcast Telemundo programs on Galavisión as well as on selected channels of SKY México and Cablevision beginning in April 2008.[3]

Telenovelas and series broadcast of Gala TV

Current

Telenovelas
News/Public Affairs Programming
Talk/Reality Shows
Comedy/Variety Programming
Sports Programming
Movie Presentations

Past

Telenovelas
Teen Programming
News/Public affair Programming
Variety Shows
Talk/Reality Shows
Comedy Programming
Anime Programming

Movies

Affiliates

Gala TV airs on a mix of stations owned by Televisa and those owned by its local partners. Several Gala TV stations also air local news and other programming.

As Gala TV is not a national network, it uses various virtual channels in different areas, though a significant number of Gala TV stations use virtual channel 9, in keeping with the Mexico City station.

RF VC Callsign Location ERP Concessionaire/Permittee
32 9 XHAGU-TDT Aguascalientes, Ags. 240 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
45 38 XHMEE-TDT Mexicali, BC 200 kW Televimex
44 45 XHBJ-TDT Tijuana, BC 75 kW Mario Enríquez Mayans Concha
36 9 XHDY-TDT San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis. 160 kW Comunicación del Sureste
28 4 XHGK-TDT Tapachula, Chis. 80 kW Comunicación del Sureste
50 50 XEJ-TDT Cd. Juárez, Chih. 10 kW Televisión de la Frontera
32 9 XHAUC-TDT Chihuahua, Chih. 45 kW Telemisión
30 13 XHMH-TDT Hidalgo del Parral, Chih. 25 kW Pedro Luis Fitzmaurice Meneses
44 9 XEQ-TDT Mexico City 270 kW Televimex
44 4 XHPN-TDT Piedras Negras, Coah. 43 kW Televimex
24 9 XHAE-TDT Saltillo, Coah. 45 kW T.V. de Los Mochis
26 26 XHTOB-TDT Torreón, Coah. 150 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
45 8 XHCKW-TDT Colima, Col. 54 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
42 9 XHMAW-TDT Manzanillo, Col. 35 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
36 10 XHA-TDT Durango, Dgo. 50 kW TV Diez Durango
31 12 XHLGG-TDT[note 1] Cerro Los Tenamastes, Jal.
León, Gto.
47.5 kW[4]
0.4 kW[5]
Multimedios Televisión
22 12 XHACZ-TDT Acapulco, Gro. 15 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
35 9 XEDK-TDT Guadalajara, Jal. 140 kW Corporación Tapatía de Televisión
47 9 XHATZ-TDT Altzomoni, Mex. 236 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
44 9 XEQ-TDT[note 2] Toluca/Jocotitlán, Mex. 200 kW[6] Televimex
27 13 XHBG-TDT Uruapan, Mich.
Zamora, Mich.
300 kW Canal 13 de Michoacán
38 10 XHCUM-TDT Cuernavaca, Mor. 45 kW[7] Radiotelevisora de México Norte
36 4 XHKG-TDT Tepic, Nay. 20.04 kW Lucía Perez Medina, Vda. de Mondragón
44 9 XHMOY-TDT Monterrey, NL 200 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
32 4 XHBO-TDT Oaxaca, Oax. 102.929 kW Televisora XHBO
40 21 XHQCZ-TDT Querétaro, Qro. (Cerro El Zamorano)
Cerro El Cimatario
Irapuato-Celaya, Gto.
190 kW
9 kW
10 kW
Radiotelevisora de México Norte
39 8 XHCCU-TDT Cancún, Q. Roo
Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo
86.24 kW
20 kW[8]
Televisora de Cancún (Grupo SIPSE)
29 16 XHSLV-TDT San Luis Potosí, SLP 294.06 kW[9] Comunicación 2000
31 9 XHHMA-TDT Hermosillo, Son. 100 kW Teleimagen del Noroeste
26 9 XHTOE-TDT Tenosique, Tab. 55 kW Tele-Emisoras del Sureste
30 9 XHTVL-TDT Villahermosa, Tab. 160 kW Tele-Emisoras del Sureste
26 26 XHCVI-TDT Ciudad Victoria, Tamps. 80 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte
26 10 XHFW-TDT Tampico, Tamps. 50 kW Flores y Flores
20 9 XHCVP-TDT Coatzacoalcos, Ver. 1 kW[10] Patronato para Instalar Repetidoras de Canales de Televisión en Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
45 16 XHCLV-TDT Las Lajas, Ver.
Nogales, Ver.
430 kW
25 kW[11]
Radiotelevisora de México Norte
25 9 XHY-TDT Mérida, Yuc. 122.6 kW Televisora de Yucatán (Grupo SIPSE)
19 4 XHZAT-TDT Zacatecas, Zac. 130 kW Radiotelevisora de México Norte

Slogans

Canal 8

Canal 9

Galavision

Gala TV

Notes

  1. XHLGG is owned by Multimedios but Televisa rents the station from 3pm to midnight daily to air Gala TV programs.
  2. This station, while licensed as a repeater of XEQ in Mexico City, airs its own locally-targeted programming under the name Gala TV Estado de México.

References

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