XHFGL-TDT
XHFGL-TDT is a television station on virtual channel 15 (physical channel 7) in Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico. It is a social station owned and operated by the Fundación Garza Limón, A.C., associated with regional broadcaster Grupo Garza Limón, and is branded as Canal 15. The station's transmitter is located on Cerro El Tecolote.
| Durango, Durango, Mexico | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Canal 15 |
| Slogan | Hacemos la Diferencia (We Make the Difference) |
| Channels | Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 15 |
| Translators | XHRCSP-TDT 22 (VC 15) Santiago Papasquiaro, 22.56 kW[1] |
| Affiliations | Independent (social) |
| Owner | Grupo Garza Limón |
| Licensee | Fundación Garza Limón, A.C. |
| First air date | May 25, 2020 |
| Call sign meaning | Fundación Garza Limón |
| Sister station(s) | XHDNG-FM 96.5 |
| Transmitter power | 32.280 kW[2] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 24°03′05.1″N 104°51′03.5″W |
| Website | Canal 15 on Facebook |
A commercial subsidiary of Garza Limón, Radio Comunicación Gamar, S.A. de C.V., owns the station's repeater, XHRCSP-TDT, which broadcasts to Santiago Papasquiaro on physical channel 22.
History
On March 9, 2009, the Fundación Garza Limón applied for a new permit television station to serve Durango. The request was not approved by the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) until March 7, 2018.[3] By that time, another subsidiary of Garza Limón had won two television station concessions in the IFT-6 auction, for stations in Santiago Papasquiaro and at Cuencamé.
On June 6, 2019, Garza Limón surrendered the Cuencamé station concession and a concession for a social FM radio station at Tepic, Nayarit, to the IFT.[4]
On February 20, 2020, the XHFGL transmitter was activated, initially carrying Tremenda TV, a music video channel; XHRCSP soon followed. On May 25, the stations formally launched under the name Canal 15 and began carrying news and other studio programming.