XHJCI-TDT
XHJCI-TDT (physical channel 30, virtual channel 8) is a television station in Ciudad Juárez, owned by Televisa. It carries all of Televisa's local programming for Ciudad Juárez and is branded as tucanal (Your Channel).
  | |
| City | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
|---|---|
| Branding | TuCanal (Your Channel) |
| Channels | Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 8 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 8.1 Televisa Regional 8.2 FOROtv |
| Owner | Televisa |
| Licensee | Televisora de Occidente, S.A. de C.V. |
| First air date | September 27, 1994 |
| Call sign meaning | XH Juárez ChIhuahua |
| Sister station(s) | XEPM-TDT, XHJUB-TDT |
| Former channel number(s) | 32 (analog, 1994-2015) 32 (digital virtual, until 2015 and 2016-2018) 2 (digital virtual, 2015-16) 41 (digital physical, 2010-16) |
| Former affiliations | Canal 5 (1994-2005) Las Estrellas (2005-2015) |
| Transmitter power | 200 kW[1][2] |
| Height | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Facility ID | 198070 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°42′35.21″N 106°29′38.00″W |
| Website | televisajuarez |
History
Televisa Juárez obtained its third station in 1992, when Televisa was selected to continue its application for XHJCI-TV channel 32. After receiving its concession on September 21, 1994, channel 32 came to air with the Canal 5 network.
In 2005, XHJCI began carrying Las Estrellas programs as part of a shuffle of Televisa Juárez's stations.
In August 2015, XEPM and XHJCI swapped virtual channels and networks. XHJCI took on the virtual channel 2 and the local programming. XEPM's transmitter began carrying virtual channel 32 and Las Estrellas. The virtual channels were switched again in 2016. On September 16, 2018, XHJCI moved to virtual channel 8.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:[3]
Digital subchannels
| DT | Video | Ratio | Callsign | Network | Programming |
| 8.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | XHJCI | Televisa Regional | Main XHJCI programming |
| 8.2 | 480i | 16:9 | XHJCI | FOROtv | News and talk programs |
Televisa was approved to add FOROtv to six stations, primarily regional outlets, in northern Mexico in January 2018.
Analog-to-digital conversion
Due to the Mexican analog-to-digital conversion mandate, XHJCI-TV shut down its analog signal on July 14, 2015, the date set for transition in Ciudad Juárez. Earlier in the year, XHJCI was authorized for a boost in digital ERP from 50 to 200 kW, matching Televisa's other Juárez stations.
On April 29, 2016, XHJCI was cleared to move from physical channel 41 to 30 in order to accomplish the repacking of television stations out of the 600 MHz band.[4] This change occurred in late October of that year, when XHJCI moved back to virtual channel 32.
Repeater
In 2018, Televisa was approved to establish a repeater (650 watts ERP) of XHJCI located atop Cerro Bola, in order to serve Col. Villa Esperanza, a community on the southwest edge of Ciudad Juárez which is shaded from Cerro Juárez by Cerro Bola and other mountains.[5]
References
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2016-06-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- RPC: Technical Authorization #009676
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Autorizaciones de Acceso a Multiprogramación. Last modified 9 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- IFT: "El IFT resuelve la transición de permisos para la prestación de servicios de radiodifusión sonora al régimen de concesiones de uso social, y una de ellas, al uso social comunitaria (Comunicado 41/2016)"
- RPC: #030123 Shadow XHJCI Col. Villa Esperanza, Cd. Juárez