Galavisión (Mexico)
Encyclopedia
Galavisión is a Mexican
television network
owned by Televisa
. Originating at XEQ-TV
in Mexico City
, the network is distributed throughout Mexico through affiliates. "Galavisión" should not be confused with Univision's cable TV network of the same name in the United States
.
.
s, reruns of Televisa series, soccer
and lucha libre
. On March 18, 2008 it was announced that an agreement was made between Televisa and NBC Universal that Galavisión would broadcast Telemundo programs on Galavisión as well as on selected channels of SKY México
and Cablevision beginning in April 2008.
As of Summer 2011, programming consists of:
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
owned by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
. Originating at XEQ-TV
XEQ-TV
XEQ is a Televisa TV station, based in Mexico, Distrito Federal. XEQ is the flagship television station of the Galavisión network ....
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, the network is distributed throughout Mexico through affiliates. "Galavisión" should not be confused with Univision's cable TV network of the same name in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
Galavisión was founded in 1968, as Televisión Independiente de Mexico (TIM). TIM later merged with Telesistema Mexicano becoming Televisión Vía Satélite better known as TelevisaTelevisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
.
Programming
The Galavisión schedule features mainly reruns of major Mexican telenovelaTelenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s, reruns of Televisa series, soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and lucha libre
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
. On March 18, 2008 it was announced that an agreement was made between Televisa and NBC Universal that Galavisión would broadcast Telemundo programs on Galavisión as well as on selected channels of SKY México
SKY México
SKY México is a company that operates a subscription television service in the Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic area. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels...
and Cablevision beginning in April 2008.
As of Summer 2011, programming consists of:
Entertainment
- Papá Soltero (1980s comedy series)
- Furia MusicalFuria MusicalFuria Musical is a Mexican music magazine published by Editorial Televisa, which includes articles and gossip about the famous singers in this genre. The magazine currently has Mexico and USA editions as well as an awards show that is broadcast by Televisa, Galavisión and Univision.The magazine...
- Sábado de Tercer Milenio
- Mujer, Casos de la Vida RealMujer, casos de la vida realMujer, casos de la vida real is a television show produced by Hispanic television Televisa for Canal de las Estrellas. The show first aired after the Mexican earthquake of 1985 as a method to assist victims of the natural disaster...
- La Hora Pico
- TV de Noche
- 12 Corazones12 Corazones12 Corazones is a Spanish-language dating game show produced in the United States for the television network Telemundo since 2004, based on its namesake Argentine TV show format The show is filmed in Los Angeles and revolves around the twelve Zodiac signs that identify each contestant...
- Tiempo Final
Telenovelas from Telemundo
- Doña BárbaraDoña BárbaraDoña Bárbara is a novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, first published in 1929. It was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel"....
- DecisionesDecisionesDecisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points...
- La Reina del SurLa Reina del Sur (Telenovela)La Reina del Sur is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo in conjunction with the Antena 3 network and RTI Producciones...
- Alguien Te MiraAlguien Te Mira (2010)Alguien Te Mira is a Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo...
- La Casa de al LadoLa Casa de al LadoLa Casa de al Lado is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo...
- El ClonEl ClonEl Clon is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the U.S.-based television network Telemundo and Rede Globo. It is a remake of O Clone, a Brazilian telenovela that originally aired on Globo in 2001 and on Telemundo in 2002...
- Mi Corazón Insiste… en Lola VolcánMi Corazón Insiste… en Lola VolcánMi Corazón Insiste… en Lola Volcán is a Spanish telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. Telemundo aired this serial from May 23 to November 28, 2011 at 8pm central...
Daytime programming
- 12 Corazones12 Corazones12 Corazones is a Spanish-language dating game show produced in the United States for the television network Telemundo since 2004, based on its namesake Argentine TV show format The show is filmed in Los Angeles and revolves around the twelve Zodiac signs that identify each contestant...
- Caso Cerrado
- Al Rojo VivoAl Rojo VivoAl Rojo Vivo is a Spanish language news program on the American television network Telemundo. It is shown daily from 5 to 6 P.M. EST. Anchors are Maria Celeste Arraras and Candela Ferro.- External links :* Telemundo Website* Official "Al Rojo Vivo" Website...
- Ellas con las Estrellas
Sports
- Mexican Primera División (some TelevisaTelevisaTelevisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
-owned team matches) - Federación Mexicana de Fútbol AsociaciónFederación Mexicana de Fútbol AsociaciónThe Mexican Federation of Football is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It administers the Mexican national team, the Mexican league and all affiliated amateur sectors, and is in charge of promoting, organizing, directing, spreading, and supervising competitive football in Mexico...
(WomenMexico women's national football teamThe Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation. In the 1970s, the team gained popularity, with Mexico finishing 3rd in a unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy...
, U-20Mexico national under-20 football teamThe Mexico national under-20 football team, is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation and represents Mexico in international under-20 football competitions.-Individual awards:...
, U-17Mexico national under-17 football teamThe Mexico U-17 national football team is one of the younger teams that represents Mexico in football, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation . A two time FIFA U-17 World Cup champion, the team has enjoyed recent success as it was crowned in the 2005 and 2011 editions of the tournament...
) - Super Sabado
- Lucha Libre AAAAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
- Lucha Libre CMLLConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
- Hazaña El Deporte Vive
Affiliates
The following is a list of all full-time Galavisión affiliates:| CH Television channel A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and... |
Callsign | City of License | A Power Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
DT Digital television Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV... |
DT Power Digital television Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV... |
Owner / Operator |
| 2 | XHAGU | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río Aguascalientes, 1880 meters above sea level, at... |
46 kW | 32.1 | Radiotelevisora de Mexico Norte | |
| 23 | XHS | Ensenada, Baja California Ensenada, Baja California Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific... |
79 kW | Canal 23 | ||
| 38 | XHMEE XHMEE-TV XHMEE-TV is the television call sign for the Televisa television station channel 38 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The station is an affiliate of the Galavisión.... |
Mexicali, Baja California | 1,521 kW | Televimex | ||
| 4 | XHGK | Tapachula, Chiapas | 100 kW | 28.1 | Comunicacion del Sureste | |
| 5 | XEJ XEJ-TV XEJ is a television station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, owned and operated by Meneses Hoyos family, and is an affiliate of Grupo Televisa's Galavisión network... |
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua | 64 kW | 50.1 | 100 kW | Television de la Frontera |
| 9 | XHAUC XHAUC-TV XHAUC is a television station in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, owned and operated by Televisa as an affiliate of Grupo Televisa's Galavisión network.-References:... |
Chihuahua, Chihuahua Chihuahua, Chihuahua The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It has a population of about 825,327. The predominant activity is industry, including domestic heavy, light industries, consumer goods production, and to a smaller extent maquiladoras.-History:It has been said that the... |
96 kW | Telemision | ||
| 5 | XHAE XHAE-TV XHAE is the television call sign for the Televisa owned television station channel 5 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. It broadcasts programs from Galavisión as well as local programming and news.... |
Saltillo, Coahuila | 70 kW | Cadena Televisora del Norte | ||
| 13 | XHCKW | Colima, Colima Colima, Colima Colima is capital of the state of the same name, a city and municipality located in the center west of Mexico. It is located near the Colima Volcano, which divides the small state from that of Jalisco. Despite being the capital, the city is not the state’s main tourist attraction, eclipsed by... |
34 kW | Radiotelevisora de Mexico Norte | ||
| 13 | XHMAW | Manzanillo, Colima Manzanillo, Colima The name Manzanillo refers to the city as well as its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port. Manzanillo was the third port created by the Spanish in the Pacific during the New Spain period... |
22 kW | Radiotelevisora de Mexico Norte | ||
| 9 | XEQ XEQ-TV XEQ is a Televisa TV station, based in Mexico, Distrito Federal. XEQ is the flagship television station of the Galavisión network .... |
Mexico, Distrito Federal | 325 kW | 44.1 | Televimex | |
| 22 | XHDUH | Durango, Durango Durango, Durango -Climate:The city of Durango has a semi-arid climate, classified as Bsk in the Koppen system. The climate is temperate in the western portion , with the average annual temperature being 15 °C and consisting of an average annual rainfall of 1,600 millimeters. In the eastern region, the average... |
976 kW | Radiotelevisora de Mexico Norte | ||
| 5 | XEDK XEDK-TV XEDK-TV is the Guadalajuara television station that is owned and operated by Televisa. The station ia an affiliate of Galavision.... |
Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality... |
100 kW | 35.1 | Corporacion de Television | |
| 32 | XHATZ | Altzomoni, Mexico Amecameca Amecameca is a town and municipality located in the eastern panhandle of Mexico State between Mexico City and the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl volcanos of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is located on federal highway 115 which leads to Cuautla, which is called the Volcano Route... |
3,533 kW | 47.1 | Radiotelevisora de Mexico Norte | |
| 4 | XHFX | Morelia, Michoacán | 30 kW | Television de Michoacán | ||
| 11 | XHCUM | Cuernavaca, Morelos | 29 kW | 38.1 | Radio Televisora de Mexico Norte | |
| 22 | XHMOY XHMOY-TV XHMOY is a television station in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, owned and operated by Televisa as an affiliate of Grupo Televisa's Galavision network.... |
Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2,576 kW | 44.1 | 400 kW | Radio televisora de Mexico Norte |
| 21 | XHQCZ | Querétaro, Querétaro | 2,289 kW | 40.1 | Radiotelevisora de Mexico Norte | |
| 2 | XHI XHI-TV XHI-TV Channel 2 is a television station licensed to Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. An owned and operated affiliate of the regional Televisoras Grupo Pacífico network, XHI-TV is affiliated with Televisa, featuring programming from FOROtv and Galavision. XHI-TV has a permit to broadcast a digital... |
Ciudad Obregón, Sonora | 100 kW | 32.1 | Televisora del Yaqui | |
| 2 | XHHMA | Hermosillo, Sonora | 30 kW | Teleimagen del Noroeste | ||
| 12 | XHTOE | Tenosique, Tabasco | 108 kW | Tele Emisoras del Sureste | ||
| 9 | XHTVL | Villahermosa, Tabasco | 272 kW | 30.1 | Tele Emisoras del Sureste | |
| 7 | XHVSL XHVSL XHVSL channel 7 is the television call sign for a television station in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The television station brands itself as TV Mante and is affiliated to Galavisión.-External links:*... |
Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas | 2.5 kW | Organización Radiofónica Tamaulipeca | ||
| 26 | XHCVI XHCVI XHCVI is the television call sign for the Televisa television station channel 26 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It broadcasts programs from Galavisión as well as local programming and news.... |
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | 476 kW | Televisora del Golfo | ||
| 9 | XHFW XHFW XHFW-TV is the television call sign for the Televisa television station channel 9 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It broadcasts programs from Galavisión as well as local programming and news.... |
Tampico, Tamaulipas | 100 kW | Flores y Florea | ||
| 9 | XHCVP | Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz | .4 kW | PPIRCTV | ||
| 13 | XHZAT | Zacatecas, Zacatecas Zacatecas, Zacatecas Zacatecas is a city and municipality in Mexico and the capital of the state of Zacatecas. It is located in the north central part of the country. The city had its start as a Spanish mining camp in the mid 16th century. Prior to this, the area's rich deposits in silver and other minerals were known... |
325 kW | 40.1 | Radiotelevisora de Mexico Norte |