Radio y Televisión de Hidalgo

Radio y Televisión de Hidalgo is the state television and radio agency of the Mexican state of Hidalgo.[1]

RTVH was founded in 1982 and began broadcasting on TV that year, signing on XHPAH channel 3. Its Pachuca radio station came to air in December 1985. As a result of a legal error, the state radio network lost most of its coverage in 2022.

Radio stations

As of August 2023, only XECPHH-AM (the former XEHGO-AM) and XHAPU-FM on the air. The Jacala and Tlanchinol stations, formerly XHAWL-FM and XHIND-FM, are projected to return at the end of 2023 and at an unspecified future date.[2] XHAPU-FM will leave the air in November 2023.

Call sign Frequency City ERP/Power
XECPHH-AM1010 AMHuejutla de Reyes1 kW day
XHCPDD-FM92.7 FMHuejutla de Reyes
XHCPDY-FM91.1 FMJacala6 kW
XHCPDZ-FM94.1 FMTlanchinol0.105 kW
XHAPU-FM106.9 FMTepeapulco0.25 kW

The state network previously covered most of the state's population. However, it lost all of its radio concessions in 2022 (except for XHAPU, to expire without renewal in 2023) due to failure to renew. As a result of federal laws that protect 10 percent of FM spectrum for community and indigenous radio stations, the Federal Telecommunications Institute denied attempts to open the allotments for the state government to bid on. Of the five made available, plus the additional FM for Huejutla de Reyes, two received competing applications from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, delaying their award to either applicant.[3] The failure to renew also resulted in the arrest of the former director of RTVH.[4]

Former RTVH stations no longer in service or replaced with new concessions
Call sign Frequency City ERP/Power
XHACT-FM91.7 FMActopan3 kW
XHHUI-FM103.7 FMHuichapan3 kW
XHD-FM96.5 FMIxmiquilpan5.06 kW
XHZG-FM94.9 FMIxmiquilpan6 kW
XHBCD-FM98.1 FMPachuca2.415 kW
XHPEC-FM103.9 FMSan Bartolo Tutotepec6 kW
XHLLV-FM89.3 FMTula3 kW

Television transmitters
RF VC Call sign Location ERP
27 12 XHHUH-TDT Huejutla de Reyes 16.28 kW
22 12 XHIXM-TDT Ixmiquilpan 5.88 kW
21 12 XHPAH-TDT Pachuca 44.7 kW
23 12 XHTOH-TDT Tepeapulco 4.18 kW
14 12 XHTHI-TDT Tula 10.32 kW
22 12 XHTUH-TDT Tulancingo 3.31 kW

In March 2018, in order to facilitate the repacking of TV services out of the 600 MHz band (channels 38-51), XHPAH (21), XHTHI (14) and XHTUH (22) were assigned new channels for continued digital operations.

References
  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-12-18. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. Sánchez, Alma Leticia (2023-08-04). "Radio Huejutla regresa al aire". El Sol de Hidalgo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. González, Eduardo (2022-10-29). "Radio Hidalgo: Podcast y streaming opciones para no desaparecer". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  4. Reyes, Alejandro (2022-12-14). "Ex director de radio y televisión de Hidalgo es aprehendido". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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