XHX-TDT

XHX-TDT is the call sign associated with the Las Estrellas television station serving Monterrey, Nuevo León, and Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The station is identified on virtual channel 2.1 in both markets and represents the digital-era continuation of a Monterrey television service whose origins date to 1955. Its history is tied to the development of local television in northeastern Mexico, beginning with the launch of XHNL-TV on September 1, 1955. The original station broadcast on channel 10 and opened with coverage of a presidential report by Mexican president Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. Its early facilities were modest: studios occupied two rooms at the Hotel El Mirador, while the transmitter operated from Cerro del Topo Chico. Programming initially consisted largely of films and television series distributed on film. After the station increased its transmitter power and antenna height, it adopted the XHX-TV call sign. The opening of Televicentro de Monterrey in 1958 enabled the station to begin producing local programs, expanding its role beyond the relay of filmed material. In 1985, the station became a transmitter for the Las Estrellas network, aligning it with one of Mexico's principal national television services. In the digital transition, XHX ended its analog transmission on September 24, 2015. The analog service had used channel 10 in Monterrey and channel 9 in Saltillo, while the digital signal continued on UHF channel 23. The station is therefore best understood as a regional broadcast outlet and network transmission platform rather than as an independent consumer product brand. Its public-facing identity is associated with the Las Estrellas service, while XHX-TDT functions as the technical call sign for the transmission operation. Available reference material does not identify a separate corporate owner, founding individual, executive team, financial results, standalone programming slate, or independent marketing campaign for the station.

The station's documented history begins with XHNL-TV, which commenced broadcasting in Monterrey on September 1, 1955. Its opening broadcast included a presidential report by Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. The early operation was based in two rooms at the Hotel El Mirador, with transmission equipment located on Cerro del Topo Chico. At first, the station aired films and television series distributed on film, reflecting the technical and programming practices of Mexican television in the mid-1950s. Soon after launch, the service increased its transmitting power and antenna height and changed its call sign to XHX-TV. The new identity became associated with the Monterrey television operation that later evolved into the XHX-TDT digital service. A significant local-development milestone came in 1958 with the opening of Televicentro de Monterrey. The facility made local program production possible, giving the station a stronger production base in addition to its role as a broadcaster of externally supplied material. This marked an expansion of the station's function within the regional television ecosystem, although the available reference material does not specify the names or formats of the local programs produced there. In 1985, the station became a transmitter for the Las Estrellas network. That change connected the Monterrey service to a broader national television network and established its long-term role primarily as a regional outlet carrying Las Estrellas programming. The station subsequently served viewers in Monterrey and Saltillo under the XHX identity. The next major technical transition was the conversion from analog to digital television. On September 24, 2015, XHX discontinued its analog signal, which had used channel 10 in Monterrey and channel 9 in Saltillo. Its digital transmission continued on UHF channel 23. In the digital environment, the service is identified on virtual channel 2.1 in both cities and carries Las Estrellas. The call sign is rendered in current form as XHX-TDT, reflecting the station's digital terrestrial role. The available sources do not provide detailed information about ownership, management, budgets, ratings, specific local programs, or later technical changes.

• 2015

  Analog transmission ends

  [1]XHX-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  On September 24, 2015, the station shut down its analog broadcasts on channel 10 in Monterrey and channel 9 in Saltillo; its digital signal continued on UHF channel 23.

• 1985

  Becomes a Las Estrellas transmitter

  [1]XHX-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  XHX joined the Las Estrellas network as a transmitter, establishing its continuing network-carriage role.

• 1958

  Televicentro de Monterrey opens

  [1]XHX-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The opening of Televicentro de Monterrey enabled the station to begin producing local television programming.

• 1955

  Launch of the Monterrey television service

  [1]XHX-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  XHNL-TV began broadcasting on September 1, 1955, on channel 10 in Monterrey. Its opening included a presidential report by Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.

• 1955

  Adoption of the XHX call sign

  [1]XHX-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  After increasing transmitter power and antenna height, the station changed its call sign from XHNL-TV to XHX-TV.

A regional terrestrial television outlet carrying the Las Estrellas network in the Monterrey and Saltillo markets.

• Television broadcasting · 1985

  Las Estrellas terrestrial television service

  XHX-TDT's principal offering is the over-the-air transmission of the Las Estrellas network in the Monterrey and Saltillo markets. The service is identified on virtual channel 2.1 and represents the station's core public-facing function. The available source describes network carriage but does not provide a separate schedule or detailed account of locally originated programming.

• Broadcast infrastructure · 2015

  Digital terrestrial transmission

  Following the end of analog broadcasting in 2015, XHX continued its service through digital transmission on UHF channel 23. The digital operation serves the same general regional footprint and is presented to viewers through virtual channel 2.1 in Monterrey and Saltillo.

1. 1XHX-TDTen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Las Estrellastelevisa.com