XHAJ-TDT
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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Canal 5 (Channel 5) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 5.1: Canal 5 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1965 |
First air date | November 1968 |
Former call signs | XHAJ-TV (1968–2015) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 6 (VHF, 1968–2015 |
Call sign meaning | Las Lajas |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRT |
| Links | |
| Website | Canal 5 |
XHAL-TDT (channel 5) is a television station in Las Lajas, Veracruz, Mexico, owned and operated by Grupo Televisa. The station carries the Canal 5 network.
History
XHAJ started regular broadcasting in November 1968.[1] The concession was likely already operational in April 1965, when Guillermo González Camarena, owner of XHGC-TDT (to which the station was an affiliate) inspected its transmitter.[2] The initial concessionaire was Televisora Regional Veracruzana, which awarded a license on October 22, 1964.[3]
In its early years, XHAJ carried classes from the Telesecundaria system, relayed directly from XHGC. It joined the Canal 5 network in 1968.[4] From 1987 to 1995, it aired the TV Matutina (later Supercadena 8) programming block alongside most XHGC affiliates outside Mexico City.[5]
Technical information
XHAJ operates a relay station in San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, sharing virtual channel 28 with the main station in Xalapa.[6]
References
- ^ TV Directory. Radio News Bureau, Washington, D.C. 1981. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Chimal, Carlos (2017). Fábrica de colores: La vida del inventor Guillermo González Camarena (in Mexican Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Económica. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Lista Maestra de Estaciones Televisoras Comerciales (VHF y UHF)" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). November 17, 1970. p. 40.
- ^ The Mexican Telesecundaria: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis. Information Center on Instructional Technology. 1973.
- ^ Humbert, Raymie. "Canal 5, The Part-Time Network". En Frequencia. Medium.
- ^ "Resolución Mediante la Cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones Autoriza el Acceso a la Multiprogramación a Televimex, S.A. de C.V., en Relación con la Estación de Televisión con Distintivo de Llamada XHAH-TDT, en Jalapa, Veracruz" (PDF) (in Spanish).