Hechos (Facts) is the news program of
TV Azteca
TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national ...
in Mexico, aired on its
Azteca Uno
Azteca Uno (previously Azteca Trece), is a Mexican national broadcast television network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 transmitters across the country. Azteca Uno broadcasts on virtual channel 1. Azteca Uno programming is available in ...
network. ''Hechos'' newscasts air in the morning, at midday and at 9pm on weekdays and weekdays on Saturdays.
All three weekday editions of ''Hechos'' beat Televisa's competing newscasts in the ratings in September 2016.
History
Hechos came to air in February 1994, months after the privatization of
Imevisión
The Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión (''Mexican Television Institute''), known commercially as Imevisión after 1985, was a state broadcaster and federal government agency of Mexico. At its height, Imevisión programmed two national networks ...
led to the launch of Azteca as a private broadcaster.
Editions
Hechos airs Primera Linea AM, Hechos AM, Hechos Aqui entre nos, Hechos Meridiano and Hechos con Javier Alatorre
On Saturdays, Hechos Sabado con Carolina Rocha
And Sundays, Hechos Domingo con Jorge Zarza
Local opt-outs
TV Azteca produces various regional news bulletins which are produced in major cities and inserted into the schedules of Azteca Uno transmitters in their respective local areas. These cover up portions of other programs and/or the national late news. These are titled ''Hechos (region name)'', with such programs including ''Hechos Veracruz'', ''Hechos Sonora Sur'' (covering
Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregón is a city in southern Sonora. It is the state's second largest city after Hermosillo and serves as the municipal seat of Cajeme, as of 2020, the city has a population of 436,484. Ciudad Obregón is south of the state's norther ...
) and ''Hechos Baja California Sur''. These programs also air in morning, midday and late time slots.
Foreign adaptations
Hechos was also produced in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
by
La Red TV when it was part of TV Azteca.
In 2017, TV Azteca launched A+, 7.2 national channel, replacing AzNoticias, producing 2 news programs known as Ahora Más, in afternoon and evening hours
References
External links
Official site
1990s Mexican television series
1994 Mexican television series debuts
Azteca Uno original programming
Television series by TV Azteca
Mexican television news shows
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