XHCJE-TDT,

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1 ( UHF digital channel 34), is an

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owned-and-operated

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located in

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, Mexico. The station is owned by the

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subsidiary of

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History

The station signed on in 1981, initially as a satellite of

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would acquire Imevisión in 1993, becoming

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affiliate

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and

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affiliate

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especially with violence in Juárez.

Programming

Currently, XHCJE-TDT broadcasts the entire schedule of Azteca Uno, with local advertisements and local news broadcasts. News opt-outs ''Hechos Meridiano Juárez'', a news program that debuted in 2001 to compete against the ''Noticiero 56'' newscast on competing station XHJUB (now ''Las Noticias'' on

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). ''Hechos Meridiano Juárez'' is broadcast weekdays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and is anchored by Ricardo García and Gabriela Salazar. An evening newscast, ''Hechos Noche Juárez'', is broadcast weeknights at 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m., anchored by Gabriela Aguilar and Luis Alfonso Higareda. Local inserts are also broadcast during Azteca Uno's morning program, ''Hechos AM''. XHCJE also broadcasts games of the

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soccer club, broadcast on tape delay Fridays at 11:45 p.m.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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: On November 29, 2012, XHCJE began broadcasting the Proyecto 40 network (now known as ADN 40) on digital subchannel 34.3 (PSIP 11.2, later 1.2).

Analog-to-digital conversion

Due to the Mexican analog-to-digital conversion mandate, XHCJE's analog signal on channel 11 left the air on July 14, 2015.

References

External links

Azteca UnoAzteca Locales.tv
{{Grupo Salinas Azteca Uno transmitters Spanish-language television stations in Mexico HCJE-TDT Television channels and stations established in 1980 1980 establishments in Mexico