The following is a list of events affecting Mexican television in 2018. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and carriage disputes.
Events Most television stations in Mexico were required to change frequencies to repurpose the 600 MHz band for use by mobile services. September - Tecate, Baja California-licensed XHDTV-TDT in the Tijuana market, the final English-language television station in western Mexico, disaffiliates from the American-based MyNetworkTV programming service in favor of the Monterrey, Nuevo Leon-based Milenio Televisión network. MyNetworkTV was moved to The CW-affiliated KFMB-DT2 in San Diego as a secondary affiliation. This left CW affiliate XHRIO-TDT in Matamoros, Tamaulipas as the only English-language television station licensed in Mexico until that station ceased operation on December 31, 2021.
Television shows
Debuts Casa de las Flores (2018–present)Kahn, Carrie (December 2, 2019). “How Netflix Is Upending The TV industry In Mexico”. Boise State Public Radio via NPR News. Retrieved December 10, 2019. LOL: Last One Laughing (2018–2019)
Programs on-air
1970s Plaza Sesamo (1972–present)
1990s Acapulco Bay (1995–present) Corazon salvaje (1993–present) Esmeralda (1997–present) La usurpadora (1998–present)
2000s Alma de hierro (2008–present) Big Brother México (2002–2005, 2015–present) Hotel Erotica Cabo (2006–present) Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres (2001–present)
2010s 40 y 20 (2016–present) Atrapada (2018–present) Casa de las Flores (2018–present) Como dice el dicho (2011–present) El Chiapo (2017–present) La Voz... México (2011–present) Por amar sin ley (2018–present) México Tiene Talento (2014–present) Rubirosa (2018–present) Sin tu mirads (2017–present) Valiant Love (2012–present)
Television stations
Station launches Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References 12 February Uruapan, Michoacán XHJGMI-TDT 15 (UHF) 12 (PSIP) Commercial independent 2 May Guadalajara, Jalisco XHQMGU-TDT 9 (VHF) 10 (PSIP) July Chihuahua, Chihuahua XHICCH-TDT 30 (UHF) 44 (PSIP) Commercial independent Satellite station of XHIJ-TDT/Ciudad Juárez 14 August Mexico City XHTDMX-TDT 11 (VHF) 6 (PSIP) Multimedios Televisión October Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua XHMTCH-TDT 28.1 (UHF)/6.1 (PSIP) 28.2 (UHF)/6.2 (PSIP) 28.3 (UHF)/6.3 (PSIP) 28.4 (UHF)/6.4 (PSIP) Multimedios Televisión (primary) Milenio Television Teleritmo Independent (via XHABC-TDT) 3 December Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco XHCPPV-TDT 27 (UHF) 10 (PSIP) Commercial independent 17 December Saltillo, Coahuila XHTSCO-TDT 36 (UHF) 10 (PSIP) Independent
Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Old Affiliation New Affiliation Notes/References September Tecate/Tijuana, Baja California XHDTV-TDT 49.1 (PSIP) MyNetworkTV Milenio Televisión
Station closures Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date Notes/References Unknown date Ensenada, Baja California XHENB-TDT 29 (UHF) Pacific Spanish Network 1 October 1994
Deaths
See also List of Mexican films of 2018 2018 in Mexico
References