The following is a list of events affecting Mexican television in 2017. 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 January – The broadcast facility of defunct station XHK-TV in La Paz, Baja California Sur, is demolished.Villavicencio, Vic (30 January 2017). “Digo”. Colectivo Pericú. Retrieved 10 December 2019 31 May – In Tijuana, Baja California, XETV-TDT ends its 64-year-long history of providing English-language programming to the Tijiana-San Diego borderplex area when the area's affiliation with The CW in the United States moved to San Diego–based KFMB-DT2, and XETV's Canal 5 affiliation moving to the main channel while discontinuing its second digital subchannel upon the switch.Varga, George (26 January 2017). “CW6 to end news programming March 31 to become Spanish-language outlet as CW migrates to KFMB”. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2019.Lafayette, John (6 March 2017). “Azteca America Adds New Affiliate in San Diego Market”. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Television programs
Debuts 40 y 20 (Since 2016) El Chiapo (Since 2017) Ingobernable (2017-201?) Sin tu mirads (Since 2017)
Miniseries The Day I Met El Chiapo
Programs on-air
1970s Plaza Sesamo (Since 1972)
1990s Acapulco Bay (Since 1995) Corazon salvaje (Since 1993) Esmeralda (Since 1997) La usurpadora (Since 1998)
2000s Alma de hierro (Since 2008) Big Brother México (2002–2005, Since 2015) Hotel Erotica Cabo (Since 2006) Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres (Since 2001)
2010s 40 y 20 (Since 2016) Como dice el dicho (Since 2011) El Chiapo (Since 2017) La Voz... México (Since 2011) México Tiene Talento (Since 2014) Sin tu mirads (Since 2017) Valiant Love (Since 2012)
Television stations
Station launches Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References 11 December Querétaro, Querétaro XHPBQR-TDT 11 (VHF) 24 (PSIP) Non-commercial independent
Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References 1 June Tijuana, Baja California XETV-TDT 6.1 The CW Canal 5 1 July XHAS-TDT 33.1 Telemundo Azteca América Villafa, Veronica. “Telemundo ends affiliate deal with Entravision to launch O&O in San Diego”. Media Moves. Retrieved 10 December 2019.“Telemundo 20 San Diego Launches on July 1 on Local Channel 20”. NBCUniversal Media Village.
Station closures Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date Notes/References 1 June Tijuana, Baja California XETV-TDT2 6.2 Canal 5 Unknown Canal 5 moves to XETV's main channel after disaffiliating from The CW. 1 July Tecate/Tijuana, Baja California XHDTV-TDT2 49.2 15 March 2017 Azteca América
Deaths
See also List of Mexican films of 2017 2017 in Mexico
References