TV UNAM

TV UNAM
NetworkEdusat, SPR
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerNational Autonomous University of Mexico
History
FoundedOctober 24, 2005
Links
Websitetv.unam.mx
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television (Mexico)Channel 20.1

TV UNAM is an educational television network owned and operated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City.

History

The UNAM began broadcasts on XHUNAM-TV analog channel 60 on December 5, 2000, in Mexico City in order to pave the way for their own television network. It broadcast for five years before being renewed in 2005 as a digital-only station, the first in Mexico.[citation needed]

Since October 24, 2005, TV UNAM has operated continuously. The network was originally known as TEVE UNAM and broadcast on analog Channel 60 (UHF) in the Ciudad Universitaria area of Mexico City, as well as on paid television providers, including Cablevisión in central Mexico and Sky TV. In 2016, it rebranded as TV UNAM and expanded its coverage to other cities across Mexico. Its programming includes a wide range of content, such as documentaries, live debates, television series, and analysis programs.

With the help of the government-owned OPMA public television network (now Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano (SPR)), it expanded its coverage as an over-the-air digital subchannel. TV UNAM is generally on the air daily from 8am to as early as midnight (longer on some nights, especially if there is a movie or concert scheduled).[citation needed]

Although XHUNAM-TDT continues to operate on digital channel 20 in Mexico City, it has largely been used for experimental transmissions and does not broadcast the programming of TV UNAM to 2017. SPR's Mexico City station XHSPR-TDT carries it on channel 20.1 to March 2024.[citation needed]

TV UNAM headquarters in University City, Mexico City
TV UNAM headquarters in University City, Mexico City

Programming on TV UNAM generally consists of educational telecourse programs for UNAM students, plus public affairs, documentary and cultural programming. Some TV UNAM programming can also be seen on the nationwide Edusat service.[citation needed]

All of its original programming is also available on Youtube, with the exceptions of licensed content, which is only available on TV and the website

Transmitters

ChannelCall signLocation
11 XHUNAM-TDT Mexico City
15 XHSPRAG-TDT Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
32 XHSPRCC-TDT San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche
18 XHSPRSC-TDT San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
26 XHSPRTP-TDT Tapachula, Chiapas
31 XHSPRTC-TDT Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
21 XHSPRCO-TDT Colima, Colima
20 XHSPRCE-TDT Celaya, Guanajuato
34 XHSPRLA-TDT León, Guanajuato
20 XHSPRGA-TDT Guadalajara, Jalisco
30 XHSPREM-TDT Toluca, México
19 XHSPRMO-TDT Morelia, Michoacán
14 XHSPRUM-TDT Uruapan, Michoacán
16 XHSPRMT-TDT Monterrey, Nuevo León
35 XHSPROA-TDT Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca
30 XHSPRPA-TDT Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla
30 XHSPRMQ-TDT Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro
29 XHSPRMS-TDT Mazatlán, Sinaloa
31 XHSPROS-TDT Ciudad Obregón, Sonora
27 XHSPRHA-TDT Hermosillo, Sonora
25 XHSPRVT-TDT Villahermosa, Tabasco
35 XHSPRTA-TDT Tampico, Tamaulipas
26 XHSPRCA-TDT Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
35 XHSPRXA-TDT Xalapa-Enríquez, Veracruz
23 XHSPRME-TDT Mérida, Yucatán
15 XHSPRZC-TDT Zacatecas, Zacatecas

References

  1. ↑ "TV UNAM cumple 15 años con su propio canal; se adapta a los tiempos y compite de manera exitosa". Libre en el Sur (in Spanish). 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Gutiérrez Alcalá, Roberto (31 October 2025). "TV UNAM: 20 años al aire". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "TV UNAM lanza programación de otoño y celebra 15 años de transmisiones ininterrumpidas". UNAM Global Revista (in Spanish). 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025.
  4. ↑ [@tvunam], TV UNAM. "TV UNAM Channel - Youtube". Youtube. Retrieved June 8, 2026.