XHIMT is the callsign for the over the air Azteca 7

Azteca 7

Azteca 7 or El 7 is a network owned by TV Azteca, with affiliate stations all over Mexico all of which are owned and operated by TV Azteca. Azteca 7 uses Mexico, Distrito Federal's XHIMT as its flagship station and its channel as part of its name. Azteca 7's programming is available in HD and is...

 (also known as El 7) network flagship station in Mexico City (Channel 7 analog and Channel 24 digital). XHIMT provides some HD programming to cable and satellite viewers.

History

XHIMT was one of three stations originally owned and operated by Imevisión, a Mexican public broadcaster (XHDF-TV

XHDF-TV

XHDF is the callsign for the over the air Azteca 13 network flagship station in Mexico City . Azteca 13 can be seen in most major cities in Mexico through its affiliates most of which are owned and operated by TV Azteca. XHDF provides HD programming to affiliates and cable and satellite viewers....

 and XEIMT-TV

XEIMT-TV

XEIMT-TV channel 22, also known as "Canal 22", is a cultural and educational television station owned and operated by Televisión Metropolitana S.A...

 were the others). At the beginning of the 1990s, this station suffered problems with its signal, resulting in being declared for sale in 1991. That year, it transmitted signal to bind with the Azteca 13

XHDF-TV

XHDF is the callsign for the over the air Azteca 13 network flagship station in Mexico City . Azteca 13 can be seen in most major cities in Mexico through its affiliates most of which are owned and operated by TV Azteca. XHDF provides HD programming to affiliates and cable and satellite viewers....

 as Imevisión's sale continued. In 1993 this channel, together with XHDF, were sold to became part of the new commercial TV Azteca network, when the Mexican government finally dissolved Imevisión.

Programming

Daytime programming consists of original news, cartoons, series and movies. Most of El 7's primetime programming consists of Spanish translated American programs and movies. Some of them are divided into themed days. An example is:

Tempation Tuesdays (Martes de Tentación)

• Ghost Whisperer
  Ghost Whisperer
  Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
  
   (Almas Perdidas)
• Desperate Housewives
  Desperate Housewives
  Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
  
   (Esposas Deseperadas)
• Bones
  Bones (TV series)
  Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
  
  

Chaos Thursdays (Jueves de Kaos)

• Díficil de Creer (Hard to Believe) [Produced by TV Azteca]
• Grey's Anatomy
  Grey's Anatomy
  Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
  
   (Grey)
• Tuneame la nave
• Flashpoint
  Flashpoint (TV series)
  Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...
  
  

Irreversible Fridays (Viernes Irreversible)

• WWE SmackDown
• Lo Que la Gente Cuenta (What the People Say) [Produced by TV Azteca]

Prime time