XHMZE-TDT
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = XHMZE-TV
| logo =
| branding = Canal 22 Morelos
| virtual = 22
| digital = 21 (UHF)
| subchannels =
| affiliations = Independent cultural
| founded = February 15, 1999
| location = Zacatepec, Morelos
| callsign_meaning = Morelos Zacatepec
| owner = Presidencia Municipal de Zacatepec, Mor.
| licensee =
| erp = 45.6 watts (analog)
100 watts (new transmitter operating power)
| coordinates = {{coord|18|39|14|N|99|11|37|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}{{mexico-inf|TV|accessdate=2015-08-19}}
| homepage = {{url|canal22morelos.com.mx}}
}}
XHMZE-TV is a television station in Zacatepec, Morelos. Broadcasting on virtual channel 22 (physical channel 21) from a transmitter located in the city proper, Canal 22 is owned by the municipality of Zacatepec.
History
On February 15, 1999, the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation awarded a permit for a non-commercial television station on channel 22 to the municipality.Yesenia Daniel, [http://www.elregional.com.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55600:2014-06-16-05-26-48&catid=42:local&Itemid=63 "Trabaja ayuntamiento de Zacatepec para recuperar frecuencia radiofónica"], El Regional 16 June 2014 It was the first time a municipality had received a permit for a television station in Mexico and Latin America, and it also represented the second local public television station in the state of Morelos, after XHCMO-TV in Cuernavaca. The station had previously operated unlicensed on channel 17.Angelina Albarrán, [http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldecuautla/notas/n1167922.htm Fallece el ex alcalde Víctor Manuel Núñez], El Sol de Cuernavaca 19 May 2009: "Para la historia del mismo Zacatepec, fue el gobierno de Núñez Arellano que lo convirtió en el primer municipio de Latinoamérica en tener un canal de Televisión Municipal, primero como canal 17 y ya con permiso de la SCT como canal 22..."
In 2011, the town council of Zacatepec authorized an outsourcing agreement under which the operations of channel 22 would be undertaken by a private venture, the Society for the Economic Development and Promotion of Investment in Municipalities (abbreviated as DEFIMEX).[http://www.zonacentronoticias.com/2012/11/el-ayuntamiento-de-zacatepec-entrega-el-canal-22-de-television-a-empresa-privada-para-su-operacion/ El Ayuntamiento de Zacatepec entrega el Canal 22 de televisión a empresa privada para su operación], Zona Centro Noticias 5 November 2012 However, a change in municipal administration occurred in January 2013, and the new government immediately set out to cancel the agreement and retake control of the station, responding to concerns that a public resource should not be operated privately. In March 2013, the municipality bought a new transmitter for the station, as the old one had burned.[http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldecuautla/notas/n2905626.htm Recuperará Zacatepec Canal de TV 22], El Sol de Cuernavaca 8 March 2013 However, legal action by DEFIMEX to the tune of millions of US dollars,[http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldecuautla/notas/n3208687.htm No han recuperado el Canal de TV 22 de Zacatepec], El Sol de Cuernavaca 29 November 2013 as well as the discoveries that the station had been illegally tapping into CFE power facilities and that the structure had several deficiencies, had kept the station off the air.[http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldecuautla/notas/n3503694.htm Se robaba la luz concesionaria de TV en Zacatepec], El Sol de Cuernavaca 14 August 2014
XHMZE made a brief return on February 2, 2015 with a local news program,[http://www.adnmorelos.com/2015/02/01/regresa-canal-22-a-zacatepec-con-programa-informativo/ Regresa Canal 22 a Zacatepec con programa informativo], ADN Morelos 1 February 2015 but the transmitter failed again. The station also confronts issues related to the recognition of the current municipal administration, as well as with the digital television transition and the associated applications and technical changes.[http://www.launion.com.mx/morelos/zona-sur/noticias/75243-improbable-que-canal-22-municipal-funcione-en-este-trienio.html "Improbable que canal 22 municipal funcione en este trienio"], La Unión de Morelos 23 July 2015]
In mid-2015, XHMZE began broadcasting in digital on physical channel 21, with a formal launch on December 15.{{cite news|work=El Sol de Cuautla|url=http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldecuautla/notas/n4029267.htm|first=Angelina|last=Albarrán|title=Reinauguran canal TV 22 de Zacatepec|date=2015-12-15|access-date=2016-03-05}} and it began branding as "Canal 22 Morelos" with a logo very similar to that of the national Canal 22, which is unrelated. XHMZE also carries XHCMO programming, which marks the first time that the state-owned cultural channel has been available in southern Morelos.
XHMZE is available on cable and satellite across the state of Morelos.