RTVH was founded in 1982 and began broadcasting on TV that year, signing on XHPAH channel 3.
As a result of a legal error, the state radio network lost most of its coverage in 2022.
The Tlanchinol station, formerly XHIND-FM, is projected to return at an unspecified future date.
As a result of federal laws that protect 10 percent of FM spectrum for community and indigenous radio stations, the Federal Telecommunications Institute denied attempts to open the allotments for the state government to bid on.
Of the five made available, plus the additional FM for Huejutla de Reyes, two received competing applications from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, delaying their award to either applicant.