WARNING # 2: These pages are not pretty, fancy, or flashy. Their purpose is to help DXers locate low-band logos in a hurry and to provide useful tips for identifying low-band stations.

•Local logos: Channel 2
•Local logos: Channel 3
•Local logos: Channel 4
•Local logos: Channel 5
•Local logos: Channel 6
•List of relayer network switches and corrections
•List of multi-transmitter stations (Updated 3-25-2013)
•Raymie Humbert's Guide to Shadow Stations(Updated 4-1-2015)
•See some of my photographs of Mexico TV DX IDs as received in Louisiana

Special thanks to Fernando Garcia, Jeff Kruszka, Christopher S. Dunne, W9WI, and Jay Hinton. Contributors of information and logos in recent years include Jeff Kadet, Frank Merrill, Ed Phelps, Jim Thomas, Mike Perron, Mike Schaffer,and Raymie Humbert. Raymie has provided much information, which will be added as time permit.

There would be no need for this page if it were easy to identify TV stations from Mexico. The tips here are based on what I have personally received via E-skip and tropo and what other DXers have reported. DXers face such problems as UNIDing stations, unofficial stations not on any lists, multi-transmitter stations, and network switches not on official lists. Read more... IMPORTANT TIP: Televisa independents and Gala/Local stations carry some programs from the various Televisa networks. Most are at different times than the network feeds.

TYPICAL LOCAL ID ON MEXICO TV


ID upper right reads:
XHGZP-TV CANAL 6
TORREON COAH

The above small, difficult-to-read superimposed text ID is now the most common type of local ID used by network relayers in Mexico. (Jeff Kruszka received this signal in south Louisiana, and he is believed to be the first DXer to ID XHGZP-6 Torreon.)

This kind of ID generally comes up for a few seconds at thirty minute intervals, but not always on the TOH or half-hour. Watch for these IDs in the corners of the screen, as well as the top and bottom of the screen. The IDs can be as simple as "XHMEN-TV" or as long as four short lines of text listing calls, location, and time/date. These IDs are used by network relayers and some non-network independent stations. Read more...


COMPREHENSIVE STATION LISTS

• W9WI's excellent station list
  
• Fred Cantu's Mexico radio/TV list
  
  

• Logos and country of origin
• Central America, Caribbean, northern South America
• North America TV channels 2-6 (54MHz-88MHz)
• NTSC, M

TIPS Latin America TV DX expert Christopher S. Dunne, who has received many TV stations from Latin America, has never seen a local superimposed text ID (like those used in Mexico) on any station from the Caribbean and Central America. Most Latin America stations do not use call letters. Many local stations use a name (like "El Lider"). Most IDs are for a network or key station, rather than a local station. Many key stations operate relayers on the same channel as the key station. TYPICAL LOCAL ID ON LATIN AMERICA TV Number Logo Logos are placed in a corner of the screen. TGV-3 Guatemala with "Canal 3" logo upper right. Symbol Logo Logos are placed in a corner of the screen. HRCV-3 Honduras with "Telesistema" leaf logo lower right.

• Download PDF files of UKW/TV lists
  

• WTFDAer William Hepburn's Excellent Central America/Caribbean TV station lists
  
• Lyng Sat Logo (Many network and station logos)
  

WARNING: Due to the fact that TV stations and networks often make changes in logos, station names, slogans, and programs, some of the information on this page may be outdated. If you see something new, please let me know or report it to the WTFDA Forums Latin America TV DX section.