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Tips for identifying TV DX from Mexico and Latin America

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Thanks to the DXers and reporters who have contributed information over the years.
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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networks often make changes in logos, station names, slogans, and programs, some of the information on this page may be outdated.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.


MEXICO TV DX ID TIPS
Updated March 9, 2012

•Mexico TV DX Primer (New 2012 version)
•National network logos
•NEW Local logos: Channel 2
•NEW Local logos: Channel 3
•NEW Local logos: Channel 4
•NEW Local logos: Channel 5
•NEW Local logos: Channel 6
•List of relayer network switches and corrections(9-19-2010)
•List of multi-transmitter stations (5-17-2011)
•List of unofficial stations and city of service vs ID location
•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.

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 Galavision/Local stations carry some programs from the various Televisa networks. Most are at different times than the network feeds. For example, XHBC-3 runs XEW soap operas with the XEW logo upper right and XELN-4 runs XEW and XHGC programs with the network logos upper right.

IMPORTANT TIP: New news logo for Azteca in 2012.


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


An unofficial station. ID below reads:
XEZ-TV C-3
C.CULIACAN,GTO.
TELEVISA
LATIN AMERICA TV DX ID TIPS Updated January 30, 2012

•Latin America TV Logos: Number
•Latin America TV Logos: Name, letters, symbol
•Cuba TV DX ID tips page

Many thanks to the DXers and reporters who provided information and graphics for these Latin America pages over the years: Christopher S. Dunne, Jeff Kruszka, Jesus Perez (and associates), Mike Bugaj (and the WTFDA), Humberto Molina, Jeff Kadet, and William Hepburn.

Contributions of logos and information are always welcome.


Focus of this site:
  • 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.
LIMITATIONS OF THIS SITE:
  • SOME OF THE LOGOS ON THIS SITE ARE OUTDATED, AND SOME NETWORK/STATION URLS NO LONGER WORK.
  • The logos and stations/networks listed on these pages are not the only ones that might be received on low-band channels from this Website's area of coverage.
  • Reliable information is difficult to find for many Latin America TV stations.
  • Obtaining up-to-date logos, etc is impossible for some stations and networks.
  • Some of the TV stations are very low power, which means those stations will not likely be DXable.
  • Although I've received many TV stations from Mexico, my experience with Central America and Caribbean TV has not been extensive. Therefore, I need your help in keeping this site up to date.

Audio and video frequency offsets for Central America, Caribbean, and South America TV:

Other websites which contain useful information on Central America and Caribbean TV:
CANADA TV DX HELP FROM DOUG SMITH (W9WI)



An example of a great ID from Mexico. Although this easy-to-read style of ID was common on Mexico network relayers in the past, only a few TV stations in Mexico currently use this kind of ID. (XHTPZ-24 Tampico TAM, as received and photographed by Jeff Kruszka in south Louisiana in 1998.)