Mexicanal
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Mexicanal Network is a Mexican based television Network launched in 2005 by Castalia Communications and Cablecom and serves Mexicans living and working in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Mexicanal programming lineup features a dynamic range of Spanish-language content encompassing news, cultural programming, culturally relevant programs, sports and popular entertainment from public broadcasters, independent producers and local access stations throughout Mexico.
In addition, the MEXICANAL Network has earned several coveted Promax/BDA Promotion and Marketing Awards for its outstanding promotional spots and campaigns.
MEXICANAL Network has garnered appreciation for its efforts to create awareness among the Hispanic community about important social and educational programs. One such example is the IME Scholarship Program, a fund that aims to elevate the educational level of first-generation Hispanics in the United States and Canada.
The Network has been recognized for its innovative accomplishments. The channel made headlines when it opened its state-of-the-art production and transmission facility in San Luis Potosi
, in central Mexico. Utilizing a unique file delivery system for programming which greatly reduced time and costs for scheduling, transmission and storage and eliminated the use of videotape, the facility was a first among Latin American broadcasters.
Mas package (channel 412). Now, with the process of digitalization, the options have multiplied. It is now broadcast on an open signal via the "multicasting" platform in the following cities:
Other regularly scheduled programming includes:
Ten daily newscasts from major cities in Mexico plus.
News Stories
Mexicanal programming lineup features a dynamic range of Spanish-language content encompassing news, cultural programming, culturally relevant programs, sports and popular entertainment from public broadcasters, independent producers and local access stations throughout Mexico.
In addition, the MEXICANAL Network has earned several coveted Promax/BDA Promotion and Marketing Awards for its outstanding promotional spots and campaigns.
MEXICANAL Network has garnered appreciation for its efforts to create awareness among the Hispanic community about important social and educational programs. One such example is the IME Scholarship Program, a fund that aims to elevate the educational level of first-generation Hispanics in the United States and Canada.
History
Castalia Communications was founded in 1991 to serve as a catalyst for new communications ventures worldwide. Over the past 18 years, Castalia has become a leading independent distributor of broadcast, satellite, cable and web-based programming and technology internationally. Castalia and Cablecom, one of the largest cable operators in Mexico, recognized the need for programming from numerous regions throughout Mexico because the majority of Mexicans living in the U.S. come from places other than Mexico City. This led to the creation, launch, distribution and management of Mexicanal in 2005, the first regional news, information and entertainment television network for Mexicans in the US, Mexico and Canada. Signing programming affiliations with broadcasters from different states, MEXICANAL Network is now able to provide precisely that kind of programming.The Network has been recognized for its innovative accomplishments. The channel made headlines when it opened its state-of-the-art production and transmission facility in San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
, in central Mexico. Utilizing a unique file delivery system for programming which greatly reduced time and costs for scheduling, transmission and storage and eliminated the use of videotape, the facility was a first among Latin American broadcasters.
List of U.S. broadcast affiliates
Since its launch, Mexicanal has been distributed across the United States through the DirecTVDirecTV
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Mas package (channel 412). Now, with the process of digitalization, the options have multiplied. It is now broadcast on an open signal via the "multicasting" platform in the following cities:
| City | Station | Channel | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | KBEH-TV | 63.3 | HERO Broadcasting LLC |
| Dallas, TX | K31GL-D | 31.2 | Mako Communications |
| Atlanta, GA | WYGA-LD | 16.1 | Mako Communications |
| San Antonio, TX | WOAI-TV WOAI-TV WOAI-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC affiliate television station serving the San Antonio, Texas metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located in Elmendorf, Texas, with its studios located in downtown San Antonio.... |
4.2 | High Plains Broadcasting LLC |
| Phoenix, AZ | KTVP-LP KTVP-LP KTVP-LP is a low-power broadcast television station located in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 22 from South Mountain in Phoenix, and is an affiliate of Almavision, a Spanish-language Christian television network... |
22.2 | Mako Communications |
| Harlingen, TX | KGBT-TV KGBT-TV KGBT-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a CBS affiliate located in Harlingen, Texas. Its market includes the greater Rio Grande Valley metropolitan area. KGBT is currently owned by Barrington Broadcasting Company. Its transmitter is located in Cameron County, Texas... |
4.2 | Barrington Broadcasting Group, LLC Barrington Broadcasting Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC , headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois is an entity wholly focused on broadcast television. The company's assets mainly consist of television stations in middle and small sized markets... |
| San Diego, CA | K61GH | 50.1 | ICNG |
| Las Vegas, NV | KTNV KTNV KTNV-TV, channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada which is owned by Journal Broadcast Group and serves as the ABC affiliate for the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevada and northwest Arizona... |
13.2 | Journal Broadcast Group |
| Austin, TX | KVAT-LD | 17.1 | Mako Communications |
| Tucson, AZ | KGUN KGUN KGUN-TV, channel 9, is the ABC-affiliated television station serving Tucson, Arizona, owned by Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 9 from Mount Bigelow, located northeast of Tucson... |
9.2 | Journal Broadcast Group |
| Columbus, OH | WCSN-LD | 32.1 | Columbus TV, LLC |
| Palm Springs, CA | KMIR-TV KMIR-TV KMIR-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Southern California's Coachella Valley. Licensed to Palm Springs, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 from a transmitter on Edom Hill in Cathedral City north of I-10/Redlands Freeway... |
36.2 | Journal Communications Journal Communications Journal Communications, Inc. is a publicly traded media company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It publishes the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a daily newspaper, and it also owns television stations, radio stations and weekly newspapers, among other businesses.-History:The Milwaukee Journal was... |
| Albany, NY | WYBN-CD | 14.2 | Cable Ad Net New York, Inc. |
| Yakima,WA | KWYT-LD | 39.2 | Ron Bevins |
| Oklahoma City, OK | KOHC-CD KOHC-CA KOHC-CD is a Class A Azteca América affiliate in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 45 is digital by Special Temporary Authorization , and is owned by Sunshine State Television Networks Inc... |
45.3 | Sunshine State Television Networks, Inc. |
| Reno, NV | KELM-LP KELM-LP KELM-TV is a low-power television station located in Reno, Nevada, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 43. It is an affiliate of Mexicanal network.... |
43 | Ngensolutions LLC |
| Boise, ID | KIVI KIVI KIVI-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Idaho's Treasure Valley licensed to Nampa. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County. The station can also be seen on Cable One channel 6... |
6.2 | Journal Communications Journal Communications Journal Communications, Inc. is a publicly traded media company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It publishes the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a daily newspaper, and it also owns television stations, radio stations and weekly newspapers, among other businesses.-History:The Milwaukee Journal was... |
| Twin Falls, ID | KMVT KMVT KMVT is the CBS affiliated television station in Twin Falls, Idaho. Its digital signal is broadcast over Channel 11. Its transmitter is located on Flat Top Butte near Jerome.-History:... |
11.4 | Neuhoff Family Limited Partnership |
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| Chicago, IL |
| Boston, MA |
| Houston, TX |
| San Francisco, CA |
| Oakland, CA |
| San Jose, CA |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
| Logan, UT |
| Ogden, UT |
| Portland, OR |
| Southern WA State |
| Annapolis, MD |
| Anne Arundel County, MD |
| Calvert, MD |
| Charles County, MD |
| Detroit, MI |
| Lansing, MI |
| Holland, MI |
Mexican Partners
| City | Station |
|---|---|
| Guanajuato | TV4 de Guanajuato XHLEG-TV TV4 or TV CU4TRO is the state-owned public broadcaster serving the Mexican state of Guanajuato. The Television Unit of Guanajuato , as its stated mission, provides educational programming, social and cultural television and healthy entertainment for children, youth and adults.The content of... |
| Morelia | Telemichoacán |
| Mexico City | Televisión Mexiquense Televisión Mexiquense Televisión Mexiquense, also known as Canal 34, is a public television network for the Mexican state of México. The network's main station, XHPTP-TV channel 34 and channel 41 , originates from Tres Padres Peak in the municipality of Coacalco de Berriozabal, México... |
| Guadalajara | C7 Jalisco XHGJG-TV XHGJG-TV channel 7, also known as C7, is a public television station serving Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Operated by the Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión, it is owned by the State of Jalisco... |
| Monterrey | TV Nuevo León |
| San Luis Potosí | Visión 10 Cablecom |
| Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes TV |
| Guerrero | Soy Guerrero Soy Guerrero Soy Guerrero is a statewide public television network, owned and operated by the "Organismo Público Descentralizado del Radio y Televisión de Guerrero" of the State of Guerrero.... |
| Oaxaca | Oaxaca TV Oaxaca TV Oaxaca TV is a statewide public television network owned and operated by CORTV , the public broadcaster of the Mexican state of Oaxaca... |
| Chiapas | Canal 10 Chiapas |
| Sonora | Telemax Telemax (television network) Telemax is a Mexican broadcast television network based in Hermosillo, Sonora. Its flagship station is XEWH-TV channel 6 in Hermosillo, and is available nationally through satellite and cable coverage. It is also available through a network of over-the-air repeaters, which extend its flagship... |
| Hidalgo | Hidalgo Televisión |
| Yucatan | Trece TV |
| Campeche | Televisión de Campeche |
| Zacatecas | B15 Zacatecas |
Programming
MEXICANAL Network’s robust programming lineup features its very own daily news program, "MX24 Noticias" (MX24 News) evening and late night edition, covering the top stories from the Mexican states, as well as national and international news. It is anchored by Cecilia Mendez with the collaboration of Raul Espinosa and Miguel Gallegos.Other regularly scheduled programming includes:
Ten daily newscasts from major cities in Mexico plus.
- "De Kiosko en Kiosko", with host Cornelio Garcia visiting different municipalities in Jalisco to explore their culture, customs and traditions.
- "Vida y Estilo", a daily magazine show anchored by Marisol Castillo and Alberto Benitta.
- "Reportajes de Alvarado", hosted by Eduardo Alvarado featuring the colorful towns of Nuevo León.
- "Estampas de Mi Provincia", where Claudia Gutierrez and Alberto Gomez show us the traditions and culture of Aguascalientes.
- "Cuadril·tero F·brica de Campeones", a monthly original production of MEXICANAL that features boxing fights promoting the young talents in all of Mexico.
- "Supergrupero", another MEXICANAL monthly production with the hottest "grupero" music of the moment.
- "Club C7", a children’s show where the main characters are kids who invite the audience to explore and discover everything around them.
- "El Grito de Independencia" (The Cry of Independence), "La Ruta de Mexico" (The Route of Mexico), a show that portrays the fervor of the festivities and traditions of the Mexica
News
Press Releases- http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/media/2011/3/15/mexicanal_network_adds_to_its_portfolio.htm
- http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/03/15/49805/mexicanal-adds-trio-of-broadcast-affiliates
- http://www.tvlatina.tv/articles/display/17622
- http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/media/2011/3/15/mexicanal_network_adds_to_its_portfolio.htm
- http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/03/15/49805/mexicanal-adds-trio-of-broadcast-affiliates
- http://www.mexicanal.com/english/comunicados/2011/02/21/mexicanal-%C2%AE-strategic-alliance-expands-coverage
- http://www.mexicanal.com/english/press-releases
- http://www.mexicanal.com/english/comunicados/2010/04/05/mexicanal%C2%AE-network-scores-carriage-washington
- http://www.mexicanal.com/english/comunicados/2010/04/05/mexicanal%C2%AE-network-charges-california
- http://www.mexicanal.com/english/comunicados/2009/12/23/mexicanal%C2%AE-adds-muscle-its-news-program-%E2%80%9Cmx24-noticias%E2%80%9D
News Stories
- http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/03/30network-offering-programming-from-mexico-now-available
- http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/apr/05/spanish-language-channel-launched/
- http://www.multichannel.com/article/447769-Mexicanal_Expands_Coverage_in_Calif_.php
- http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/447849-Mexicanal_Expands_California_Reach.php
- http://www.portada-online.com/article.aspx?aid=5907