List of television stations in Mexico

The two largest public networks are Canal Once, owned by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, and the multiplexed transmitter network of the Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano (SPR), which offers multiple public television services.

In addition, due to Mexico's rugged terrain, many stations operate low-powered, mostly co-channel translators (legally known as equipos complementarios de zona de sombra) to serve areas shielded by terrain, to improve signal reception in fringe areas, or (in some cases) to serve completely different television markets.

The two most notable of these were awarded to Televisa; the 1982 concession of 95 television stations in small communities is responsible for the bulk of the Canal de las Estrellas network, while the concession of 62 stations to Radiotelevisora de México Norte, a subsidiary of Televisa, was awarded in the early 1990s and expanded the Canal 5 and Gala TV networks.

Since the conversion to digital, Televisa and Azteca have multiplexed transmitters in rural areas, bringing full national network service to smaller communities for the first time.

[6] However, Grupo Radio Centro refused to pay its winning bid of 3.058 billion pesos and thus had its concession revoked.

Cerro del Cuatro in Guadalajara . Most Mexican television stations transmit from mountains like this one, to increase signal coverage.
Cerro del Chiquihuite in Mexico City , the location for transmitters of most of Mexico City's TV and FM stations.
Almost all Toluca stations transmit from Jocotitlán
Most of Televisa 's stations in Monterrey broadcast from Cerro de la Silla