Canal 6 (Mexico) facts for kids
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| Country | Mexico United States |
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| Broadcast area | Northeast & North-Central Mexico, Greater Mexico City, Southwestern United States over-the-air, nationally throughout Mexico, Costa Rica and the United States via cable, satellite and IPTV |
| Headquarters | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grupo Multimedios |
| Key people | Francisco González |
| History | |
| Launched | February 24, 1968 |
| Former names | Canal 12, 12-AW, Multimedios Televisión |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television (Mexico) | Channel 6 (most of Mexico) |
Canal 6 is a TV network in Mexico and the United States. It's also known as Multimedios Televisión. This network broadcasts shows in Spanish. It's mainly popular in northeastern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Canal 6 is part of a bigger company called Grupo Multimedios. Its main TV station is XHAW-TDT in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The network shows lots of different programs. These include local news, sports, and shows for kids. They also have fun variety shows for everyone. On weekdays, they broadcast about twenty hours of live shows!
The network is known for its news program called Telediario. They broadcast many hours of news each week. They also have a special Sunday night show called Cambios, which talks about important public topics.
If you love soccer, Canal 6 has you covered! They show special programs about Monterrey's two big soccer teams: Tigres UANL and C.F. Monterrey. They also partner with the Mexican League baseball team, Sultanes de Monterrey. This means you can watch their home games on weekends. In some cities like Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Torreón, they even show home matches of the Chivas soccer team.
Canal 6 has other TV stations in many cities. Some of these stations create their own local shows. You can watch the network over the air in Northeast and North-Central Mexico, and in the Southwestern United States. It's also available across both countries through cable, satellite, and internet TV (IPTV). Since 2016, all their shows are broadcast in a wide-screen format, both in regular and high definition.
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Canal 6 in Mexico
Most of the Canal 6 stations in Mexico are owned by Multimedios Televisión and Televisión Digital. For over 20 years, Canal 6 only had its main station, XHAW-TDT, in Monterrey. But in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the network started to grow. They built new stations in places like Saltillo and León, Guanajuato. They also added more partner stations in the northeast. In Monterrey, Multimedios also owns another TV station called XHSAW-TDT.
In 2017, Multimedios won the right to start six new TV stations. These new stations are in big cities like Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Puebla. The Mexico City station began broadcasting in July 2018. Other new stations started in Monclova, Coahuila and Durango later that year. The station in Puebla started broadcasting in August 2019.
In 2019, two more stations in the state of Chihuahua joined the Multimedios network. These were XHAUC-TDT in Chihuahua and XHMH-TDT in Hidalgo del Parral.
How Channel Numbers Changed
The Multimedios network used to be on virtual channel 12. This was the same channel number as XHAW's original launch in 1968. This change happened on October 27, 2016, when TV channels across Mexico were standardized. However, channel 12 was also used by other local stations.
On February 24, 2018, Multimedios changed the virtual channel for all its stations to channel 6. This date was special because it was the 50th anniversary of XHAW-TDT going on air! To help viewers remember the new channel, Multimedios started using a black and yellow "6" logo. "Canal Seis" (Channel Six) also became another name for the network.
Shows During the Pandemic
In early 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, many of the network's live entertainment shows were temporarily stopped. This was to encourage people to stay home. Later, many of these shows returned. However, only a few hosts were in the studio, keeping a safe distance from each other. Other cast members appeared from home using video calls. Some news anchors and reporters also worked from home.
You can also watch Canal 6 across Mexico through cable and satellite TV providers like SKY México and Izzi.
Canal 6 in the United States and Canada
In the United States, other companies own and run the Canal 6 stations. This is because of rules that limit foreign ownership of TV stations.
The American version of Canal 6 has some differences. It includes American commercials and public service announcements. Some shows are also swapped out, especially local shows from Monterrey. The main Monterrey broadcast can be streamed online in Mexico. However, it's blocked in the United States to protect agreements with American cable companies.
Canal 6, along with Milenio Television, helps produce news for two TV stations in Los Angeles, California. They create these newscasts from Monterrey. This helps the Los Angeles stations, which have reduced their own news teams.
Since late 2018, the American network mostly shows entertainment programs from Monterrey. But the noon and prime-time news shows are split. The first hour comes from Mexico City, and the second hour is from Monterrey. The morning news switches between both cities. At night, there's a special American news show from Milenio Television.
Since September 2020, more shows from Mexico City are shown live on the American feed. These include La Bola del Seis, Chismorreo, and ¡Rapiditas!. In 2022, the Monterrey-based show Vivalavi airs late at night, while the Mexico City version airs live. Another show, C6 Alerta, highlights current crime news.
Watching on Cable and Satellite
Canal 6 is available in the United States on many cable, satellite, and internet TV systems. These include DirecTV, Dish/Sling, Comcast, Spectrum, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS, and Grande Communications. You can watch it in both standard and high definition.
In 2016, the network also became available in Costa Rica through cable. This is because many people from Mexico live there. The American and Costa Rican versions of the morning show Vivalavi used to have different hosts. This special version was called Vivalavi Internacional, but it was canceled in 2017. Now, Vivalavi includes parts from both Monterrey and Mexico City.
You can even listen to the audio of Canal 6, Milenio TV, and the sports radio station XERG-AM over the phone!
Former Canal 6 Stations
Canal 6 used to have partner stations in several other cities. These stations are no longer part of the network. Some of these cities include:
- Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Bakersfield, California
- Amarillo, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- Midland, Texas
- San Angelo, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Tampa, Florida
- Rio Grande City, Texas
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