Mexican television network
Television channel
Las Estrellas
("The Stars"; previously
El Canal de las Estrellas
, or "The Channel of the
Stars
") is one of the cornerstone networks of
TelevisaUnivision
, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at
XEW-TDT
in Mexico City. Many of the programs of
Las Estrellas
are seen in the United States on
Univision
,
UniMas
, and
Galavision
.
[1]
History
[
edit
]
Las Estrellas originated from XEW-TV, which began broadcasting on 11 March 1951. The channel was a sister station to the legendary
XEW-AM
radio station, owned by
Emilio Azcarraga Vidaurreta
, which was also the owner of the newly launched channel. It was the second commercial TV channel to be established in Mexico City, after
XHTV
channel 4, owned by the
Novedades
newspaper. XEW-TV's first transmission was a live, play-by-play, outside broadcast of a
Mexican League
match, with XEW radio veteran
Pedro Septien
on commentary duties. Other than live sports broadcasts, XEW-TV initially broadcast films from the
Golden Age of Mexican cinema
, as its studios in Chapultepec 18 were still under construction. The studio complex, known as Televicentro, would be inaugurated in January 1952. Soon thereafter, the programming scope would be expanded to include live variety shows and television theatre showcases, in a style similar to XEW radio's similarly formatted shows.
XEW-TV would be a pioneer in Mexican television, and would establish many industry firsts. In 1962, the channel would become the flagship network of the newly merged Telesistema Mexicano, which also brought XHTV and XHGC under Azcarraga's hands, and, after merging with
XHTM-TV
and
Television Independiente de Mexico
, many of these station's programs would move to XEW-TV. As a result, XEW-TV rapidly grew and became the country's most watched TV network, a position which was undisputed for many years, as Televisa held a monopoly on commercial TV in Mexico, which even went into heavily influencing the political landscape in the country. As a result, by 1985, and in preparation for the
1986 FIFA World Cup
(in which Televisa was the host broadcaster), XEW-TV was renamed
El Canal de las Estrellas
, in reference to the station's line-up of actors, comedians and presenters. This was further reinforced with the launch of an image campaign song, sung by
Lucia Mendez
, in 1988.
After the death of
Emilio Azcarraga Milmo
in 1997, El Canal de las Estrellas suffered a massive restructuring of its programming. The biggest moment of the restructuring came in 1998, when
24 Horas
, the
Jacobo Zabludovsky
-anchored newscast, long a propaganda mouthpiece of the Mexican political regime, was canceled. The station's brand identity was also replaced with a new logo created by Pablo Rovalo. After a period of ratings turmoil, viewership stabilized, but the channel had to contend now with a surgent
XHDF
, freshly privatized and bought under the auspicies of
TV Azteca
.
After years of decline, particularly after
2012
, as accusations of political bias in favor of then-President
Enrique Pena Nieto
began to hamper the broadcaster's credibility, in 2016, the decision was made to relaunch entirely the station's branding and programming. On 22 August 2016, XEW-TV was renamed as
Las Estrellas
, and introduced many changes to its programming schedule, including shorter and snappier telenovelas and news programming, as well as dropping many long-running programming in favour of programming oriented to a younger audience.
[2]
The changes generated a big ratings decline;
[3]
[4]
as a result, by 2017, much of the new programming was canceled and the prime time telenovelas and news programming were relocated to pre-relaunch timeslots
[5]
and viewership stabilized, specially, during the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[6]
Las Estrellas Internacional
[
edit
]
Las Estrellas is available as a pay television network in Europe and Australia as Las Estrellas Europa
[7]
and Las Estrellas Latinoamerica in Central and South America through Televisa Networks.
[8]
Both feeds differ from the Las Estrellas programming, usually broadcasting shows weeks behind their original broadcast.
In Canada, XEW-TDT and the Las Estrellas schedule is available in full on
Rogers Cable
(limited to the
Greater Toronto Area
) and
Bell Fibe TV
as an
eligible foreign service
.
Network logos
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]
-
1951 logo
-
1952 logo
-
1968 logo
-
1988 logo
-
1993 logo
-
1997 logo
-
2007 logo
-
2014 logo
-
2016 logo
Programming
[
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]
Weekday programming in the afternoon and prime time consists of
telenovelas
. Las Estrellas airs sports programming and sports specials like the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. Morning and afternoon programming consists of news, sports, talk shows, and variety shows. Night time programming is filled with a news program and
Univision
-produced shows. Examples of shows produced by Las Estrellas are
Recuerda y Gana
,
Hoy
,
El Juego de las Estrellas
, and
Cuentamelo ya
. The network also produces and airs the
Premios TVyNovelas
, sponsored by the Televisa-owned
magazine of the same name
and considered the highest honor in the domestic Mexican television industry.
Repeaters
[
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]
The following is a list of all full-time Las Estrellas repeaters:
RF
|
VC
|
Call sign
|
Location
|
ERP
|
Concessionaire
|
26
|
2
|
XHEBC-TDT
|
Ensenada
|
38 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHBM-TDT
|
Mexicali
|
180 kW
|
Televimex
|
22
|
19
|
XHUAA-TDT
|
Tijuana
|
200 kW
|
Televimex
|
27
|
2
|
XHSJT-TDT
|
San Jose del Cabo
Cabo San Lucas
|
30 kW
27 kW
[9]
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHCBC-TDT
|
Cd. Constitucion
|
10 kW
|
Televimex
|
26
|
2
|
XHGWT-TDT
|
Guerrero Negro
|
30 kW
|
Televimex
|
28
|
2
|
XHLPT-TDT
|
La Paz
|
26 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHCPA-TDT
|
Campeche
|
28 kW
|
Televimex
|
22
|
2
|
XHCDC-TDT
|
Ciudad del Carmen
|
31 kW
[10]
|
Televimex
|
21
|
2
|
XHEFT-TDT
|
Escarcega
|
18 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHWVT-TDT
|
Tonala
Arriaga
|
20 kW
18 kW
[11]
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHCIC-TDT
|
Cintalapa de Figueroa
|
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHCMZ-TDT
|
Comitan
de Dominguez
|
32 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHHUC-TDT
|
Huixtla
|
40 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHOCC-TDT
|
Ocosingo
|
39 kW
|
Televimex
|
16
|
2
|
XHSCC-TDT
|
San Cristobal de las Casas
|
30 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHAA-TDT
|
Tapachula
|
62 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XHTUA-TDT
|
Tuxtla Gutierrez
|
45 kW
|
Televimex
|
28
|
2
|
XHVAC-TDT
|
Venustiano Carranza
|
22 kW
|
Televimex
|
26
|
2
|
XHVFC-TDT
|
Villaflores
|
20 kW
|
Televimex
|
36
|
2
|
XHCHC-TDT
|
Cd. Camargo
|
24 kW
|
Televimex
|
46
|
2
|
XHCCH-TDT
|
Cd. Cuauhtemoc
|
26 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHDEH-TDT
|
Cd. Delicias
|
20 kW
|
Televimex
|
33
|
2
|
XHBU-TDT
|
Cd. Jimenez
|
11 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XEPM-TDT
|
Cd. Juarez
|
50 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XHMAC-TDT
|
Cd. Madera
|
14 kW
|
Televimex
|
24
|
2
|
XHFI-TDT
|
Chihuahua
Cd. Cuauhtemoc
|
47 kW
26 kW
[12]
|
Televimex
|
26
|
2
|
XHHPT-TDT
|
Hidalgo del Parral
|
24 kW
|
Televimex
|
27
|
2
|
XHNCG-TDT
|
Nuevo Casas Grandes
|
34 kW
|
Televimex
|
15
|
2
|
XHOCH-TDT
|
Ojinaga
|
23 kW
|
Televimex
|
35
|
2
|
XHBVT-TDT
|
San Buenaventura
|
25 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHSAC-TDT
|
Santa Barbara
|
23 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XEW-TDT
|
Mexico City
(Pico Tres Padres, Mexico)
|
270 kW
|
Televimex
|
35
|
2
|
XHWDT-TDT
|
Allende
|
40 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHAMC-TDT
|
Ciudad Acuna
|
50 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHRDC-TDT
|
Nueva Rosita
|
42 kW
|
Televimex
|
35
|
2
|
XHMOT-TDT
|
Monclova
|
50 kW
|
Televimex
|
22
|
2
|
XHPAC-TDT
|
Parras de la Fuente
|
62 kW
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHPNT-TDT
|
Piedras Negras
|
43 kW
|
Televimex
|
20
[13]
|
2
|
XHO-TDT
|
Torreon
|
150 kW
|
Televimex
|
16
|
2
|
XHBZ-TDT
|
Colima
Manzanillo
Cd. Guzman, Jal.
|
54 kW
30 kW
[14]
15 kW
[15]
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHTEC-TDT
|
Tecoman
/
Armeria
|
33 kW
|
Televimex
|
21
|
2
|
XHDI-TDT
|
Durango
Santiago Papasquiaro, Dgo.
|
94 kW
|
Televimex
|
27
|
2
|
XHLGT-TDT
|
Leon
Guanajuato
|
180 kW
20 kW
[16]
|
Televimex
|
22
|
2
|
XHACZ-TDT
|
Acapulco
|
15 kW
|
Televimex
|
20
|
2
|
XHCK-TDT
|
Chilpancingo
|
50 kW
|
Televimex
|
26
|
2
|
XHIGG-TDT
|
Iguala
|
43 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHTGG-TDT
|
Tecpan de Galeana
|
24 kW
|
Televimex
|
27
|
2
|
XHIZG-TDT
|
Ixtapa
and
Zihuatanejo
|
40 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHTWH-TDT
|
Tulancingo
|
45 kW
|
Televimex
|
36
|
2
|
XHATJ-TDT
|
Atotonilco El Alto
|
24 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHANT-TDT
|
Autlan de Navarro
|
43 kW
|
Televimex
|
24
|
2
|
XHGA-TDT
|
Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
|
150 kW
|
Televimex
|
25
|
2
|
XHLBU-TDT
|
La Barca
|
22 kW
|
Televimex
|
36
|
2
|
XHPVT-TDT
|
Puerto Vallarta
|
33 kW
|
Televimex
|
36
|
2
|
XHTM-TDT
|
Altzomoni
Tejupilco de Hidalgo
Taxco, Gro.
Pachuca
, Hgo. (RF 39)
Cuernavaca
, Mor.
San Martin Texmelucan
, Pue.
Tlaxcala, Tlax.
|
236 kW
20 kW
[17]
21 kW
[18]
8 kW
[19]
45 kW
[20]
20 kW
[21]
30 kW
[22]
|
Televimex
|
19
|
2
|
XHTOL-TDT
|
Toluca
/
Jocotitlan
|
45 kW
|
Televimex
|
25
|
2
|
XHAPN-TDT
|
Apatzingan
|
47 kW
|
Televimex
|
21
|
2
|
XHCHM-TDT
|
Ciudad Hidalgo
|
14 kW
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHLBT-TDT
|
Lazaro Cardenas
|
25 kW
|
Televimex
|
31
|
2
|
XHLRM-TDT
|
Los Reyes
|
22 kW
|
Televimex
|
16
|
2
|
XHKW-TDT
|
Morelia
|
47.2 kW
|
Jose Humberto y Loucille Martinez Morales
|
30
|
2
|
XHURT-TDT
|
Cerro Burro, Mich.
|
338 kW
|
Televimex
|
14
|
2
|
XHSAM-TDT
|
Sahuayo de Morelos
-Jiquilpan
|
20 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XHZMT-TDT
|
Zamora
|
32 kW
|
Televimex
|
36
|
2
|
XHZIM-TDT
|
Zinapecuaro
|
30 kW
|
Televimex
|
25
|
2
|
XHZMM-TDT
|
Zitacuaro
|
10 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHACN-TDT
|
Acaponeta
and
Tecuala
|
15 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHIMN-TDT
|
Islas Marias
|
1.3 kW
|
Televimex
|
18
|
2
|
XHSEN-TDT
|
Santiago Ixcuintla
|
17 kW
|
Televimex
|
28
|
2
|
XHTEN-TDT
|
Tepic
|
55 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHX-TDT
|
Monterrey
Saltillo
, Coah.
Sabinas Hidalgo
|
200 kW
45 kW
[23]
4.8 kW
|
Televimex
|
31
|
2
|
XHHLO-TDT
|
Huajuapan de Leon
Tehuacan, Pue.
|
76 kW
36 kW
[24]
|
Televimex
|
21
|
2
|
XHPAO-TDT
|
Cerro Palma Sola, Oax.
|
76 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHMIO-TDT
|
Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz
|
18 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XHBN-TDT
|
Oaxaca
|
97 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHPNO-TDT
|
Pinotepa Nacional
|
46 kW
|
Televimex
|
36
|
2
|
XHPAT-TDT
|
Puerto Angel
|
24 kW
|
Televimex
|
31
|
2
|
XHPET-TDT
|
Puerto Escondido
|
21 kW
|
Televimex
|
20
|
2
|
XHZAP-TDT
|
Zacatlan
|
20 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHZ-TDT
|
Queretaro
(Cerro El Zamorano)
Cerro El Cimatario
Guanajuato, Gto.
Irapuato
-
Celaya
, Gto.
San Miguel de Allende
, Gto.
|
180 kW
10 kW
20 kW
50 kW
65 kW
|
Televimex
|
21
|
2
|
XHCCN-TDT
|
Cancun
Playa del Carmen
|
60 kW
20 kW
[25]
|
Televimex
|
27
|
2
|
XHCHF-TDT
|
Chetumal
|
28 kW
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHCOQ-TDT
|
Cozumel
|
60 kW
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHCDV-TDT
|
Ciudad Valles
|
18 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XHMTS-TDT
|
Matehuala
|
27 kW
|
Televimex
|
31
|
2
|
XHSLA-TDT
|
San Luis Potosi
|
210 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XHTAT-TDT
|
Tamazunchale
|
40 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHBT-TDT
|
Culiacan
|
155 kW
|
Televimex
|
25/30
|
2
|
XHBS-TDT
|
Los Mochis
Cd. Obregon, Son.
(RF 30)
[26]
|
110 kW
200 kW
|
Televimex
|
25
|
2
|
XHOW-TDT
|
Mazatlan
|
118 kW
|
Televimex
|
17
|
2
|
XHAPT-TDT
|
Agua Prieta
|
25 kW
|
Televimex
|
35
|
2
|
XHSVT-TDT
|
Caborca
|
37 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHCNS-TDT
|
Cananea
|
32 kW
|
Televimex
|
20
|
2
|
XHGST-TDT
|
Guaymas
|
46 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHHES-TDT
|
Hermosillo
|
100 kW
|
Televimex
|
21
|
2
|
XHMST-TDT
|
Magdalena de Kino
|
24 kW
|
Televimex
|
27
|
2
|
XHBF-TDT
|
Navojoa
|
65 kW
|
Televisora de Navojoa
|
17
|
2
|
XHNOS-TDT
|
Nogales
|
35 kW
|
Televimex
|
22
|
2
|
XHPDT-TDT
|
Puerto Penasco
|
32 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHLRT-TDT
|
San Luis Rio Colorado
|
55 kW
|
Televimex
|
27
|
2
|
XHFRT-TDT
|
Frontera
|
18 kW
|
Televimex
|
31
|
2
|
XHUBT-TDT
|
La Venta
|
3 kW
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHTET-TDT
|
Tenosique
Palenque, Chis.
|
28 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHVIZ-TDT
|
Villahermosa
|
125 kW
|
Televimex
|
34
|
2
|
XHMBT-TDT
|
Ciudad Mante
|
27 kW
|
Televimex
|
31
|
2
|
XHTK-TDT
|
Ciudad Victoria
|
80 kW
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHLUT-TDT
|
La Rosita-
Villagran
|
35 kW
|
Televimex
|
29
|
2
|
XHLAR-TDT
|
Nuevo Laredo
|
200 kW
|
Televimex
|
19
|
9
|
XERV-TDT
|
Reynosa
|
300 kW
|
Televisora de Occidente
|
28
|
2
|
XHTAM-TDT
|
Matamoros
|
265 kW
|
Televimex
|
25
|
2
|
XHSFT-TDT
|
San Fernando
|
15 kW
|
Televimex
|
32
|
2
|
XHSZT-TDT
|
Soto la Marina
|
20 kW
|
Televimex
|
17
|
2
|
XHGO-TDT
|
Tampico
|
180 kW
|
Televimex
|
18
|
2
|
XHCRT-TDT
|
Cerro Azul
|
28 kW
|
Televimex
|
24
|
2
|
XHCV-TDT
|
Coatzacoalcos
|
60 kW
|
Televimex
|
24
|
2
|
XHFM-TDT
|
Veracruz
|
|
Televisora de Occidente
|
17
|
2
|
XHAH-TDT
|
Las Lajas
Nogales
Orizaba
|
430 kW
25 kW
[27]
60 kW
[28]
|
Televimex
|
35
|
2
|
XHATV-TDT
|
San Andres Tuxtla, Ver.
|
22 kW
|
Televimex
|
30
|
2
|
XHTP-TDT
|
Merida
|
125 kW
|
Televisora Peninsular
|
32
|
2
|
XHVTT-TDT
|
Valladolid
Tizimin
|
60 kW
28 kW
[29]
|
Televimex
|
22
|
2
|
XHJZT-TDT
|
Jalpa
|
25 kW
|
Televimex
|
23
|
2
|
XHNOZ-TDT
|
Nochistlan
|
32 kW
|
Televimex
|
18
|
2
|
XHSOZ-TDT
|
Sombrerete
|
32 kW
|
Televimex
|
25
|
2
|
XHTLZ-TDT
|
Tlaltenango
Calvillo, Ags.
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22 kW
17 kW
[30]
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Televimex
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22
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2
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XHVAZ-TDT
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Valparaiso
|
22 kW
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Televimex
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16
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2
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XHBD-TDT
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Zacatecas
Aguascalientes, Ags.
|
130 kW
10 kW
[31]
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Televimex
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References
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Hollywood Reporter: Univision books more Televisa Original Content
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hollywoodreporter.com
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TIM, Televisa.
"El Canal de las Estrellas es ahora... Las Estrellas"
.
Televisa
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
8 July
2021
.
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"Crisis de rating en Televisa provoca salida de 'Esta Noche con Arath"
.
www.proceso.com.mx
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
8 July
2021
.
- ^
"Crisis de ratings en noticieros y telenovelas de Televisa acelera cambios en contenidos y programacion"
.
www.proceso.com.mx
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
8 July
2021
.
- ^
"Lopez Doriga, Brozo, Adela Micha… Recortes y cancelaciones, el "segundo gran cambio" de Televisa ? Amedi"
.
www.amedi.org.mx
(in Mexican Spanish)
. Retrieved
8 July
2021
.
- ^
"Mas audiencia: la pandemia reanima a las telenovelas mexicanas | Gente | Entretenimiento | El Universo"
.
www.eluniverso.com
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
8 July
2021
.
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Canal de las Estrellas Europa: Europe and Australia coverage
Archived
29 September 2011 at the
Wayback Machine
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Canal de las Estrellas Latinoamerica: Latin America coverage
Archived
29 September 2011 at the
Wayback Machine
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RPC: Shadow XHSJT Cabo San Lucas
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RPC: Authorization for XHCDC-TDT
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RPC: Shadow XHWVT Arriaga, Chis.
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RPC: Shadow XHCHZ Cd. Cuauhtemoc
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RPC: Change in Frequency XHO-TDT, from 46 to 20
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RPC: Shadow XHBZ Manzanillo
[
permanent dead link
]
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RPC: Shadow XHBZ Cd. Guzman
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RPC: Shadow XHLGT-TDT Guanajuato
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RPC: Shadow XHTM Tejupilco
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RPC: Shadow XHTM Taxco
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RPC: Shadow XHTM Pachuca
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RPC: Shadow XHTM Cuernavaca
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RPC: Shadow XHTM San Martin Texmelucan
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RPC: Shadow XHTM Tlaxcala
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RPC: Shadow XHX
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RPC: Shadow XHHLO Tehuacan, Pue.
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RPC: Shadow XHCCN Playa del Carmen
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RPC: XHBS-TDT, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
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RPC: Shadow XHAH Nogales
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RPC: Shadow XHAH Orizaba
[
permanent dead link
]
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RPC: Shadow XHVTT Tizimin, Yuc.
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RPC: Shadow XHTLZ Calvillo ? RF 24
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RPC: Shadow XHBD Aguascalientes
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