Multimedios Television

Multimedios Televisión

Type	Terrestrial television network
Country	Mexico
Availability	Distributed in Northern and Central Mexico, and some areas of Southern United States
Owner	Grupo Multimedios
Key people	Francisco Gonzalez
Launch date	February 24, 1968
Former names	Canal 12
Official website	Multimedios Televisión

Multimedios Television is a network of Spanish language television stations found throughout Mexico. The system is part of Grupo Multimedios. The flagship station of Multimedios Television is XHAW-TV located in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Programming features locally produced news, sports, children's shows and general mass appeal programming. Multimedios produces more than 20 hours of programming daily.

The company also has network affiliates in many cities, some of which produce local content. The networks spans most of northeastern Mexico, and the southern United States.

Multimedios Affiliates

Mexico

All of these stations are owned and operated by Grupo Multimedios unless noted otherwise.

City Of License	Station/Channel No. (DT)
Monterrey	XHAW-TV 12 (25) (flagship station)
Tampico	XHTAO-TV 6 (47)
León, Guanajuato	XHLGG-TV 6 (N/A)
Ciudad Victoria	XHVTU-TV 7 (50)
Torreón	XHOAH-TV 9 (N/A)
Nuevo Laredo	XHNAT-TV 45 (32)
Matamoros	XHVTV-TV 54 (51)
Saltillo	XHAW-TV 11 (N/A)
Reynosa	XHVTV-TV 54 (51)

United States

All American Multimedios affiliates are owned and operated by other broadcasters, due to FCC regulations regarding foreign ownership of radio and TV stations. As of early 2007, Multimedios is no longer leasing stations from MAKO Communications.

Market/City Of License	Station/Channel No. (DT)	Current owner
Houston	KHLM-LD 43	Lotus Communications Corporation
San Diego	K09YL-D 9.1 (shared with Tr3s)	International Communications Network Inc.
Salt Lake City	KTMW 20.4	Alpha & Omega Communications, LLC
El Paso/Juarez	K40FW 40 (26) Application	Broadcast Group Ltd.

Cable availability

Multimedios is also seen on selected Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Charter Communications, AT&T U-Verse and Grande Communications cable systems.

Former Multimedios Affiliates

Market/City Of License	Station/Channel No. (DT)	Current Owner	Additional Notes
Dallas/Fort Worth (Mesquite)	KATA 50 (N/A)	Mako Communications	Now affiliated with MTV Tr3́s.
Las Vegas	KVPX 28 (N/A)	Mako Communications	Now affiliated with Almavision.
Las Vegas	KMCC 34 (32)	Cranston II, LLC	Now affiliated with Mega TV.
Bakersfield	K18HD-D N/A (18)	Valley Public Television	VPT acquired station from Mintz Broadcasting in 2007; has since flash-cut to digital and currently rebroadcasts KVPT
Amarillo	K64GK 64 (N/A)	Mintz Broadcasting
Corpus Christi	K54JS 54 (N/A)	Mintz Broadcasting
Lubbock	K24GP 24 (N/A)	Mako Communications
Midland	K69IT 69 (N/A)	Mintz Broadcasting
San Angelo	K45HW 45 (N/A)	Mintz Broadcasting
San Antonio	K51JF 51 (N/A)	Mintz Broadcasting
Phoenix	KPHE 44 (N/A)	Lotus Communications Corporation
Tampa	WTAM 30 (N/A) (Branded as TV Visión)	Lotus Communications Corporation

External links

• Multimedios Television
• Grupo Multimedios