Canal 5 (Mexican TV channel)
Logo used since 2014 | |
| Type | Free-to-air television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Transmitters | see below |
| Headquarters | Av Chapultepec 28, Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, 0672 Mexico City |
| Programming | |
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| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TelevisaUnivision |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | May 10, 1952 |
| Links | |
| Website | televisa |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television (Except Tijuana and Matamoros) | Channel 5.1 (HD) |
| Digital terrestrial television (Matamoros) | Channel 2.2 (SD) |
| Digital terrestrial television (Tijuana) | Channel 6.1 (HD) |
Canal 5 is a Mexican free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It traces its origins to the foundation of Channel 5 in Mexico City in 1952 (also known by its identification code XHGC-TDT). Canal 5's program lineup is generally targeted at a younger audience and includes cartoons, foreign series and movies, along with a limited number of sporting events such as NFL games, boxing, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
Canal 5 is mainly aimed at children and youth audiences, airing a significant amount of programs from Paramount Global Content Distribution and other companies, although in late hours it usually targets general audiences with television series, movies, and reality shows. The channel also broadcasts series produced by the company TelevisaUnivision, which owns the channel. In programming, its main national competitor in open television has historically been Azteca 7 of TV Azteca.