Canal 5

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Current Canal 5 logo.


Canal 5 logo used from 2000 to 2013

http://www.televisa.com/canal5/?country_code=US
Official Canal 5 website

Slogan: TV como tú quieres (TV the way as you like it)

Canal 5 is an over-the-air broadcast television station founded by Guillermo González Camarena on May 10, 1952 and owned by Televisa originating and nationally broadcasting from XHGC-TV, Mexico City, Mexico. Most programs on this network are Spanish dubs of childrens' programs during the day (the channel shares a lot of its childrens' programming with cable networks Nickelodeon Latin America and Cartoon Network Latin America), while at night the channel broadcasts Spanish dubs of foreign drama, and action series, as well as movies. Sporting events such as the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup soccer matches also air on this network.

History (source: Wikipedia)

XHGC signed on May 10, 1952, broadcasting a Mother's Day event organized by the Excélsior newspaper; but the regular programming began at August 18, 1952.

The station was established by Guillermo González Camarena, a Mexican engineer who was one of the inventors of modern color television; the station's calls reflect his surnames. González Camarena was director and general manager of XHGC until his death in 1965.

In 1962, XHGC became the first station in Mexico to broadcast in color. By request of the same Guillermo González Camarena, the channel became space of children and youth. The first color program broadcasted was Paraíso infantil (Children's Paradise). Mexico was also likely the third country in North America and the fourth in the world, behind the United States, Cuba and Japan, to introduce color television.

During its early years, XHGC also brought educational television to Mexican viewers, with Telesecundaria, a pioneering educational program in Mexico.

In 1954, XHGC was one of the first stations in the world to broadcast an early version of 3D television, in which two of the same picture appear side-by-side on the screen, combined into a single 3-dimensional image using special glasses. This version of 3D television was developed by an American inventor, James Butterfield, and tested in Mexico on XHGC.

Childrens' programming (currently on air)

*El Chavo Animado (El Chavo: The Animated Series) (re-runs)
*Bob Esponja (SpongeBob SquarePants) (re-runs)
*Los Padrinos Mágicos (The Fairly OddParents) (re-runs)
*Hora de Aventura (Adventure Time)
*Bakugan (Bakugan Battle Brawlers)
*Jelly Jamm (re-runs)
*Plaza Sésamo
*El Show del Pájaro Loco (The New Woody Woodpecker Show) (re-runs)
*Bratz (re-runs)
*Los Pingüinos de Madagascar (The Penguins of Madagascar) (re-runs)
*Transformers: Prime (re-runs)
*Monsuno (re-runs)
*Justice Joven (Young Justice)
*Dragon Ball Z Kai

Childrens' programming (currently off air)

*El Chavo del Ocho
*El Chapulin Colorado
*Los Supersónicos (The Jetsons)
*Los Pitufos (The Smurfs)
*Danny Phantom
*Mighty B: La Super Abeja (The Mighty B!)
*Ben 10
*Ben 10: Fuerza Alienígena (Ben 10: Alien Force)
*Ben 10: Supremacía Alienígena (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
*Hot Wheels Battle Force 5
*Las Aventuras de Jimmy Neutron: el Niño Genio (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
*Viva Piñata
*¡Mucha Lucha!
*El Laboratorio de Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
*KND: Los Chicos del Barrio (Code Name: Kids Next Door)
*Mansión Foster para Amigos Imaginarios (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
*Mi Compañero de Clase es un Mono (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)
*Las Chicas Superpoderosas (The Powerpuff Girls)
*Las Chicas Superpoderosas Z (The Powerpuff Girls Z)
*El Club Winx (Winx Club)
*Pocoyó (Pocoyo)
*Harold et el Purple Crayon (Harold and the Purple Crayon)
*El Show de los Looney Tunes (The Looney Tunes Show)
*Pokemón (Pokémon)
*Scooby Doo (Scooby-Doo)
*Scooby Doo: Misterios S.A. (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)
*Las Sombrías Aventuras de Billy & Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
*El Show de Porky (The Porky Pig Show)
*Fantasías Animadas de Ayer y hoy; Looney Tunes (Looney Tunes)
*El Show del Correcaminos (The Road Runner Show)
*El Show de Garfield (The Garfield Show)
*Star Wars: La Guerra de los Clones (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
*My Little Pony: La Magia de la Amistad (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
*Chowder
*Kung Fu Panda: La Leyenda de Po (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
*ThunderCats

Prime-time programming (currently on air)

*Big Time Rush (re-run)
*Malcolm el de en Medio (Malcolm in the Middle) (re-run)
*La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Victimas Especiales (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
*iCarly (re-run)
*Drake y Josh (Drake & Josh) (re-run)
*Arrow: La Cacería (Arrow)

Prime-time programming (currently off air)

*Dr. House (House M.D.)
*Mujeres Asesinas (Killer Womens)
*El Equipo (The Team)
*Una Familia Moderna (Modern Family)
*El Mentalista (The Mentalist)
*Sabrina, la Bruja Adolescente (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
*La Ley y el Orden (Law & Order)
*Hechiceras (Charmed)
*CSI: Las Vegas
*CSI: Miami
*Smallville
*La Teoría del Big Bang (The Big Bang Theory)
*Sueña Conmigo (Dream With Me)
*Zoey 101
*True Jackson (True Jackson, VP)
*Victorious
*Glenn Martin, Dentista (Glenn Martin, D.D.S.)
*Miss XV
*Terra Nova
*Vigilados (Person of Interest)
*Spartacus: Sangre y Arena (Spartacus)
*Grimm
*Los Muertos Vivientes (The Walking Dead)

Affiliates

*XHAG 13 (Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes)
*XHENJ 17 (Ensenada, Baja California)
*XHMEX 32 (Mexicali, Baja California)
*XHSFE 4 (San Felipe, Baja California)
*XETV 6.2 (Tijuana, Baja California) (XETV airs English language TV station "XETV San Diego 6 The CW" of San Diego, California, USA on channel 6.1)
*XHLPB 4 (La Paz, Baja California Sur)
*XHAN 12 (Campeche, Campeche)
*XHCMZ 5 (Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas)
*XHSNC 11 (San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas)
*XHAA 7 (Tapachula, Chiapas)
*XHTX 8 (Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas)
*XHCDE 13 (Delicias, Chihuahua)
*XHJUB 56 (Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua) (also serves El Paso, Texas, USA)
*XHFI 5 (Chihuahua, Chihuahua)
*XHCHW 64 (Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila)
*XHNOH 29 (Nueva Rosita, Coahuila)
*XHMLC 29 (Monclova, Coahuila)
*XHPNH 52 (Piedras Negras, Coahuila)
*XHSTC 25 (Saltillo, Coahuila)
*XHTOB 40 (Torreon, Coahuila)
*XHCC 5 (Colima, Colima)
*XHGC 5 (Mexico, Distrito Federal) (Canal 5 originates from Mexico City)
*XHLE 25 (León, Guanajuato)
*XHAL 4 (Acapulco, Guerrero)
*XHCHN 2 (Chilpancingo, Guerrero)
*XHIGN 11 (Iguala, Guerrero)
*XHIXG 2 (Zihuatanejo, Guerrero)
*XHATU 5 (Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco)
*XHAUM 5 (Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco)
*XHGUE 21 (Guadalajara, Jalisco)
*XHPVE 4 (Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco)
*XEX 4 (Altzomoni, Mexico)
*XHTOK 31 (Toluca, México)
*XHAPN 47 (Apatzingan, Michoacán)
*XHLAC 11 (Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacán)
*XHMOW 21 (Morelia, Michoacán)
*XHZAM 28 (Zamora, Michoacán)
*XHTFL 5 (Tepic, Nayarit)
*XET 6 (Monterrey, Nuevo León)
*XHHHN 2 (Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca)
*XHOXO 5 (Oaxaca, Oaxaca)
*XHPAO 9 (Palma Sola, Oaxaca)
*XHPIX 4 (Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca)
*XEZ 3 (Querétaro, Querétaro)
*XHCCN 4 (Cancún, Quintana Roo)
*XHCHF 6 (Chetumal, Quintana Roo)
*XHCDV 5 (Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi)
*XHSLT 2 (San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi)
*XHCUI 22 (Culiacan, Sinaloa)
*XHLMI 28 (Los Mochis, Sinaloa)
*XHMAF 4 (Mazatlan, Sinaloa)
*XHCBO 63 (Caborca, Sonora)
*XHCDO 36 (Ciudad Obregón, Sonora)
*XHGUY 28 (Guaymas, Sonora)
*XHHMS 29 (Hermosillo, Sonora)
*XHNON 38 (Nogales, Sonora)
*XHLL 13 (Villahermosa, Tabasco)
*XHCMU 22 (Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas)
*XHUT 13 (Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas)
*XHD 4 (Tampico)
*XHCOV 4 (Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz)
*XHAI 9 (Las Lajas, Veracruz)
*XHMEN 4 (Merida, Yucatán)
*XHSMZ 4 (Sombrerete, Zacatecas)