Imevisión
Former Mexican state broadcaster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión (Mexican Television Institute), known commercially as Imevisión after 1985, was a state broadcaster and federal government agency of Mexico. At its height, Imevisión programmed two national networks and additional local stations in Mexico City, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Mexicali, Tijuana and Monterrey.
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Imevisión | |
Company type | State-owned corporation |
Predecessor | Televisión de la República Mexicana |
Founded | 23 March 1983; 41 years ago (1983-03-23) |
Defunct | 2 August 1993; 30 years ago (1993-08-02) |
Fate | Licenses for the channels, except channel 22 liquidated to Televisión Azteca |
Headquarters | , |
Services | Television |
Owner | Mexican Federal government |
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As the Mexican government moved toward privatization, and in light of financial sustainability issues, most of Imevisión was sold in 1992 to Grupo Salinas, which came to be known as Televisión Azteca.[1] The government retained one of Imevisión's local stations, in Mexico City, and converted it into a cultural channel under the auspices of Conaculta.