Canal 5 in Mexico · channel ID and TV guide

Look for Canal5.mx when you match Canal 5 in Mexico. The directory associates this feed with Televisa.

Station details

Canal 5 in Uruguay can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (Canal5.uy) with Canal5.mx before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
Canal 5	Uruguay	Canal5.uy	Servicio de Comunicación Audiovisual Nacional
FETV	Panama	FETV.pa	Fundación para Educación de la Televisión
Paravision	Paraguay	Paravision.py	Albavisión
Canal 5	Moldova	Canal5.md	Media Content Distribution
XETV-TDT1	Mexico	XETVTDT1.mx	Grupo Televisa

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="Canal5.mx">…</channel>
<programme channel="Canal5.mx" start="20250715200000 -0600">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
America/Mexico_City	15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0600	16 Jul 02:00 UTC
America/Cancun	15 Jul 2025 20:00 -0500	16 Jul 01:00 UTC

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for Canal 5 before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “Canal 5 \| guide alignment test” against Canal5.mx in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with Canal5.mx exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Wrong feed	Keep the selected Televisa service paired with Canal5.mx. Compare the local bulletin or programme title in the broadcaster listing.