Telesistema Mexicano

Telesistema Mexicano was the predecessor of Televisa. Telesistema Mexicano was a television alliance made up of the independently owned television flagship stations XEW Canal 2, XHTV Canal 4, and XHGC Canal 5 in Mexico, Distrito Federal.

Telesistema Mexicano

Company type	Broadcast television distributor
Industry	Mass media
Founded	1955; 70 years ago (1955)
Founder	Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta Rómulo O'Farrill Guillermo González Camarena Ernesto Barrientos Reyes
Defunct	January 8, 1973; 52 years ago (1973-01-08)
Fate	Merged with Televisión Independiente de México to become Televisa
Successor	Televisa
Headquarters	Mexico City, Mexico
Area served	Mexico
Products	Nefertiti y Aquenatos
Total assets	XEW Canal 2 XHTV Canal 4 XHGC Canal 5

History

Telesistema Mexicano was founded in 1955 when Mexico, Distrito Federal television stations XEW Canal 2 owned by Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, XHTV Canal 4 owned by Rómulo O'Farrill, XHGC Canal 5 owned by Guillermo González Camarena, and capital and expertise from Ernesto Barrientos Ventosa merged to form an alliance. Its programming originated from the Televicentro building.^[1] In 1968 Monterrey businessmen established Televisión Independiente de México XHTM Canal 8 in Mexico, Distrito Federal to compete with Telesistema Mexico but later ended up being merged with their competitor in 1973. This last merger between Telesistema de Mexico and Televisión Independiente de México led to the creation of Television Via Satellite (Televisa).^[2]