Mexico
Mexican broadcast stations are assigned a three-, four-, five-, or six-letter call signs beginning with XE (mediumwave and shortwave) or XH (FM and TV). Some FM and TV stations (like XETV) are grandfathered with XE call signs and a –FM or –TV suffix. Mexican stations are required to identify twice an hour, at both the top and the bottom. Mexican radio and TV stations usually broadcasting programming in English are required to play the Mexican national anthem every day at midnight local time. As in Canada, stations that rebroadcast other stations may have the same call sign, but with a different number at the end (such as XEMN and XEMN-1). More commonly, television rebroadcasters are assigned XH calls in the same manner as any other Mexican television station.
Amateur radio stations in Mexico use XE1 for the central region, XE2 for the northern region, and XE3 for the southern region. XF prefixes indicate islands. XF4 is usually used for the Revillagigedo Islands and nearby islets. Special call signs for contests or celebrations are occasionally issued, often in the 4A and 6D series, although these will follow the usual district numbering system (4A3 for the south, etc.).
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