Genesis Networks has publicized the fact that popular Mexican television channel SUR Mexico has started broadcasting to U.S. cable audiences over the Genesis fiber network. Part of the Sur Corporation group of channels, SUR Mexico offers Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. a window on their home country with a full schedule of news, events, and entertainment programming. Previously only available to DirecTV satellite subscribers, SUR Mexico has forged the agreement with Genesis Networks to open the channel up to a much wider viewing audience of cable subscribers. Genesis receives the SUR Mexico signal in Miami, Fla., and transmits it to a teleport in Hauppauge, N.Y. From there, the signal is uplinked to the Galaxy 23 satellite for distribution to U.S. cable providers. Since the start of the service in July, three cable companies have picked up the SUR Mexico channel with Comcast Chicago leading the way—New York, New York
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