Instituto Mexicano de la Radio

Instituto Mexicano de la Radio
Type	Public broadcasting; radio network
Country	Mexico
Availability	National; available throughout Mexican states
Headquarters	Mexico City, Mexico
Owner	State governments
Key people	Ana Cecilia Valdés Terrazas
Launch date	March 23, 1983
Official website	IMER official site

The Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (English: "Mexican Radio Institute") is a Mexican public broadcaster, akin to National Public Radio in the US. It is also known as IMER.

History

It was founded in 1983 as a companion to the public TV broadcaster Imevisión, since privatized and known as TV Azteca. When Imevisión was privatized, XEIMT-TV (Imevisión's cultural channel) and IMER remained under government control.