XHAB-TDT
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|---|---|
| City | Matamoros, Tamaulipas |
| Channels | |
| Branding |
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| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 8.1: Televisa Regional/Nu9ve |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| XERV-TDT, XHTAM-TDT | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1968[2] |
Former call signs | XHAB-TV (1968–2015) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 7 (VHF, 1968–2015) Virtual: 7 (2009–2016) |
Call sign meaning | Original concessionaire Alejandro Burillo Pérez[3] |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | IFT |
| ERP | 348 kW[4] |
| Links | |
| Website | televisaregional |
XHAB-TDT, virtual channel 8 (UHF digital channel 30), is a Televisa television station licensed to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The channel can also be seen in Texas' Rio Grande Valley market. In addition to local news and programming, XHAB also airs a selection of Nu9ve's programming. XHAB also shares a sales office with XERV-TV in McAllen, Texas, for sales of commercial time from American businesses.
XHAB returned channel 7 to the air in Matamoros upon signing on in 1968; the channel had been occupied by XELD-TV in the early 1950s. Programming included the locally produced El Mundo de los Niños and Las Aventuras de los Hermanos Donnie.
Grenade attacks
[edit]The television station has been attacked twice, once in July 2009 and again on August 15, 2010. No one was injured, but two automobiles were damaged.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ XHAB history video[dead link]
- ^ DOF October 14, 1966
- ^ "RPC #055372: Technical Changes — XHAB-TDT" (PDF). Federal Telecommunications Institute. September 9, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Televisa studios attacked in Matamoros, Monterrey". Archived from the original on 2010-08-17.
External links
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