XHAB-TDT
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| Channels | |
| Branding |
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| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 8.1: Televisa Regional/Nu9ve |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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.com/tamaulipas/ |
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
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
- ^ 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
- Televisa Tamaulipas website
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