XHAB-TDT

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-TDT
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Mexico
ChannelsDigital: 30 (UHF)
Virtual: 8[1]
Branding
  • Vallevision
  • Televisa Noreste
Programming
Subchannels8.1 Televisa Regional/Nu9ve
Ownership
OwnerTelevisa
(Televisora de Occidente, S.A. de C.V.)
History
Founded1968[2]
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
7 (VHF, 1968–2015)
Call sign meaning
Original concessionaire Alejandro Burillo Pérez[3]
Technical information
ERP348 kW[4]
Links
Websitetelevisaregional.com/tamaulipas/

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.

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

  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. XHAB history video
  3. DOF October 14, 1966
  4. "RPC #055372: Technical Changes — XHAB-TDT" (PDF). Federal Telecommunications Institute. September 9, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  5. http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=497127


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