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
Channels
Branding
  • Televisa Tamaulipas
Programming
Subchannels8.1: Televisa Regional/Nu9ve
Ownership
Owner
XERV-TDT, XHTAM-TDT
History
Founded1968[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
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. Programming included the locally produced El Mundo de los Niños and Las Aventuras de los Hermanos Donnie.

Grenade attacks

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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

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  1. ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ XHAB history video[dead link]
  3. ^ DOF October 14, 1966
  4. ^ "RPC #055372: Technical Changes — XHAB-TDT" (PDF). Federal Telecommunications Institute. September 9, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Televisa studios attacked in Matamoros, Monterrey". Archived from the original on 2010-08-17.
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