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(Redirected from XHAB-TV) Televisa Regional station in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

XHAB-TDT
Matamoros, Tamaulipas Rio Grande Valley, Texas Mexico–United States
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 8
Branding	Televisa Tamaulipas
Programming
Subchannels	8.1: Televisa Regional/Nu9ve
Ownership
Owner	Grupo Televisa (Televisora de Occidente, S.A. de C.V.)
Sister stations	XERV-TDT, XHTAM-TDT
History
Founded	1968
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
Technical information
Licensing authority	IFT
ERP	348 kW
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.

References

Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
XHAB history video
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

Broadcast television in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

This region includes the following cities: Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen, TX

Reynosa/Matamoros, TA
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

English stations

Full-powerOTA stations	KGBT-TV (4.1 ANT/MNTV, 4.2 REW, 4.3 Comet, 4.5 Mystery, 4.6 Grit) KRGV-TV (5.1 ABC, 5.3 Ind.) KVEO-TV (23.1 NBC, 23.2 CBS) KTLM (40.3 Cozi, 40.4 AmCrimes, 40.5 Oxygen) KLUJ-TV (44.1 TBN, 44.2 Inspire, 44.3 Smile) KNVO (48.4 Ion, 48.5 Court) KFXV (60.1 Fox, 60.3 Bounce)
Low-powerOTA stations	KXFX-CD (20.1 Fox, 20.3 Bounce) KCWT-CD (21.1 CW+, 21.3 Laff, 21.4 PBS) KTFV-CD (32.2 Charge!, 32.3 TBD, 32.4 Nest) KRZG-CD (35.1 Ads, 35.2 SBN, 35.3 LC, 35.4 HSN, 35.5 QVC, 35.6 , 35.8 Daystar, 35.9 QVC2) KNWS-LD (64.1 Salem News, 64.2 Outlaw, 64.3 Buzzr, 64.5 The365, 64.6 Defy, 64.7 Ads) KMBH-LD (67.1 Fox, 67.2 CW+)

Spanish stations

Americansubchannel	KGBT-TV (4.4 Estrella) KRGV-TV (5.2 Novelisima) KJST-LD (11.1 Esp. Ind.) KTFV-CD (32.1 UniMás) KRZG-CD (35.7 Majestad TV) KTLM (40.1 TMD, 40.2 TXO) KLUJ-TV (44.4 Enlace) KNVO (48.1 UNI, 48.2 UniMás, 48.3 LATV) KNWS-LD (64.4 DS Español) KSOY-LD (69.1 NV, 69.2 La Raza, 69.3 Éxitos)
Mexicansubchannel	XHMTA-TDT/XHREY-TDT (1.1 Azteca Uno, 1.2 adn40) XHTAM-TDT (2.1 Las Estrellas, 2.2 Canal 5) XHVTV-TDT (6.1 Multimedios, 6.2 Milenio, 6.3 Teleritmo, 6.4 MVS TV) XHOR-TDT (7.1 Azteca 7, 7.2 a+) XHAB-TDT (8.1 Televisa Regional) XERV-TDT (9.1 Las Estrellas) XHCTRM-TDT (13.1 Imagen, 13.4 Excélsior TV) XHRBA-TDT (18.1 Canal 18)

Defunct stations

XELD-TV 7 (CBS, Ind.)
XHEW-TV 13 (Once TV)
XHRIO-TDT (15.1 Ind./TMD/UPN/Fox/MundoMax/CW+)
KRIO-TV 20 (Unknown)
XHRBT-TV 42 (Proyecto 40)
"KMHB" (WB 100+/CW+, cable-only)

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Tamaulipas broadcast television areas by city: Matamoros / Reynosa; Nuevo Laredo; Tampico

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