XHAB-TDT
Televisa Regional station in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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XHAB-TDT (channel 8) is a Televisa television station in 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.
- Televisa Tamaulipas
- Grupo Televisa
- (Televisora de Occidente, S.A. de C.V.)
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| Channels | |
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| 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 numbers |
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Call sign meaning | Original concessionaire Alejandro Burillo Pérez[3] |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRT |
| ERP | 348 kW[4] |
| Links | |
| Website | televisaregional |
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]
