XEFB-TDT
XEFB-TDT is a television station located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. It is known as Televisa Monterrey and carries Televisa's local programs for Monterrey, including local news, sports and entertainment programming.
| Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico | |
|---|---|
| City | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| Branding | Canal 4 Televisa Monterrey (general) Las Noticias (newscasts) |
| Channels | Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 4 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 4.1 Televisa Regional |
| Translators | RF 15 (UHF) Saltillo, Coahuila |
| Affiliations | Televisa Regional (1958-present; part-time from 2006 until 2016) |
| Owner | Televisa |
| Licensee | Televisora de Occidente, S.A. de C.V. |
| Founded | July 18, 1958 |
| First air date | July 18, 1958 |
| Call sign meaning | Taken from XEFB-AM radio |
| Sister station(s) | XHX-TDT XET-TDT XHCNL-TDT XHMOY-TDT |
| Former call signs | XEFB-TV (1958-2015) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1957-1984) 2 (VHF, 1984-2015) Virtual: 2 (PSIP, 2013-2016) |
| Former affiliations | FOROtv (secondary, 2006-2016) |
| Transmitter power | 200 kW[1] |
| Height | 1175 m |
| Facility ID | 704780 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 25°37′52″N 100°14′04″W |
| Licensing authority | IFT |
| Website | www |
History
XEFB signed on in 1958 on channel 3. The station was the first local station in Monterrey (joining XHX-TV channel 10, its sister started in 1955) and boasted the first Ampex video tape equipment in Mexico. It converted to color in 1970.[2]
The station moved to channel 2 in 1984 to allow XHWX, a new Imevisión station, to sign on the air.
In 2005, most of XEFB's local programming and focus moved to XHCNL channel 34. It returned in 2016 as part of XEFB's move to virtual channel 4, necessitated by the allocation of channel 2 to transmitters of Las Estrellas.
Digital television
| Channel | Video | Ratio | PSIP Short Name | Network | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | XEFB | Televisa Regional | Main XEFB programming Canal 4 Televisa Monterrey |
On September 24, 2015, XEFB shut off its analog signal; its digital signal remained on channel 45.[3] In 2018, XEFB moved from pre-transition UHF channel 45 to post-transition channel 15 in order to clear all broadcast stations out of the 600 MHz band.
Repeaters
Three repeaters provide fill-in coverage in the Monterrey metropolitan area, while a fourth extends XEFB's coverage to include Saltillo, Coahuila:
| RF | Location | ERP |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Saltillo, Coah. | 43 kW[4] |
| 15 | Col. Country Cerro El Mirador |
1 kW[5] |
| 15 | García | .700 kW[6] |
| 15 | General Escobedo | .220 kW[7] |
When XHCNL was the primary local station for Televisa Monterrey, the XEFB repeater in Saltillo relayed its programming, not XEFB's.
References
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-09-23. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- Líderes; Historia de la XEFB
- IFT: El 24 de septiembre concluirán las señales de televisión analógica en diferentes localidades de cuatro estados
- RPC: #030611 Shadow XEFB Saltillo (repack)
- RPC: #030630 Shadow XEFB Col. Country, Monterrey (repack)
- RPC: #030608 Shadow XEFB García
- RPC: #030091 Shadow XEFB General Escobedo