XHTAM-TDT

XHTAM-TDT, virtual channel 17 (UHF digital channel 28), is a television station located in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, whose over-the-air signal also covers the Rio Grande Valley across the international border in the United States. The station is owned by Grupo Televisa; it is the second affiliate of Las Estrellas in the Rio Grande Valley, XERV-TDT being the other. The station also broadcasts Canal 5 on channel 2.2 because channel 5 would conflict with KRGV-TV.

XHTAM-TDT
Matamoros/Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Mexico
CityMatamoros, Tamaulipas
BrandingLas Estrellas
(The stars)
Slogan"por las Estrellas"
(on the Stars)
ChannelsDigital: 28 (UHF)
Virtual: 2 (PSIP)
Subchannels2.1 Las Estrellas
2.2 Canal 5
AffiliationsLas Estrellas, Canal 5
OwnerGrupo Televisa
LicenseeTelevimex, S.A. de C.V.
First air dateSeptember 4, 1994 (1994-09-04)
Call sign meaningXH TAMaulipas
Sister station(s)XERV-TDT, XHAB-TDT
Former call signsXHRTA-TV (1994, prelaunch)
XHFOX-TV (1994–2002)
XHTAM-TV (2002–2015)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
17 (UHF, 1994–2015)
Former affiliationsFox (1994–2002)
Transmitter power250 kW[1]
Licensing authorityIFT
Websitewww.televisa.com/canal-de-las-estrellas/

History

The station originally signed on for the first time on September 4, 1994 as XHFOX-TV (changed from the original XHRTA-TV before launch), broadcasting programming from the Fox network for Texas' Rio Grande Valley; prior to XHFOX's sign-on and after its switch to Las Estrellas in 2002, viewers in the valley (including McAllen) received their Fox programs on cable via the national Foxnet service. In 2001, its final year as a Fox affiliate, XHFOX broadcast a local newscast at 9:00 p.m. produced by KRGV-TV.[2] In 2002, XHFOX disaffiliated from Fox and became XHTAM-TV, largely rebroadcasting programming from Las Estrellas.[2] The Fox affiliation was carried over to XHRIO-TV from 2005-2012; Fox programming today can be seen on KFXV.

Digital television
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[3]
2.11080i16:9XHTAMLas Estrellas
2.2480i16:9XHTAMCanal 5

References
  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-01-14. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. Martinez, Susan (December 22, 2001). "Fox affiliate to drop programs". The Monitor. pp. 1A, 10A. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  3. RabbitEars TV Query for XHTAM
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