XHAB-TDT

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

Matamoros, Tamaulipas Brownsville, Texas Mexico–United States
City	Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 8[1]
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[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
ERP	348 kW[4]
Links
Website	televisaregional.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

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]