XHBC-TDT is the

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, Mexico. The station can also be seen in the

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area.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is

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: Televisa was approved to add

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to six stations, primarily regional outlets, in northern Mexico in January 2018.

History

XEM-TV channel 3 signed on from Mexicali on October 2, 1957. It was owned by a joint venture between Telesistema Mexicano, predecessor to

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, XED-AM owner Carlos Blando Obregón, and other partners. While its first full day of programs was October 2, it put out a test transmission on September 15 consisting of the Mexican flag and Independence Day celebrations co-produced with XED, and it signed on October 1 carrying the five-hour-long government report of Governor Braulio Maldonado from the Bujazán movie theater, using a remote control unit borrowed from sister

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channel 6 in Tijuana. XEM was the first television station in Mexicali and the second in the region, after

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channel 11 from Yuma. The callsign was changed to XHBC-TV several years after the station's sign on. In 2014, Televisa Mexicali was consolidated with the rest of the Televisa stations in Baja California, bringing it under closer management to XEWT-TDT in

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and XHS-TV in Ensenada. On March 26, 2015, all Mexicali television stations shut off their analog signals. XHBC-TDT remained on digital channel 47, initially mapped to channel 3 via

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. On October 25, 2016, XHBC-TDT moved to virtual channel 4. Channel 3 had been nationally reserved for

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and its Mexicali transmitter, XHCTME-TDT.

Programming

XHBC is Televisa's local independent for the Mexicali area. It carries local newscasts and locally produced programming. Some of XHBC's resources and news reports are shared with sister stations XEWT and XHS; this is especially evident during the evening ''Las Noticias'' newscasts. Like all Televisa local stations, its local programs are seen on the "Local News" and "Local View" channels of SKY México.

Newscasts

On January 29, 2024, N+, the company responsible for news production for

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in Mexico had reformed its regional news unit. As a result, XHBC and other

stations across Mexico were forced to eliminate all local news programming. In the case of Mexicali, the station has since simulcast all news programs from XEWT Tijuana. Newscasts prior to cancellation on January 29: *Las Noticias Al Amanecer *Las Noticias 3 pm *Las Noticias 5 pm *Las Noticias 8:30 pm *Las Noticias 10:30 pm

References

External links

Televisa Mexicali
Television channels and stations established in 1957 Televisa Regional Las Estrellas transmitters Canal 5 (Mexico) transmitters Nueve (Mexican TV network) affiliates Mass media in Mexicali {{Mexico-tv-station-stub