| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Canal 13 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Canal 13 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 21, 1988 (concession) |
Former call signs | XHBO-TV (1988-2015) |
Former channel number(s) | 3 (analog, to 2001) 4 (analog, to 2015 digital, to 2022) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | IFT |
| ERP | 102.929 kW [2] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 22°09′04″N 100°57′09″W / 22.15111°N 100.95250°W |
XHBO-TDT is a television station in Oaxaca, Oaxaca. XHBO broadcasts on virtual channel 4 (physical channel 32). The main transmitter is located on Cerro El Fortín.
History
Radio Oaxaca, S.A., the owner of XEOA (570 AM), received the concession for XHBO-TV on channel 3 on October 21, 1988. XHBO aired limited local programming and programming from XHTV Mexico City. XHBO moved to channel 4 in 2001—which enabled an OPMA transmitter to start up in 2010—and removed almost all local program production. Televisa output, which later came from the Gala TV/Nu9ve network, made up 87 percent of the station's broadcast day, resulting in the station being defined as within the "preponderant economic agent" in broadcasting for regulatory purposes; 80 percent of its programming in 2014 was sourced from the company. [3]
Televisa programming was removed from XHBO in 2018 after the company multiplexed Nu9ve on its own transmitter in Oaxaca.
XHBO airs no local programming. At disaffiliation, it switched to output from La Octava in Mexico City. In October 2021, it changed from La Octava to Canal 6.
In 2022, Albavision acquired XHBO to switch into a Telsusa station, switching to virtual channel 13.
In December 24th, 2023, Grupo Albavision sold XHBO to Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America and the channel's network affiliation switched to HBO, broadcasting HBO 24 hours a day.
Repeaters
Three repeaters of XHBO-TDT have been authorized to operate by the Federal Telecommunications Institute:
| RF | Location | ERP |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Ejutla de Crespo | .005 kW |
| 32 | Ocotlán de Morelos | .05 kW |
| 32 | Tlacolula de Matamoros | .5 kW |
References
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved June 15, 2020. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ IFT: Resolution P/IFT/EXT/060314/77, 6 March 2014