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|---|---|
| City | Mexicali, Baja California |
| Channels | |
| Branding | Televisa Californias |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Televisa Regional |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| XHBM-TDT,XHMEX-TDT,XHMEE-TDT | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 1, 1957 |
Former call signs | XHBC-TV (1957–2015) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1957–2015) Virtual: 3 (2013–2016) |
| SIN/Univision (1960s–1989) | |
Call sign meaning | XH Baja California |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | IFT |
| ERP | 200kW[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°36′41″N115°29′39″W / 32.61139°N 115.49417°W /32.61139; -115.49417 |
| Links | |
| Website | Televisa Mexicali |
XHBC-TDT is theTelevisa Regionaltelevision station inMexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The station can also be seen in theYuma, Arizona–El Centro, California area.
The station's digital channel ismultiplexed:[2]
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Network | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | XHBC | Televisa Regional | Main XHBC Programming |
Televisa was approved to addFOROtv to six stations, primarily regional outlets, in northern Mexico in January 2018.
XEM-TV channel 3 signed on from Mexicali on October 2, 1957. It was owned by a joint venture between Telesistema Mexicano, predecessor toTelevisa, 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 sisterXETV channel 6 in Tijuana. XEM was the first television station in Mexicali and the second in the region, afterKIVA channel 11 from Yuma.
The callsign was changed toXHBC-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 toXEWT-TDT inTijuana andXHS-TV inEnsenada.
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 viaPSIP.
On October 25, 2016, XHBC-TDT moved to virtual channel 4. Channel 3 had been nationally reserved forImagen Televisión and its Mexicali transmitter, XHCTME-TDT.
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 eveningLas Noticias newscasts.
Like all Televisa local stations, its local programs are seen on the "Local News" and "Local View" channels of SKY México.
On January 29, 2024, N+, the company responsible for news production forTelevisaUnivision in Mexico had reformed its regional news unit. As a result, XHBC and otherTelevisa Regional stations across Mexico were forced to eliminate all local news programming.[3] In the case of Mexicali, the station has since simulcast all news programs from XEWT Tijuana.[4]
Newscasts prior to cancellation on January 29:
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