XHNAT-TDT

XHNAT-TDT is a terrestrial television station based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The station operates on the Multimedios television platform and serves viewers in the cross-border Two Laredos area, which includes Nuevo Laredo and the adjacent United States city of Laredo, Texas. Its transmitter is located on Avenida Jesús Carranza in Nuevo Laredo. The station originated within the Grupo Multimedios concession awarded in 1994. At launch, XHNAT operated as a rebroadcaster of Televisa's Galavisión service. It later changed affiliation as Multimedios developed and expanded its own television network, becoming part of the broadcaster's Canal 6 distribution structure. This transition gave the station a more locally oriented identity and connected its programming to Multimedios' broader news, entertainment, sports, and music portfolio. XHNAT's principal programming role is regional rather than purely national. It carries local editions of Multimedios' Telediario news service for the Two Laredos, including a morning segment and an evening segment that replace portions of the editions produced in Monterrey. The station also inserts local traffic and weather information into Telediario Al Minuto updates. This schedule allows the station to preserve the network's recognizable news brand while addressing the specific information needs of residents in the Nuevo Laredo area. Sports are another part of the station's local offering. XHNAT has carried basketball games involving the Nuevo Laredo Bulls of Mexico's Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, as well as matches involving Bravos de Nuevo Laredo in the Segunda División. These broadcasts extend the station's role beyond retransmission and provide coverage of teams associated with its immediate market. The station's digital development began on July 4, 2011, when it started transmitting in digital high definition using 1080i resolution and an effective radiated power of 54 kilowatts. Its digital service initially used virtual channel 45. Multimedios later introduced the Multimedios Plus service, and XHNAT, along with other stations in that group, subsequently moved its principal digital programming to standard-definition 480i. The station continued to use multiplexing to carry additional services. Testing of digital subchannels 45.2 and 45.3 began in April 2013. Regular programming followed in February 2014, with Milenio TV carried on 45.2 in 1080i high definition and the Norteño music service Teleritmo carried on 45.3 in standard definition. On February 24, 2018, the station's virtual channel changed from 45 to 6 as part of Multimedios' nationwide expansion of the Canal 6 identity. XHNAT therefore combines a local broadcast license, regional news production, network programming, and digital multiplexing within the Multimedios television system.

XHNAT-TDT is a television station in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, serving the Two Laredos cross-border market. Its transmitter is located on Avenida Jesús Carranza. The station was established within the Grupo Multimedios concession framework dating from 1994. In its early period, XHNAT rebroadcast Televisa's Galavisión programming. After Multimedios chose to develop its own television network, the station changed affiliation and became part of the Multimedios television system, later associated with the Canal 6 brand. The station's role in the Multimedios network includes carrying local versions of Telediario for viewers in the Two Laredos. XHNAT substitutes for portions of the Monterrey-originated editions with locally relevant broadcasts, including a morning segment and an evening segment. It also carries local traffic and weather information during the network's Telediario Al Minuto updates. Sports programming has included broadcasts of Nuevo Laredo Bulls basketball games from the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional and Bravos de Nuevo Laredo matches from the Segunda División. XHNAT entered digital broadcasting on July 4, 2011. Its initial digital transmission used 1080i high definition, an effective radiated power of 54 kilowatts, and virtual channel 45. Following the introduction of Multimedios Plus, the station's principal service was later associated with 480i standard-definition transmission. The station also developed a multiplexed digital service. It tested subchannels 45.2 and 45.3 beginning on April 16, 2013, and placed them into regular operation on February 7, 2014. Milenio TV occupied 45.2 in high definition, while the Norteño music channel Teleritmo occupied 45.3 in standard definition. On February 24, 2018, XHNAT changed its virtual channel to 6. The change formed part of Multimedios' broader effort to extend the Canal 6 identity across Mexico. The station's development consequently reflects the wider evolution of Mexican terrestrial television: an initially affiliated local outlet became a network-owned-and-operated Multimedios service, added digital multicast channels, and retained local news and sports functions while adopting the network's national channel branding.

• 2018

  Virtual channel changes to 6

  [1]XHNAT-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  XHNAT relocated its virtual channel from 45 to 6 on February 24 as part of Multimedios' national Canal 6 expansion.

• 2014

  Digital multicast services go live

  [1]XHNAT-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  Milenio TV and Teleritmo began regular carriage on XHNAT's additional digital channels on February 7.

• 2013

  Subchannel testing starts

  [1]XHNAT-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  The station began testing digital channels 45.2 and 45.3 on April 16.

• 2011

  Digital transmission begins

  [1]XHNAT-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  XHNAT began digital broadcasting in 1080i high definition on July 4, initially using virtual channel 45.

• 1994

  Multimedios concession framework established

  [1]XHNAT-TDTen.wikipedia.org

  XHNAT is associated with the Grupo Multimedios television concession dating from 1994.

A regional free-to-air television station that combines Multimedios network programming with local news, service information, and sports coverage for Nuevo Laredo and the Two Laredos market.

• Local television news

  Telediario local editions

  XHNAT carries locally tailored portions of Multimedios' Telediario service for the Two Laredos. The local segments replace portions of the Monterrey-originated morning and evening broadcasts and provide regional reporting for Nuevo Laredo and its surrounding audience.

• Traffic and weather information

  Telediario Al Minuto

  The station inserts local traffic and weather updates into Multimedios' recurring Telediario Al Minuto information segments, giving the network format a market-specific service function.

• Sports television

  Nuevo Laredo Bulls broadcasts

  XHNAT has carried basketball games involving the Nuevo Laredo Bulls, a team competing in Mexico's Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.

• Digital television subchannel · 2014

  Milenio TV

  Milenio TV was carried on XHNAT's 45.2 digital subchannel beginning in 2014, using 1080i high-definition transmission.

• Music television subchannel · 2014

  Teleritmo

  Teleritmo, a Norteño music service, was carried on XHNAT's 45.3 digital subchannel beginning in 2014 in standard definition.

• 2018

  Adoption of Canal 6 virtual channelStrategy

  Background

  Multimedios was expanding a unified Canal 6 identity across its television coverage in Mexico.

  Action taken

  XHNAT changed its virtual channel from 45 to 6 on February 24.

  Aftermath

  The station became more visibly integrated into Multimedios' nationwide Canal 6 network.

  Source

• 2014

  Introduction of digital subchannelsProduct launch

  Background

  After testing additional multiplex channels in 2013, XHNAT expanded its digital service beyond the main station feed.

  Action taken

  The station began regular carriage of Milenio TV on 45.2 and Teleritmo on 45.3.

  Aftermath

  Viewers received additional news and music programming through the station's digital multiplex.

  Source

• 2011

  Launch of digital television transmissionProduct launch

  Background

  The station moved from an analog broadcasting model toward digital terrestrial television.

  Action taken

  XHNAT began transmitting digitally in 1080i high definition using 54 kilowatts of effective radiated power and virtual channel 45.

  Aftermath

  The transition created the technical basis for later multiplexing and additional digital services.

  Source

1. 1XHNAT-TDTen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Multimedios TVmultimedios.tv