XHNAT-TDT is a

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station in

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. The station is primarily affiliated to Multimedios Plus. It serves the

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areas. When XHNAT first went on the air it was a

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-rebroadcaster Televisa affiliate, part of the

concession of 1994, before they decided to switch to their own television network

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. Milenio TV and Teleritmo are available on its subchannels 45.2 and 45.3.

Digital television

On July 4, 2011, XHNAT started to broadcast in

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in 1080i format High Definition with an ERP of 54 kW; the station used virtual channel 45. Later in 2012 when Multimedios debuted Multimedios Plus, XHNAT as well as other Multimedios Plus stations switched to

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with a resolution of

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. The station's digital signal is multiplexed. XHNAT began testing its two new subchannels 45.2 and 45.3 on April 16, 2013, but it was not until February 7, 2014 that XHNAT began programming them with news network Milenio TV on channel 45.2 in 1080i HD and

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network Teleritmo on channel 45.3 in standard definition. On February 24, 2018, its virtual channel re-located to channel 6 as part of Multimedios' nationwide coverage push.

Programming

XHNAT broadcasts local-specific newshours of Multimedios's ''Telediario'' newscasts for the Two Laredos substituting for those originated from Monterrey, the first airing between 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. CST in the fourth hour of ''Telediario Matutino'', and 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. as a substitution for the second hour of ''Telediario Nocturno'', along with local traffic and weather updates during the network's hourly ''Telediario'' updates known as ''Telediario Al Minuto''. Sports programming includes basketball games from the

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's Nuevo Laredo Bulls, and the

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References

External links

Multimedios TV website
Spanish-language television stations in Mexico Canal 6 (Mexico) HNAT-TDT {{Mexico-tv-station-stub