XHPBSA-TDT (channel 17) is a public television station in Saltillo,

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

, Mexico. It is owned by the state government of Coahuila and forms half of the Coahuila Radio y Televisión state broadcaster, alongside the 16-transmitter

Coahuila Radio Coahuila Radio is the state radio network of the Mexican state of Coahuila, broadcasting on 16 transmitters in the state. Radio Coahuila's studios are located in the capital city of Saltillo, in a state office building on Periférico Luis Echever ...

network. The studios and transmitter are co-located with Coahuila Radio in a state office building on Periférico Luis Echeverría.

History

On February 15, 2016, the government of the state of Coahuila applied before the Federal Telecommunications Institute to build a new television station in Saltillo. On October 18, 2017, the IFT approved the application after a competing bid from the

Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano The ''Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano'' (Mexican State Public Broadcasting System, abbreviated SPR) until 2014, is an independent Mexican government agency. Its mission is to support the development of public broadcasting ...

, which would have had priority over the state government as a federal agency, was withdrawn. In preparation for the new television station, on March 8, 2019, Radio Coahuila, the state agency that manages the radio network, was officially restructured into Coahuila Radio y Televisión.Periódico Oficial
March 8, 2019 The XHPBSA transmitter was turned on in January 2020.

References

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