XHJUB-TDT (physical channel 33, virtual channel 56) is a

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owned and operated by

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. The station carries the Canal 5 network. The station also airs

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on channel 10.1 because channel 9 would conflict with

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History

1991-2007: As Televisa's local TV station for Juárez

The concession for XHJUB-TV was originally awarded on November 13, 1989, to Radiotelevisión del Rio Bravo, S.A. de C.V. The original concession specified that the station would operate on channel 62; however, this was changed before the station's sign-on to put XHJUB on channel 56. When XHJUB signed on it was made into Televisa's local independent station for the Ciudad Juárez market.

XEPM-TV XEPM-TDT is a television station in Ciudad Juárez owned by Televisa. Broadcasting on physical channel 29 and virtual channel 2, XEPM carries Las Estrellas programming. History XEPM received its concession in June 1960 and came on air on January ...

became a relayer of the Canal de las Estrellas network, and channel 56 picked up its local newscasts and programming, competing against Televisa-affiliated independent

XEJ-TV XEJ-TDT (channel 50) is a television station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, owned and operated by the Meneses Hoyos family. It is currently an independent television station. History Founded by Pedro Meneses Hoyos on May 17, 1954, it wa ...

and rival then-Telemundo outlet

XHIJ-TV XHIJ-TDT (channel 44) is a Mexican Spanish, Spanish-language independent station (North America), independent station in Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, serving the Juárez–El Paso, Texas, El Paso–Las Cruces, New Mexico, La ...

. The local newscast went by several names including Notivisa and Noticiero 56. Between 1991 and the launch of XHJCI-TV in 1994, the station also aired Canal 5 programming.

2007-present: Canal 5 relayer

On July 30, 2007, Televisa Juárez announced that their stations would exchange programs. XHJCI became the Canal de las Estrellas outlet, XHJUB took on Canal 5, and XEPM became the local station for Televisa in the market. As the Canal 5 station, XHJUB assumed virtual channel 5 on October 25, 2016. XEJ, the traditional channel 5 in Juárez, moved its virtual channel to its then-physical channel of 50.

Digital television

XHJUB-TDT began broadcasting in digital on October 12, 2012, two years after receiving initial approval. The digital signal remained after Juárez converted to digital on July 14, 2015. On October 2, 2019, the IFT authorized the addition of

Nu9ve Nueve (English: Nine) (stylized Nu9ve) is a Mexican free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The primary station and network namesake is Channel 9 of Mexico City (also known by its call sign XEQ-TDT), though the network has na ...

to XHJUB as a second subchannel, using virtual channel 10 (9 is not available in Juárez because of

El Paso). Nu9ve programming had been airing on affiliated station

XEJ-TDT XEJ-TDT (channel 50) is a television station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, owned and operated by the Meneses Hoyos family. It is currently an independent television station. History Founded by Pedro Meneses Hoyos on May 17, 1954, it wa ...

Repeater

In 2018, Televisa was approved to establish a repeater (679 watts ERP) of XHJUB located atop Cerro Bola, in order to serve Col. Villa Esperanza, a community on the southwest edge of Ciudad Juárez which is shaded from Cerro Juárez by Cerro Bola and other mountains.RPC: #053477 Relocation — Shadow XHJUB Col. Villa Esperanza, Cd. Juárez
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References

{{El Paso TV Canal 5 (Mexico) transmitters Television channels and stations established in 1991 HJUB-TDT 1991 establishments in Mexico