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Television station in Nuevo Laredo

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XEFE-TDT Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Laredo, Texas Mexico–United States Channels Digital: 17 (UHF) Virtual: 17 Branding XEFE Programming Affiliations Canal Once Ownership Owner Ramona Esparza González History First air date October 1, 1962 (1962-10-01) Former call signs XEFE-TV (1962–2015) Former channel numbers 2 (analog VHF, 1962–2015; digital, 2014–2016) Former affiliations SIN (1960s) Televisa (to 2020) Call sign meaning "Jefe", Spanish word for chief, from XEFE-AM radio Technical information ERP 100 kW[1] Transmitter coordinates 27°27′25″N 99°31′19″W / 27.4569951°N 99.5218769°W / 27.4569951; -99.5218769[1] Links Website xefetv.com

**XEFE-TDT** (channel 17) is a [television station](/source/Television_station) in [Nuevo Laredo](/source/Nuevo_Laredo), Tamaulipas, Mexico, serving the [Laredo, Texas](/source/Laredo%2C_Texas) area in the United States, known as XEFE, La Imagen Familiar. XEFE primarily carries programming from the public [Canal Once](/source/Canal_Once_(Mexico)) network as well as local news, information and entertainment programming. XEFE was the last television station in the [Laredo – Nuevo Laredo](/source/Laredo_%E2%80%93_Nuevo_Laredo) area to broadcast digitally, doing so for the first time in March 2014.

## History

XEFE-TV signed on channel 2 on October 1, 1962, making it the first television station in Nuevo Laredo and second in the [Laredo – Nuevo Laredo](/source/Laredo_%E2%80%93_Nuevo_Laredo) area after [KGNS](/source/KGNS-TV), which first went on the air January 7, 1956. In February 2013, XEFE received authorization from [COFETEL](/source/COFETEL) to broadcast in digital on RF channel 17.[2] XEFE began broadcasting in digital in March 2014, ten months ahead of the market's analog shutoff in January 2015.

In October 2016, changes to allotment of virtual channels required XEFE to vacate channel 2 and begin using virtual channel 17, as channel 2 was nationally allocated for [Las Estrellas](/source/Las_Estrellas).

Previously carrying national Televisa programming from [Gala TV/NU9VE](/source/Nueve_(Mexican_TV_network)) and [FOROtv](/source/FOROtv), XEFE dropped Televisa programs on July 1, 2020, and picked up national news and some programs from public [Canal Once](/source/Canal_Once_(Mexico)), which does not have a transmitter in the market.

## Technical information

XEFE began broadcasting in digital in March 2014, making it the last television station in the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo area to broadcast in digital, just ten months before analog shutoff in the Nuevo Laredo area in January 2015. It has one subchannel, 17.1, carrying its main programming.

### Subchannel

Subchannel of XEFE-TDT[3] Channel Res. Short name Programming 17.1 1080i XEFE Main XEFE programming

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mexico-inf-TV_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mexico-inf-TV_1-1) [Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones](/source/Federal_Telecommunications_Institute). [Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT](http://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/contenidogeneral/industria/memoriatdt160518.pdf). Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-07-01. Technical information from the [IFT Coverage Viewer](http://mapasradiodifusion.ift.org.mx/CPCREL-web/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [El Universal: Cofetel autoriza transmisión digital en Nuevo Laredo](http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/903115.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Digital TV Market Listing for XEFE-TDT"](https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=7270217). *RabbitEars*. Retrieved April 29, 2026.

## External links

- [Official Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/xefelaimagenfamiliar)

v t e Broadcast television in Laredo, TX and Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. (Laredo Borderplex) American stations KGNS-TV 8 .1 NBC .2 ABC .3 Telemundo KXNU-CD 10 Telemundo KYLX-CD 13 .1 CBS .2 The CW KLMV-LD 15 MeTV KLDO-TV 27 Univision KXOF-CD 31 Fox KETF-CD 39 UniMás Mexican stations XHLNA-TDT 1 .1 Azteca Uno .2 ADN40 XHLAR-TDT 2 Las Estrellas XHCTNL-TDT 3 Imagen Televisión XHBR-TDT 4.1 Televisa Nuevo Laredo 5.1 Canal 5 XHNAT-TDT 6 Canal 6 XHLAT-TDT 7 .1 Azteca 7 .2 a+ XEFE-TDT 17 Independent Defunct stations KVTV 13 (CBS) Texas television (by city) Abilene/Sweetwater Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) Austin (Hill Country) Beaumont/Port Arthur (Golden Triangle) Corpus Christi Dallas–Fort Worth (North Texas) Ciudad Acuña – Del Rio Eagle Pass El Paso (West Texas) Houston Laredo Lubbock (South Plains) Midland–Odessa (Permian Basin) Rio Grande Valley San Angelo San Antonio Sherman/Ada, OK Texarkana/Shreveport, LA (Ark-La-Tex) Tyler/Longview (East Texas) Victoria Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK Tamaulipas broadcast television areas by city Matamoros / Reynosa Nuevo Laredo Tampico

v t e City of Nuevo Laredo Attractions and Sports Bravos de Nuevo Laredo Tercera División Casa de Cultura Centro Cultural Ciudad Deportiva Estadio Nuevo Laredo Estudiantes Tecnológico de Nuevo Laredo Gimnasio Multidisciplinario Nuevo Laredo Parque la Junta Parque Viveros Paseo Reforma Polyforum Dr. Rodolfo Torre Cantú Teatro de la Ciudad Toros de Nuevo Laredo History Catedral del Espíritu Santo Tomás Sánchez San Agustin de Laredo Historic District Republic of the Rio Grande Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande Mass media Newspapers El Diario de Nuevo Laredo El Mañana Primera Hora Última Hora Laredo Morning Times LareDOS Zapata Times Television XHLNA Azteca Uno 1.1 XHLNA-TDT2 ADN 40 1.2 XHLAR Canal de las Estrellas–HD 2.1 XHCTNL Imagen Televisión 3.1 XHCTNL-TDT2 Excelsiór Televisión 3.4 XHBR Televisa Regional 4.1 XHBR-TDT2 5* 5.1 XHNAT Multimedios Televisión 6.1 XHNAT-TDT2 Milenio Televisión 6.2 XHNAT-TDT3 CV Shopping 6.3 XHNAT-TDT4 MVS TV 6.4 XHLAT Azteca 7 7.1 XHLAT-TDT2 a+ 7.2 KGNS NBC–HD 8.1 KGNS-DT2 ABC–HD 8.2 KGNS-DT3 Telemundo 8.3 KYLX CBS–HD 13.1 KYLX-LD2 CW 13.2 KLMV BVB 15.1 KLMV-LD2 Infomercials 15.2 KLMV-LD3 Vida Vision 15.3 KLMV-LD4 Televida Laredo 15.4 XEFE XEFE La Imagen Familiar/Nu9ve 17.1 KLDO Univision–HD 27.1 KLDO-DT2 LATV 27.2 KXOF-CD UniMás 31.1 KETF-CD Fox–HD 39.1 KETF-CD2 MundoMax 39.2 Radio AM 790 XEFE 890 KVOZ 960 XEK 1090 XEWL 1300 KLAR 1340 XEBK 1370 XEGNK 1410 XEAS 1490 KLNT 1550 XENU FM 88.1 KHOY 88.9 XHLDO 89.9 KBNL 90.9 XHK 91.3 XHNOE 92.7 KJBZ 94.1 XHTLN 94.9 KQUR 95.7 XHBK 96.1 XHNLT 96.7 XHGNK 97.1 XHNLO 98.1 KRRG 99.3 XHNK 101.5 XHAS 101.9 XHENU 102.3 XHMW 103.3 XHAHU 103.7 XHWL 104.9 XHNLR 106.1 KNEX 106.5 La Tremenda 107.3 XHGTS Transportation Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge Texas-Mexican Railway International Bridge World Trade International Bridge Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge Mexican Federal Highway 2 Mexican Federal Highway 85 Mexican Federal Highway 85D Tamaulipas State Highway 1

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