XHAL-TDT

XHAL-TDT is a television station in Acapulco, Mexico, owned and operated by Grupo Televisa. The station carries the Canal 5 network. It was founded by Televisora de Acapulco, S.A., initially relaying XHTV from the capital.

History

Telesistema Mexicano, by means of Televisora de Acapulco, obtained a license for channel 4 in Acapulco on February 15, 1962. On July 2, 1969, both XHAL and XHAP became operational. XHAL started broadcasting in September 1967. It was an affiliate of XHTV in its early years, but by 1981, it had become a relay of XHGC. Both Acapulco stations were relays from Mexico City.

Digital television

XHAL shut down its analog signal on December 31, 2015, in line with other stations in the state of Guerrero. On October 25, 2016, it requested IFT the installation of a transmitter to cover shadow areas nearby.