XHAP-TDT
XHAP-TDT, virtual channel 2, is a Las Estrellas television station in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. The station is owned by Grupo Televisa with its transmitter operated by Televimex.
XHAP signed on in 1969; its original concessionaire was Televisora del Pacífico, S.A. de C.V.
History
The Azcárraga family, who founded the XEW radio and television stations, has been involved in the hotel industry in Acapulco since the 1930s, when their group diversified beyond the media sector. In May 1966, Telesistema Mexicano and the US network ABC jointly set up Teleprogramas Acapulco. The three Mexico City stations owned by TSM owned 25% each and ABC had 25%.On June 3, 1963, Rómulo O'Farrill Jr. obtained a concession to broadcast on VHF channel 2, with Televisora del Pacífico as its concessionaire. The license became operational on July 2, 1969, the same day as XHAL-TV. Some sources say that XHAP started broadcasting in September 1967. The station was a relayer of XEW-TV from the beginning. It was part of Televisa's terrestrial microwave relay network.