XHAS-TV, channel 33, is the Telemundo

Telemundo

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-affiliated television station for San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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, licensed to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Mexico

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, with studios and offices in San Diego, shared with KBNT-CA

KBNT-CA

KBNT-CA is a Spanish language television station in San Diego, California. KBNT is based in Kearny Mesa, and is owned by Entravision Communications...

 and XHDTV-TV. The station's license and transmitter are owned by a Mexican company, but it is operated by Entravision Communications

Entravision Communications

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 under a time brokerage agreement.

The station broadcasts two local newscasts a day at 6 p.m. and at 11 p.m. It competes with its Univision

Univision

Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

 sister station KBNT for news at the same time. XHAS focuses their news more on the issues affecting Tijuana (competing against locally-programmed XEWT-TV

XEWT-TV

XEWT-TV is the television call sign for the Televisa television station in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Informally called "Tu Canal" , the channel can also be seen in most parts of the San Diego market. It is also available on Ku band via the SatMex 5 satellite at 116.8°W...

), while KBNT focuses more on San Diego.

Until Fall 2008, XHAS was repeated on an FCC-licensed repeater, KTCD-LP channel 46, located in San Diego and wholly owned by Entravision. KTCD has since become a repeater of KBNT-CA.