Before the analog shutdown, XHTAO's audio signal could be heard at 87.7 MHz on FM radios, though at a slightly lower volume than other FM stations, due to technical reasons.

After the analog shutdown, this couldn't be possible due to the nature of digital TV.

XHTAO broadcasts a large amount of local programming, including local editions of Multimedios's flagship news program Telediario.

XHTAO has one digital repeater, in Gustavo Garmendia, San Luis Potosí.

[2] In March 2018, in order to facilitate the repacking of TV services out of the 600 MHz band (channels 38-51), XHTAO was assigned channel 14 for continued digital operations.