CBS affiliate in Cathedral City, California
KPSP-CD
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City
| Cathedral City, California
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Channels
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Branding
| CBS Local 2 (cable channel)
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Affiliations
| CBS
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Owner
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| KESQ-TV,
KDFX-CD
,
KCWQ-LD
,
KUNA-LD
,
KYAV-LD
,
KUNA-FM
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Founded
| September 25, 1996
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First air date
| September 2, 2002
(21 years ago)
(
2002-09-02
)
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Former call signs
| - K58FJ (1996?1997)
- KVCC-LP (1997?1998)
- KDPX-LP (1998?1999)
- KPSP-LP (1999?2011)
- KPSP-LD
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Former channel number(s)
| - Analog:
38 (UHF, 2002?2009)
- Digital:
38 (UHF, until 2019)
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| "Palm Springs Production" or the IATA and ICAO codes for
Palm Springs International Airport
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Licensing authority
| FCC
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Facility ID
| 10535
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Class
| CD
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ERP
| 15
kW
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HAAT
| 196.9 m (646 ft)
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Transmitter coordinates
| 33°51′58.1″N
116°26′5″W
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33.866139°N 116.43472°W
/
33.866139; -116.43472
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Translator(s)
| KESQ-DT 42.2 Palm Springs
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Public license information
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Website
| www
.kesq
.com
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KPSP-CD
(channel 38) is a
low-power
,
Class A television station
licensed to
Cathedral City, California
, United States, serving the
Palm Springs area
as an affiliate of
CBS
. It is owned by the
News-Press & Gazette Company
alongside
Palm Springs
?licensed
ABC
affiliate
KESQ-TV
(channel 42) and four other low-power stations: Class A
Fox
affiliate
KDFX-CD
(channel 33, licensed to both
Indio
and Palm Springs), Palm Springs?licensed
CW
affiliate
KCWQ-LD
(channel 2), Indio-licensed
Telemundo
affiliate
KUNA-LD
(channel 15), and
independent station
KYAV-LD
(channel 12). The six stations share studios on Dunham Way in
Thousand Palms
; KPSP-CD's transmitter is located on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and
I-10
.
Along with other major Coachella Valley television stations, KPSP identifies itself on-air using its
cable
designation (
CBS Local 2
) rather than its over-the-air channel position. The unusual practice stems in part from the area's exceptionally high cable
penetration
rate of 80.5% which is one of the highest in the United States.
In addition to its own digital signal, KPSP is
simulcast
in
standard definition
on KESQ's second
digital subchannel
(42.2) from the same Edom Hill transmitter facility.
History
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edit
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The station launched September 2, 2002, and aired an
analog
signal on UHF channel 38. Prior to its sign-on as the Coachella Valley's first ever CBS affiliate, programming from the network came into the
market
via cable or antenna (in some areas) through
Los Angeles
owned-and-operated station
KCBS-TV
. When KPSP went on-the-air, area cable companies displaced KCBS at that outlet's request. KPSP adopted the "CBS 2" moniker following the practice of major local competitors in using its cable designation for branding purposes.
On April 1, 2008, it switched from branding itself "CBS 2" to "KPSP Local 2" although the "CBS 2" logo was retained for several months afterwards. On January 31, 2012, KPSP was sold by Desert Television to the News-Press & Gazette Company becoming a sister station to KESQ. It moved from its own studios on Dunham Way in
Thousand Palms
to KESQ's facility in Palm Desert. KPSP's transmitter on 38.1 went silent at midnight on March 1, 2012; the station's license was not initially included in the deal. CBS programming is now broadcast on 42.2 on the KESQ-DT digital tier and the lineup has not changed.
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In January 2013, News Press & Gazette acquired the KPSP-CD license, as well as
KYAV-LD
, from Desert Television.
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The Class A channel 38 digital transmitter was turned back on on February 7, allowing CBS programming to be shown over the air in
1080i
high definition for the first time in nearly a year. NPG's acquisition of the Desert Television assets was completed on April 26.
News operation
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At one point while operating as a separate entity, KPSP aired its early weeknight newscast from 5 to 6:30 p.m. advertising the slot as a single 90-minute newscast. The
CBS Evening News
would therefore be seen in the regular time period at 6:30. The station would eventually move the
CBS Evening News
to 5:30 p.m.
After KPSP was acquired by KESQ, this station had its operations temporarily merged into that outlet's facility. Local news offerings on both outlets were adjusted as a result. Later, both stations moved back to the Dunham Way location and operated separately out of different studios for seven years. On December 2, 2018, the
CBS Local 2
news brand was discontinued and all news offerings on CBS Local 2 were offered under a unified
News Channel 3
branding. The staff previously assigned to
CBS Local 2
newscasts were folded into the
News Channel 3
brand on all stations. On April 24, 2019, the space previously occupied by the
CBS Local 2
news set was launched with a new set supporting the local Telemundo affiliate's Spanish newscasts.
Fox affiliate
KDFX-CD
airs a nightly hour prime time newscast at 10 p.m. produced by KESQ featuring the News Channel 3 branding and anchors. The program competes with low-power
MyNetworkTV
affiliate KPSG-LP (now
KPSE-LD
), which had local news seen for thirty minutes at the same time produced by rival
NBC
affiliate
KMIR-TV
.
Notable former staff
[
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Technical information
[
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Subchannels
[
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The station's signal is
multiplexed
:
Simulcast of subchannels of another station
See also
[
edit
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References
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External links
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Full-power
stations
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Low-power
stations
|
- KCWQ-LD
(2.1
CW+
,
33.3
Fox
)
- KAKZ-LD (4.1 Free Speech, 4.2 Classic Shows, 4.3
REW
, 4.4
NewsNet
)
- KEVC-CD
(5.1
UniMas
, 5.2
TBD
, 5.3
Comet
, 5.4
Charge!
, 5.5
KLOB
)
- KVPS-LD
(8.1
NewsNet
)
- K09XW-D
(9.1
PBS
, 9.2
Create
, 9.3
World
)
- KYAV-LD
(12.2 News,
15.3
TMD
,
38.2
CBS
)
- KUNA-LD
(15.1
TMD
)
- KODG-LD
(17.1
PBS
-HD, 17.2
PBS Plus
17.3
Kids
, 17.4
World
, 17.5
Shop LC
(via
KSCI
)
- K21DO-D
(21.1
The365
, 21.2
Outlaw
)
- KJHP-LD 22
(24.1
PBS
, 24.2
FNX
, 24.3 PBS Desert Cities, 24.4
Create
)
- KDFX-CD
(33.1
Fox
,
33.2
CW+
, 33.3
Dabl
)
- K35LA-D
(35.1
PBS
, 35.2
Create
, 35.3
NHK
)
- KPSP-CD
(
12.1
News,
15.1
TMD
, 38.1
CBS
)
- KVER-CD 41 / KVES-LD 28
(41.1
UNI
,
41.2
UniMas
, 41.3
Mystery
, 41.4
Laff
, 41.5
LATV
, 41.6
KPST-FM
)
- KRET-CD
(45.1
H&I
, 45.2
Cozi
, 45.3
GEB America
, 45.4
Catchy
, 45.5
ANT
, 4.6
H&I
)
- KPSE-LD
(50.1
MNTV
, 50.2
Grit
, 50.3
Bounce
, 50.4
Court
, 50.5
KLOB
)
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Defunct
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Newspapers
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Radio stations
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Television stations
(by primary affiliations)
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- 1
This station was built and signed on by NPG.
- 2
This station is owned by VistaWest Media, LLC, but is operated by NPG under an
SSA
.
- 3
This station is owned by
Imagicomm Communications
, but is operated by NPG under an SSA.
- 4
This station carries a secondary MyNetworkTV affiliation on its primary channel.
- 5
This station carries a secondary
Retro Television Network
affiliation on its second digital subchannel.
- 6
This station is owned by
Hubbard Broadcasting
, but is operated by NPG.
- 7
Originally operating as a cable-only channel, News-Press 3 NOW is also relayed on a third digital subchannel of KNPN-LD.
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