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| Channels | |
| Branding | Palm Springs CW 5 (cable channel) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KESQ-TV, KPSP-CD, KDFX-CD, KUNA-LD, KYAV-LD, KUNA-FM | |
| History | |
Former call signs | "KCWB" (until 2006) |
Former channel number(s) |
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| The WB (via The WB 100+, until 2006) | |
Call sign meaning | The CW KESQ |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 167761 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 0.325 kW |
| HAAT | 196.9 m (646 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°51′58.1″N 116°26′5″W / 33.866139°N 116.43472°W |
| Translator(s) | KESQ-DT 42.7 (UHF) Palm Springs |
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Public license information | LMS |
KCWQ-LD (channel 2) is a low-power television station licensed to Palm Springs, California, United States, serving the Coachella Valley as an affiliate of The CW Plus. It is owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company alongside ABC affiliate KESQ-TV (channel 42) and four other low-power stations: Cathedral City–licensed Class A CBS affiliate KPSP-CD (channel 38), Class A Fox affiliate KDFX-CD (channel 33, licensed to both Indio and Palm Springs), Indio-licensed Telemundo affiliate KUNA-LD (channel 15), and AccuWeather affiliate KYAV-LD (channel 12). The six stations share studios on Dunham Way in Thousand Palms; KCWQ-LD's transmitter is located on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10.
Along with other major Coachella Valley television stations, KCWQ identifies itself on-air using its cable designation (Palm Springs CW 5) 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, KCWQ is simulcast in widescreen standard definition on KESQ's seventh digital subchannel from the same Edom Hill transmitter facility.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCWQ-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.