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| Channels | |
| Branding | Fox 11 (cable channel) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Ownership | |
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| KESQ-TV, KPSP-CD, KCWQ-LD, KUNA-LD, KYAV-LD, KUNA-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 2, 1990 |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) |
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| CBS (via KECY-TV, 1990–1994) | |
Call sign meaning | Desert Fox |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51207 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15 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 33.2 (42.4 UHF) Palm Springs |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KDFX-CD (channel 33) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to both Indio and Palm Springs, California, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the Coachella Valley. 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: Cathedral City–licensed Class A CBS affiliate KPSP-CD (channel 38), Palm Springs–licensed CW affiliate KCWQ-LD (channel 2), 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; KDFX-CD's transmitter is located on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10.
Along with other major Coachella Valley television stations, KDFX identifies itself on-air using its cable designation (Fox 11) 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, KDFX is simulcast in standard definition on KESQ's fourth digital subchannel (virtual channel 33.2) from the same Edom Hill transmitter facility.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDFX-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.