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| Branding | NewsChannel 3 (cable channel) |
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| History | |
First air date | October 5, 1968 |
Former call signs | KPLM-TV (1968–1978) |
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Call sign meaning | Station was formerly owned by Esquire magazine |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25577 |
| ERP | 100 kW |
| HAAT | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°51′58.1″N 116°26′5″W / 33.866139°N 116.43472°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | kesq |
KESQ-TV (channel 42) is a television station licensed to Palm Springs, California, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Coachella Valley. It is owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) alongside five low-power stations: CBS affiliate KPSP-CD (channel 38), Fox affiliate KDFX-CD (channel 33), CW+ affiliate KCWQ-LD (channel 2), Telemundo affiliate KUNA-LD (channel 15), and independent station KYAV-LD (channel 12). The six stations share studios on Dunham Way in Thousand Palms; KESQ-TV's transmitter is located on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10.
Along with other major Coachella Valley television stations, KESQ-TV identifies itself on-air using its cable designation, channel 3, because of the exceptionally high cable penetration rate in the area.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KESQ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.