KESQ-TV

KESQ-TV
Channels
BrandingNewsChannel 3 (cable channel)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 5, 1968
(56 years ago)
 (1968-10-05)
Former call signs
KPLM-TV (1968–1978)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 42 (UHF, 1968–2009)
  • Digital: 52 (UHF, 2005–2009), 42 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Call sign meaning
Station was formerly owned by Esquire magazine
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25577
ERP100 kW
HAAT189 m (620 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°51′58.1″N 116°26′5″W / 33.866139°N 116.43472°W / 33.866139; -116.43472
Links
Public license information
Websitekesq.com

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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KESQ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.