KPSP-CD

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KPSP-CD

Cathedral City–Palm Springs, California United States
City	Cathedral City, California
Channels	Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 38
Branding	CBS Local 2 (cable channel)
Programming
Affiliations	CBS
Ownership
Owner	News-Press & Gazette Company (Gulf-California Broadcast Company)
Sister stations	KESQ-TV, KDFX-CD, KCWQ-LD, KUNA-LD, KYAV-LD, KUNA-FM
History
Founded	September 25, 1996
First air date	September 2, 2002 (22 years ago) (2002-09-02)
Former call signs	K58FJ (1996–1997) KVCC-LP (1997–1998) KDPX-LP (1998–1999) KPSP-LP (1999–2011) KPSP-LD
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 38 (UHF, 2002–2009) Digital: 38 (UHF, until 2019)
Call sign meaning	"Palm Springs Production" or the IATA and ICAO codes for Palm Springs International Airport
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10535
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 / 33.866139; -116.43472
Translator(s)	KESQ-DT 42.2 Palm Springs
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kesq.com

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.