KESQ-TV PALM SPRINGS, CA

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
02-3	28.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	KCWQ-DT	CW+	"The CW 5"	(KCWQ-LD 02-1)
15-2	28.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	KUNA-DT	Telemundo	"Telemundo 15"	(KPSP-CD 15-1)
33-2	28.4	480i (w)	DD5.1	KDFX-DT	FOX	"Fox 11"	(KDFX-CD 39-1)
42-01	28.3	720p	DD5.1	KESQ-DT	ABC	"NewsChannel 3 HD"
42-02	28.10	480i (w)	DD5.1	LCLCBS2	CBS	"CBS Local 2"	(KPSP-CD 38-1)

Licensing

FAC-ID: 25577

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 28

PALM SPRINGS, CA

0000034072 (25076f915f0d91b4015f10ce5e8200f2) - App
0000078362 (25076f916bfcd761016c0608e47e0f34) - App

620' 100 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 29.4 kW)
(9.11 kW + 10.4 dB gain = 100 kW ERP)
43 mile contour / 5795.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,280,087
72' AGL; 1627' AMSL; (1220472)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RF Systems SBB-E-8C170
NAD83: N 33° 51' 58.1", W 116° 26' 5" (33.866139, -116.434722) Edom Hill (CA)

Streams

TSID: 329 (0x0149)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital Channel	Display Channel	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
28.3	42-01	KESQ-DT	3	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	8.7Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
28.4	33-2	KDFX-DT	4	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	2Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
28.7	02-3	KCWQ-DT	7	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	2.05Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
28.8	15-2	KUNA-DT	8	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	2Mbps	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps
28.10	42-02	LCLCBS2	10	0x0100	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0101	2.1Mbps	0x0101	DD5.1	0x0104	384kbps

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Ownership/Historical

Operator:	News-Press & Gazette
Licensee:	Gulf-California Broadcast Company
Sisters:	KCWQ-LD, KYAV-LD, KUNA-LD, KPSP-CD, KDFX-CD
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 42. Digital channel 52.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 42. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	No election made. (Approved)
Elected Round 2 :	Elected channel 50 with fallback being to allow the FCC to determine the best available channel. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 2 :	Elected channel 42.
Final Channel :	Channel 42.
Last Analog:
Channel 42 :	745' 316 kW DA

Call Sign History:
09/22/1980	KESQ-TV
08/27/1980	KESQ
07/16/1981	KESQ-TV

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