KPSE-LP
Encyclopedia
KPSE-LP is the low-powered MyNetworkTV
and TheCoolTV
television station
for Southern California
's Coachella Valley
. Licensed to Palm Springs
, it broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter north of I-10
/Redlands Freeway on Edom Hill in Cathedral City
. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable
channel 13 hence the My 13 Palm Springs branding. Owned by Journal Communications
, KPSE is sister to NBC
affiliate KMIR-TV
and the two share studios on Park View Drive in Palm Desert
. Syndicated
programming on this station includes: Friends
, Seinfeld
, Everybody Loves Raymond
, and George Lopez
. TheCoolTV can be seen weekday mornings from 6 until 9, Saturday mornings from 5 to noon, and Sunday afternoons from noon until 2:30.
affiliate. Owned by Mirage Media, it immediately replaced Los Angeles
's KCOP on the Coachella Valley's Time Warner Cable system which had been serving as the de-facto affiliate for Palm Springs. As is the case of most other television stations in the market
, KPSE only airs a low-powered analog signal with no digital simulcast in order to protect signals from full-powered stations in Los Angeles. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced the two networks would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents "C"BS
(the parent company of UPN) and the "W"arner Bros.
unit of Time Warner
.
On February 22, News Corporation
announced it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV. This new service, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming Independent. It was also created to compete against The CW. At some point in time, cable-only
WB station "KCWB
" was picked to be the Palm Springs outlet for The CW. Since it was controlled and managed by ABC
affiliate KESQ-TV
, that station signed-on a new low-powered analog signal (KCWQ-LP) and digital subchannnel (of KESQ) to offer non-cable subscribers access to the new network.
Eventually, it was made public KPSE would join MyNetworkTV. This happened on September 5 while "KCWB" became part of The CW on September 18, 2006. On September 26, 2007, Journal Communications (owner of KMIR) announced its purchase of KPSE from Mirage Media for $
4.7 million with the transaction receiving approval January 28, 2008. This station has an application to perform a digital "flash-cut
" to UHF channel 50. Along with other major Coachella Valley stations, KPSE identifies itself on-air using its cable
designation rather than its over-the-air analog channel position. This unusual practice (also common in the Fort Myers
/Naples
, Florida
market) stems in part from Palm Springs's exceptionally high cable penetration
rate of 80.5% which is one of the highest in the United States
.
Fox affiliate KDFX-CA
(produced by KESQ). KMIR does not operate a weather department of its own so sister station ABC affiliate KTNV-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada
provides all weather forecasts pre-taped in advance. The segments feature that station's entire weather team and originate from KTNV's facilities on South Valley View Boulevard in Spring Valley, Nevada
. There is no sports department either so news anchors provide a quick sports update.
News team
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
and TheCoolTV
TheCoolTV
THECOOLTV is a United States over-the-air digital subchannel launched in March 2009. The network's current program schedule consists of an all-music video lineup that can be customized to meet an affiliate's preference, along with the three hours per week of E/I programming as required by the...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
's Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California. The valley extends for approximately 45 miles in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the saltwater Salton Sea, the largest lake in California...
. Licensed to Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, it broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter north of I-10
Interstate 10 in California
Interstate 10 , the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs in the U.S. state of California east from Santa Monica, on the Pacific Ocean, through Los Angeles and San Bernardino to the border with Arizona...
/Redlands Freeway on Edom Hill in Cathedral City
Cathedral City, California
Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 51,200 at the 2010 census. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Coachella Valley of southern California...
. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
channel 13 hence the My 13 Palm Springs branding. Owned by Journal Communications
Journal Communications
Journal Communications, Inc. is a publicly traded media company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It publishes the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a daily newspaper, and it also owns television stations, radio stations and weekly newspapers, among other businesses.-History:The Milwaukee Journal was...
, KPSE is sister to NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate KMIR-TV
KMIR-TV
KMIR-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Southern California's Coachella Valley. Licensed to Palm Springs, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 from a transmitter on Edom Hill in Cathedral City north of I-10/Redlands Freeway...
and the two share studios on Park View Drive in Palm Desert
Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
. Syndicated
Television syndication
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programming on this station includes: Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
, Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
, and George Lopez
George Lopez (TV series)
"The George Lopez Show" redirects here. For the late-night program hosted by the same comedian, see Lopez Tonight.George Lopez is an American sitcom starring comedian George Lopez...
. TheCoolTV can be seen weekday mornings from 6 until 9, Saturday mornings from 5 to noon, and Sunday afternoons from noon until 2:30.
History
The station signed-on January 3, 2000 as the area's first locally-based UPNUPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate. Owned by Mirage Media, it immediately replaced Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
's KCOP on the Coachella Valley's Time Warner Cable system which had been serving as the de-facto affiliate for Palm Springs. As is the case of most other television stations in the market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
, KPSE only airs a low-powered analog signal with no digital simulcast in order to protect signals from full-powered stations in Los Angeles. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced the two networks would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents "C"BS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
(the parent company of UPN) and the "W"arner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
unit of Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
.
On February 22, News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
announced it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV. This new service, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming Independent. It was also created to compete against The CW. At some point in time, cable-only
The WB 100+ Station Group
The WB 100+ Station Group was a group of primarily non-broadcast local cable television outlets for The WB Television Network, for markets below the top 100 television media markets in the United States. Dayparts with no WB programming were programmed by the network...
WB station "KCWB
KCWQ-LP
KCWQ-LP is the low-powered CW-affiliated television station for the Coachella Valley that is licensed to Palm Springs. It broadcasts an analog signal on VHF channel 2 and a digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10...
" was picked to be the Palm Springs outlet for The CW. Since it was controlled and managed by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate KESQ-TV
KESQ-TV
KESQ-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Coachella Valley of California licensed to Palm Springs. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42 from a transmitter on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10...
, that station signed-on a new low-powered analog signal (KCWQ-LP) and digital subchannnel (of KESQ) to offer non-cable subscribers access to the new network.
Eventually, it was made public KPSE would join MyNetworkTV. This happened on September 5 while "KCWB" became part of The CW on September 18, 2006. On September 26, 2007, Journal Communications (owner of KMIR) announced its purchase of KPSE from Mirage Media for $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
4.7 million with the transaction receiving approval January 28, 2008. This station has an application to perform a digital "flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
" to UHF channel 50. Along with other major Coachella Valley stations, KPSE identifies itself on-air using its cable
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
designation rather than its over-the-air analog channel position. This unusual practice (also common in the Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
/Naples
Naples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
market) stems in part from Palm Springs's exceptionally high cable penetration
Market penetration
Market penetration is8th growth strategies of the Product-Market Growth Matrix defined by Ansoff. Market penetration occurs when a company enters/penetrates a market with current products. The best way to achieve this is by gaining competitors' customers...
rate of 80.5% which is one of the highest in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Newscasts
KMIR produces a nightly prime time newscast on KPSE known as KMIR 6 News at 10 on My 13. This airs for a half-hour and competes with another broadcast seen on Class AClass A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
Fox affiliate KDFX-CA
KDFX-CA
KDFX-CA is the Class A Fox-affiliated television station for the Coachella Valley licensed to Indio and Palm Springs, California. It broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10...
(produced by KESQ). KMIR does not operate a weather department of its own so sister station ABC affiliate KTNV-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
provides all weather forecasts pre-taped in advance. The segments feature that station's entire weather team and originate from KTNV's facilities on South Valley View Boulevard in Spring Valley, Nevada
Spring Valley, Nevada
Spring Valley is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States located two miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 117,390 at the 2000 census.-Background:...
. There is no sports department either so news anchors provide a quick sports update.
News team
- Elizabeth Beaubien - weeknight news
- Gino LaMont - weeknight news and weeknight sports
- Anthony Alvarez - weekend news and producer (also video journalist and weekend sports)
- Bryan Scofield NWA Seal of Approval - weeknight meteorologist
- Ashlee DeMartino - weekend meteorologist
- Adrianna Weingold - video journalist
- Gabriel Morales - video journalist
- Angela Monroe - video journalist