KCWQ-LP
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| KCWQ-LP | |
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| Palm Springs, California | |
| Channels | KCWQ-LP 2 (VHF) analog, KESQ-DT 52.3 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | The CW (The CW Plus) |
| Owner | News-Press & Gazette Company (Gulf-California Broadcast Company) |
| Founded | September 2006 |
| Former affiliations | The WB (WB 100+, to 9/2006) |
| Website | www.kesq.com |
KCWQ-LP channel 2 is a low-powered CW affiliate in Palm Springs, California, operated by Gulf-California Broadcast Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of the News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph, Missouri), owners of KESQ-TV and other radio and TV outlets. KCWQ can also be seen on KESQ's digital signal on channel 42.3 / 52.3.
Until September 18, 2006, programming from The CW's predecessor network, The WB, was seen on Time Warner Cable channel 5, as KCWB, which was part of The WB 100+ Station Group.
[edit] Cable carriage issue
Gulf-California announced [1] that carriage negotiations with Time Warner Cable have failed; therefore, KCWQ (and The CW) are currently not available to subscribers of TWC's Coachella Valley systems.
Gulf-California explained that they had requested KCWQ-LP be assigned KCWB's cable designation (channel 5) and came to several agreements to that effect with the local Time Warner Cable office, which were then all successively vetoed by TWC's head office in Stamford, Conn.
Somewhat ironically, The CW is 50% owned by TWC's parent company, Time Warner; thus, by blocking cable carriage for the network in this market, the company is ostensibly hurting itself.
Without an agreement in place, Gulf-California is suggesting cable subscribers wishing to watch The CW use an over-the-air antenna and tune to channel 2. The company also pointed out that Dish Network will soon offer Palm Springs local channels, including KCWQ-LP.
Instead of KCWQ and The CW, Time Warner Cable is currently substituting Classic Arts Showcase on cable channel 5, along with a crawl reading:
- The CW Network is not available at this time. Despite continued talks, we have not been able to reach an agreement for carriage of this Network. We will continue to negotiate and remain hopeful that an agreement will be reached soon.
[edit] Previous Logos
 Logo for the cable-only KCWB, which was replaced over-the-air by KCWQ. |
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs / Indio / Twentynine Palms) market (Nielsen DMA #149) | ||
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KCWQ-LP 2 (The CW) - KVER-CA 4 / KVES-LP 28 (UNI) - KEVC-CA 5 (TFU) - K06MB 6 (GALA) - KVPS-LP 8 (MTV3) - K09XW 9 (PBS) - KYAV-LP 12 (AZA) - KUNA-LP 15 (TEL) - KODG-LP 17 (Ind) - K19DH 19 (FN) - K21DO 21 (3ABN) - KDFX-CA 33 (Fox) - KMIR 36 (NBC) - KPSP-LP 38 (CBS) - K40ID 40 (TBN) - KESQ 42 (ABC) - KDPX-LP 45 (i) - KPSE-LP 50 (MNTV) |
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| Local digital television channels | ||
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KGET-DT 17.2/"KWFB" (Bakersfield) - KCWQ-LP 2 (Palm Springs) - KTLA 5 (Los Angeles) - KSBY-DT 6.2/"KWCA" (San Luis Obispo) - KUVU-LP 17/9 (Eureka) - KNVN-DT 24.2/"KIWB" (Chico-Redding) - KMAX 31 (Sacramento) - KBCW 44 (San Francisco) - KFRE 59 (Fresno) - KSWB 69 (San Diego) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California | |
| WB Network Affiliates in the state of California Note: Networks in parenthesis indicate affiliations starting September 2006. Also, stations in bold are cable-only stations. |
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"KCWB" 5 (Palm Springs, The CW) - KTLA 5 (Los Angeles, The CW) - "KWCA" 5 (San Luis Obispo, ND) - "KIWB" 10 (Chico, ND)1 - "KWFB" 12 (Bakersfield, ND) - |
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1The CW and My Network TV affiliations have already been decided in this market. |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS, UPN, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California | |
