KCWQ-LP

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KCWQ-LP
Palm Springs, California
Branding	Palm Springs The CW
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
Call letters meaning	K The CW KESQ
Former affiliations	The WB (WB 100+, to 9/2006)

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

KCWQ (and The CW) is still not available to subscribers of TWC's Coachella Valley systems, as of February 2007.

As KCWQ-LP was launched, Gulf-California explained that they had requested the station 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, Connecticut

Interestingly, 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 pointing out that the channel is available on Dish Network.

Instead of KCWQ and The CW, Time Warner Cable is currently substituting Classic Arts Showcase on cable channel 5, with no further information as to whether KCWQ will eventually be made available.

[edit] Previous Logos

Logo for the cable-only KCWB, which was replaced over-the-air by KCWQ.

[edit] External links

• KCWQ Website
• KESQ website (includes info on KCWQ)
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KCWQ

Broadcast television in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs / Indio / Twentynine Palms) market  (Nielsen DMA #149)
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 (ION) - KPSE-LP 50 (MNTV)
Local digital television channels
KVMD 23 (Ind/A1)