KRET-CD

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KRET-CD
KRET-PALM-SPRINGS.png
City Cathedral City, California
Channels
BrandingKRET 45 Palm Springs
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedJanuary 24, 1996
First air date
October 5, 1997;26 years ago (1997-10-05)
Former call signs
  • K45ET (1996–1998)
  • KPSP-LP (1998–1999)
  • KDPX-LP (1999–2008)
  • KRET-CA (2008–2014)
Call sign meaning
Retro TV (former affiliation)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 10536
Class CD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 175.9 m (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 33°51′58″N116°26′8″W / 33.86611°N 116.43556°W / 33.86611; -116.43556
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KRET-CD (channel 45) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Cathedral City, California, United States, serving the Palm Springs area an owned and operated outlet of the 24/7 news network NewsNet. It is owned and operated by Bridge Media Networks.

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History

The FCC granted an original construction permit to Charles R. Meeker on January 24, 1996, to build a low-power television station on UHF channel 45 to serve Cathedral City and Palm Springs, California. It was given the call sign K45ET and began broadcasting October 18, 1997, [2] under the operation of Sun Holding Corporation as "KPSP" Sun TV an independent station. [3]

Sun TV struggled. It lacked cable carriage on the main Time Warner Cable system until 1998, when it was added from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. 24-hour carriage commenced in January 1999, too late for the station. Sun TV folded on February 11, 1999; channel 58 then exchanged call letters with KDPX-LP (channel 45), [4] also picking up KDPX-LP's Pax programming. As a Pax station, the station was operated by JB Broadcasting. [5]

In 2008, the call letters for the station were changed to KRET-CA; that May, it added Retro Television Network. [6] In 2011, KRET added MeTV to its main channel. From late July to late September 2013, due to a retransmission consent dispute between Time Warner Cable and Journal Broadcast Group's NBC affiliate KMIR-TV, that station subcontracted with KRET-CA to carry their evening newscasts during the dispute due to KRET's channel 14 position on TWC systems. [7]

The station was issued its license for digital operation on October 8, 2014, and simultaneously changed its call sign to KRET-CD.

In August 2023, it was announced that Bridge Media Network would acquire the station for $800,000. [8]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KRET-CD [9]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
45.1 720p 16:9 NEWSnet NewsNet
45.2SNHtvSports News Highlights
45.3 480i ShopHQ ShopHQ
45.4Catchy Catchy Comedy
45.5 4:3 Antenna Antenna TV
45.6 16:9 Heroes Heroes & Icons

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KRET-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Fessier, Bruce (February 12, 1999). "TV station that never got going goes off air". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. D1. Retrieved March 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Fessier, Bruce (September 30, 1997). "Local fiddler gets taste of real show biz". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. C1. Retrieved March 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Michaels, Pat (February 28, 1999). "Whatever happened to charm?". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. E1. Retrieved March 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Fullam, Peter (June 18, 1999). "PAX sponsors can promote family values". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. E1. Retrieved March 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Retro Television Network Now Local And On TW Cable". DesertLocalNews. Retrieved July 17, 2008.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ McCain, Marie (July 26, 2013). "KMIR newscasts airing on Time Warner Cable during dispute; KRET, Channel 14, to show newscasts while KMIR, Channel 6, is off local cable lineup". The Desert Sun. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ Staff, BIA/TVNewsCheck (August 30, 2023). "Station Trading Roundup: 5 Deals, $4,230,000". TV News Check. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "TV Query for KRET". RabbitEars .
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