KYAV-LD
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| Branding | KESQ News Now |
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| History | |
| Founded | July 25, 1990 |
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Call sign meaning | Yucca Valley |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 2961 | |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 0.25 kW |
| HAAT | 185.2 m (608 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°51′58″N 116°26′6″W / 33.86611°N 116.43500°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
KYAV-LD (channel 12) is a low-power independent television station in Palm Springs, California, United States, serving the Coachella Valley. It is owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) alongside ABC affiliate KESQ-TV (channel 42) and four other low-power stations: CBS affiliate KPSP-CD (channel 38), Fox affiliate KDFX-CD (channel 33), CW+ affiliate KCWQ-LD (channel 2), and Telemundo affiliate KUNA-LD (channel 15). The six stations share studios on Dunham Way in Thousand Palms; KYAV-LD's transmitter is located on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10.
History
[edit]Founded July 25, 1990, KYAV-LD has been previously affiliated with CNC, a Spanish-language news channel based in Colombia, and Mas Musica, a 24-hour Spanish-language music video channel.
In January 2003, the station relaunched with Azteca América programming; that May, Desert Television—owner of KPSP-CD—acquired the outlet.[2]
On October 18, 2009, the then-KYAV-LP went out of business and the signal ceased operations.[citation needed] On February 22, 2012, the station changed its call sign to KYAV-LD. The station became an affiliate of AccuWeather, a 24-hour weather network that features live reports and forecasts.
In January 2012, News-Press & Gazette Company acquired the non-license assets of KYAV and KPSP; a year later, it purchased the stations' licenses outright. The deals made KYAV a sister station to ABC affiliate KESQ-TV and Telemundo affiliate KUNA-LP, among other stations.[3]
As of 2019, the AccuWeather affiliation (which has been discontinued from most of its affiliates by this point) has been dropped in favor of a "News" format.
Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Short name | Programming |
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| 12.2 | 720p | Newsnow | Main KYAV-LD programming |
| 15.3 | 1080i | Telemun | Telemundo (KUNA-LD) |
| 38.2 | CBSLCL2 | CBS (KPSP-CD) |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KYAV-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ Hirsch, Lou (May 20, 2003). "Local station agrees to buy Spanish-language TV affiliate". The Desert Sun. p. E3. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Seyler, Dave (January 22, 2013). "News-Press adds pieces to Palm Springs media group". Television Business Report. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KYAV". RabbitEars.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 2961 (KYAV-LD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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