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KUNA-LD
Indio–Palm Springs, California; United States;
City	Indio, California
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF); Virtual: 15;
Branding	Telemundo 15; KUNA-TV Noticias (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	Telemundo
Ownership
Owner	News-Press & Gazette Company; (Gulf-California Broadcast Company);
History
Founded	May 15, 1996 (28 years ago)
Former call signs	K15EI (1996–2003); KUNA-LP (2003–2022);
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 15 (UHF, 2003–2022);
Former affiliations	Silent (July–December 2021)
Call sign meaning	As in the Spanish language word "Una" for number "One"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	19779
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	197.1 m (647 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°48′8″N 116°13′33″W / 33.80222°N 116.22583°W
Translator(s)	KPSP-CD 15.1 (18.8 UHF) Cathedral City; KESQ-DT 15.2 (28.8 UHF) Palm Springs;
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	kesq.com/kuna

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KUNA-LD (channel 15) is a low-power television station licensed to Indio, California, United States, serving the Coachella Valley as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company alongside Palm Springs–licensed ABC affiliate KESQ-TV (channel 42), Cathedral City–licensed Class A CBS affiliate KPSP-CD (channel 38), Class A Fox affiliate KDFX-CD (channel 33.2, licensed to both Indio and Palm Springs), Palm Springs–licensed CW affiliate KCWQ-LD (channel 2), and independent station KYAV-LD (channel 12). The six stations share studios on Dunham Way in Thousand Palms; KUNA-LD's transmitter is located in the Indio Hills.

In addition to its own digital signal, the station is simulcast in high definition on KPSP's second digital subchannel, and in standard definition on KESQ's eighth digital subchannel. Both KPSP and KESQ transmit from Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10.

History

KUNA-LD signed on the air originally as K15EI on May 15, 1996, and then switched call letters to KUNA-LP on March 31, 2003. The station filed a license to cover application for digital operations on December 14, 2021.^[2] The digital license was issued on February 4, 2022, with the station changing its call sign to KUNA-LD.

Subchannel

Subchannel of KUNA-LD^[3]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
15.1	1080i	16:9	TELE-HD	Main KUNA-LD programming / Telemundo

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KUNA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "License To Cover for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KUNA". RabbitEars. n.d. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

External links

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KUNA-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "License To Cover for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[3] "Digital TV Market Listing for KUNA". RabbitEars. n.d. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

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+{{short description|Telemundo affiliate in Indio, California}}
-{{Infobox broadcast |
+{{More citations needed|date=January 2022}}
-  call_letters             = KUNA-LP|
+{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
-  station_logo             = [[Image:KUNA15.png|150px|KUNA logo]]|
+{{Infobox television station
-  station_slogan           = |
+| callsign            = KUNA-LD
-  station_branding         = Telemundo 15 <small>(general)</small><br>KUNA-TV Noticias <small>(newscasts)</small>|
-  analog                   = 15 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])|
+| city                = Indio, California
-  digital                  = |
+| logo                = KUNA15.png
-  other_chs                = |
+| logo_size           = 150px
-  affiliations             = [[Telemundo]]|
+| branding            = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|Telemundo 15}}|{{lang|es|KUNA-TV Noticias}} (newscasts)}}
-  founded                  = May 15, 1996|
+| analog              =
-  location                 = [[Indio, California]]
+| digital             = 15 ([[UHF]])
-| country                  = [[United States]]
+| virtual             = 15
+| translators         = {{ubl|[[KPSP-CD]] 15.1 (18.8 UHF) [[Cathedral City, California|Cathedral City]]|[[KESQ-TV|KESQ-DT]] 15.2 (28.8 UHF) [[Palm Springs]]}}
-|  callsign_meaning         = '''K''' '''"UNA"''' as in the Spanish language word "Una" for number "One".|
-  former_callsigns         = K15EI (CP only)|
+| affiliations        = [[Telemundo]]
-  owner                    = [[News-Press & Gazette Company]]|
+| founded             = {{start date and age|1996|5|15|p=y}}
-  licensee                 = Gulf-California Broadcast Company|
+| location            = [[Indio, California|Indio]]–[[Palm Springs, California]]
+| country             = United States
-  former_affiliations      = |
+| callsign_meaning    = As in the [[Spanish language]] word "Una" for number "One"
-  effective_radiated_power = 9.7 kW|
+| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|K15EI (1996–2003)|KUNA-LP (2003–2022)}}
-  HAAT                     = 548 m|
-  class                    = |
+| owner               = [[News-Press & Gazette Company]]
-  facility_id              = 19779|
+| licensee            = Gulf-California Broadcast Company
+| former_affiliations = [[Dark (broadcasting)|Silent]] (July–December 2021)
-  homepage                 = [http://www.kesq.com/kunamundo KUNA website]|
+| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''|15 (UHF, 2003–2022)}}
+| erp                 = 15 kW
+| haat                = {{convert|197.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
+| class               = [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
+| facility_id         = 19779
+| coordinates         = {{coord|33|48|8|N|116|13|33|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
+| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
+| website             = {{URL|https://kesq.com/kuna}}
 }}
+'''KUNA-LD''' (channel 15) is a [[low-power television station]] licensed to [[Indio, California]], United States, serving the [[Coachella Valley]] as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network [[Telemundo]]. It is owned by the [[News-Press & Gazette Company]] alongside Palm Springs–licensed [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[KESQ-TV]] (channel 42), [[Cathedral City, California|Cathedral City]]–licensed [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[CBS]] affiliate [[KPSP-CD]] (channel 38), Class A [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KDFX-CD]] (channel 33.2, licensed to both Indio and Palm Springs), Palm Springs–licensed [[The CW|CW]] affiliate [[KCWQ-LD]] (channel 2), and [[independent station]] [[KYAV-LD]] (channel 12). The six stations share studios on Dunham Way in [[Thousand Palms]]; KUNA-LD's transmitter is located in the [[Indio Hills]].
-'''KUNA-LP''', channel 15, is a [[Telemundo]] affiliate in the [[Coachella Valley]] area of [[California]] that includes [[Indio, California|Indio]] and [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]].
+In addition to its own digital signal, the station is [[simulcast]] in [[high-definition television|high definition]] on KPSP's second digital subchannel, and in [[standard definition]] on KESQ's eighth digital subchannel. Both KPSP and KESQ transmit from Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and [[Interstate 10 in California#Riverside County|I-10]].
-KUNA-LP signed on the air originally as K15EI on May 15, 1996 and then switched [[call letter]]s to KUNA-LP on March 31, 2003. KUNA-LP airs local news, Telemundo programming, and comedies in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. KUNA-LP is owned by Gulf-California Broadcast Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the [[News-Press & Gazette Company]] of [[St. Joseph, Missouri]]. Their news studio is in [[KESQ-TV]] television studios in [[Palm Desert, California|Palm Desert]].
+==History==
+{{expand section|date=May 2018}}
+KUNA-LD signed on the air originally as K15EI on May 15, 1996, and then switched [[call signs in North America|call letters]] to KUNA-LP on March 31, 2003. The station filed a license to cover application for digital operations on December 14, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff37db61500017db93c29190210&id=25076ff37db61500017db93c29190210&goBack=N|title=License To Cover for LPTV Station Application|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=December 14, 2021|accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref> The digital license was issued on February 4, 2022, with the station changing its call sign to KUNA-LD.
+==Subchannel==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Subchannel of KUNA-LD<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KUNA#station | title = Digital TV Market Listing for KUNA | date = n.d. | website = [[RabbitEars]] | access-date = January 20, 2022 }}</ref>
+! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
+! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
+! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
+! Short name
+! Programming
+|-
+! scope = "row" | 15.1
+| [[1080i]] || [[16:9]] || TELE-HD || Main KUNA-LD programming / [[Telemundo]]
+|}
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
-{{One source|date=January 2008}}
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.kesq.com/Global/category.asp?C=103461&nav=menu191_5 Station website]
+*[https://kesq.com/kuna Official website]
-*{{TVQ|KUNA-LP}}
 {{Coachella Valley TV}}
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 {{NPG}}
-[[Category:Telemundo network affiliates]]
+[[Category:1996 establishments in California]]
-[[Category:Television stations in the Coachella Valley|UNA-LP]]
+[[Category:Indio, California]]
+[[Category:Low-power television stations in California|UNA]]
 [[Category:News-Press & Gazette Company]]
+[[Category:Spanish-language television stations in California|UNA-LD]]
+[[Category:Telemundo affiliates]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996]]
-[[Category:Spanish-language television stations in California]]
+[[Category:Television stations in the Coachella Valley|UNA-LD]]
-{{Telemundo-stub}}
 {{California-tv-station-stub}}

v t e Television stations in Palm Springs, California and the Coachella Valley
Full-power stations	KVCR-DT (24.1 PBS, 24.2 FNX, 24.3 KVCR Desert Cities, 24.4 Create) KMIR-TV (36.1 NBC, 36.2 MeTV, 36.3 Movies!) KESQ-TV (2.3 CW+, 15.2 TMD, 33.2 Fox, 42.1 ABC, 42.2 CBS)
Low-power stations	KCWQ-LD (2.1 CW+, 33.3 Fox) KAKZ-LD (4.1 Free Speech, 4.2 Classic Shows, 4.3 REW, 4.4 NewsNet) KEVC-CD (5.1 UniMás, 5.2 TBD, 5.3 Comet, 5.4 Charge!, 5.5 KLOB) KVPS-LD (8.1 NewsNet) K09XW-D (9.1 PBS, 9.2 Create, 9.3 World) KYAV-LD (12.2 News, 15.3 TMD, 38.2 CBS) KUNA-LD (15.1 TMD) KODG-LD (17.1 PBS-HD, 17.2 PBS Plus, 17.3 Kids, 17.4 World, 17.5 Shop LC (via KSCI) K21DO-D (21.1 The365, 21.2 Outlaw) KJHP-LD 22 (24.1 PBS, 24.2 FNX, 24.3 PBS Desert Cities, 24.4 Create) KDFX-CD (33.1 Fox, 33.2 CW+, 33.3 Dabl) K35LA-D (35.1 PBS, 35.2 Create, 35.3 NHK) KPSP-CD (12.1 News, 15.1 TMD, 38.1 CBS) KVER-CD 41 / KVES-LD 28 (41.1 UNI, 41.2 UniMás, 41.3 Mystery, 41.4 Laff, 41.5 LATV, 41.6 KPST-FM) KRET-CD (45.1/3 H&I, 45.2 FunRoads, 45.4 Catchy, 45.5 ANT, 45.6 H&I, 45.7 Ace, 45.8 OAN+, 45.9 AWE+, 45.10 Infomercials) KPSE-LD (50.1 MNTV, 50.2 Grit, 50.3 Bounce, 50.4 Court, 50.5 KLOB)
Defunct	KPOM-LP 6 (EVINE Live) KLPS-LP 19 (Spanish-language religious) K20HZ 20 (LAT TV/HSN) KPDC-LP 25 (Ind.) K27DS Yucca Valley KDUO-LP 43 (Evine Live) KIJR-LP 47 (Ind. / Religious) K49HV 49 (SBN) KPSG-LP 50 (UPN/MNTV)
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