KUNA-LD
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| City | Indio, California |
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| Affiliations | Telemundo |
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| History | |
| Founded | May 15, 1996 |
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Call sign meaning | As in the Spanish language word "Una" for number "One" |
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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 |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | kesq |
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
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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
[edit]| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 15.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | TELE-HD | Main KUNA-LD programming / Telemundo |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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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- News-Press & Gazette Company
- 1996 establishments in California
- Indio, California
- Low-power television stations in California
- Spanish-language television stations in California
- Telemundo affiliates
- Television channels and stations established in 1996
- Television stations in the Coachella Valley
- California television station stubs