KRET-CD

KRET-CD
Cathedral City–Palm Springs, California; United States
City	Cathedral City, California
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF); Virtual: 45
Programming
Affiliations	45.1: Heroes & Icons; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Bridge News LLC
History
Founded	January 24, 1996
First air date	October 5, 1997; 27 years ago
Former call signs	K45ET (1996–1998); KPSP-LP (1998–1999); KDPX-LP (1999–2008); KRET-CA (2008–2014);
Former affiliations	Independent (1997–1999); Pax/Ion (1999–2008); Retro TV (2008–2011); MeTV (2011–2018);
Call sign meaning	Retro TV (former affiliation)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10536
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	175.9 m (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°51′58″N 116°26′8″W / 33.86611°N 116.43556°WCoordinates: 33°51′58″N 116°26′8″W / 33.86611°N 116.43556°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽; ;
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS

KRET-CD (channel 45) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Cathedral City, California, United States, serving the Palm Springs area as an affiliate of Heroes & Icons. The station is owned by Bridge News LLC.

History[edit]

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,^[1] under the operation of Sun Holding Corporation as "KPSP" Sun TV an independent station.^[2]

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),^[3] also picking up KDPX-LP's Pax programming. As a Pax station, the station was operated by JB Broadcasting.^[4]

In 2008, the call letters for the station were changed to KRET-CA; that May, it added Retro Television Network.^[5] 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.^[6]

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

Subchannels[edit]

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KRET-CD^[7]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
45.1	480i	4:3	H&I	Heroes & Icons
45.2			Cozi	Cozi TV
45.3			GEB	GEB America
45.4			catchy	Catchy Comedy
45.5			Antenna TV	Antenna TV
45.6			Nuestra	Nuestra Visión
45.7		Shop
45.8		Comfy	Comfy TV

References[edit]

↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Michaels, Pat (February 28, 1999). "Whatever happened to charm?". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. E1. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ 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.
↑ "Retro Television Network Now Local And On TW Cable". DesertLocalNews. Retrieved July 17, 2008. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)^{[dead link]}
↑ 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.
↑ "TV Query for KRET". RabbitEars.

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[Dese990212-1] 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.

[Dese970930-2] 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.

[Dese990228-3] Michaels, Pat (February 28, 1999). "Whatever happened to charm?". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. E1. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[Dese990618-4] 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.

[5] "Retro Television Network Now Local And On TW Cable". DesertLocalNews. Retrieved July 17, 2008. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)^{[dead link]}

[6] 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.

[7] "TV Query for KRET". RabbitEars.

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Full-power stations	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 Rewind TV, 4.4 NewsNet) KEVC-CD (5.1 UniMás, 5.2 TBD, 5.3 Comet, 5.4 Charge!, 5.5 KLOB) KVPS-LD 8/19 (Spanish-language religious) KYAV-LD (12.2 News, 15.3 TMD, 38.2 CBS) KUNA-LD (15.1 TMD) KODG-LP (17.1 PBS-HD, 17.2 OC, 17.3 DS, 17.4 World, 17.5 Kids) KJHP-LP 18/K09XW-D (24.1 PBS, 24.2 FNX, 24.3 PBS Desert Cities, 24.4 Create) K21DO-D 21/43 "KNDO" (3ABN) KDFX-CD (33.1 Fox, 33.2 CW+, 33.3 Dabl) 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 H&I, 45.2 COZI TV, 45.3 GEB America, 45.4 Decades, 45.5 Antenna TV) K49HV 49 (SBN) KPSE-LD (50.1 MNTV, 50.2 Grit, 50.3 Bounce, 50.4 Court TV, 50.5 KLOB)
Cable channels	KCET Desert Cities / K35LA-D (Public Independent)
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) KPSG-LP 50 (UPN/MNTV)
California television Bakersfield Chico–Redding Eureka Fresno Las Vegas NV Los Angeles Medford OR Monterey Inland Empire (Palm Springs) Reno NV Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara El Centro CA / Yuma AZ See also Phoenix TV

v t e Other television stations in the state of California
Ion Television	KSPX-TV 29 (Sacramento) KPXN-TV 30 (San Bernardino) KKPX-TV 65 (San Jose)
Home Shopping Network	KHSC-LP 16 K20HZ 20 KBFK-LP 36 KSKT-CD 43 KEDD-LP 45 KPMC-LP 43
Youtoo America	KMCA-LD 10 (Redding) KYMB-LD 27.4 (Monterey) KJEO-LD 32.2 (Fresno)
Retro Television Network	KAXT 1.2 (San Francisco) KEYT-TV 3.2 (Santa Barbara) KAIL 7.2 (Fresno) KBEH 63.3 (Los Angeles)
MeTV	KCRA-TV 3.2 (Sacramento) KRCR-TV 7.2 (Redding) KGTV 10.2 & KZSD 41 (San Diego) KAEF-TV 23.2 (Arcata) KERO-TV 23.3 (Bakersfield) KYMB-LD 27.2 (Monterey) KRET-CD 31.1 (Cathedral City) KGMC 43.6 (Clovis) KBCW 44.3 (San Francisco) KAZA-TV 54.1 (Avalon/Los Angeles) KDOC-TV 56.3 (Anaheim/Los Angeles)
Antenna TV	KTLA 5.2 (Los Angeles) KRET-CD 31.4 (Cathedral City) KTXL 40.2 (Sacramento) KGMC 43.5 (Clovis) KSWB-TV 69.2 (San Diego)
Bounce TV	KVHF-LD 4.2 (Fresno) KUVS 19.3 (Sacramento) KMEX 34.3 (Los Angeles) KFSF 66.2 (Sacramento)
This TV	KTLA 5.3 (Los Angeles) KCVU 20.2 (Redding–Chico) KMPH 26.2 (Fresno) KYMB 27.2 (Monterey) KBVU 28.2 (Eureka) KBFX 29.2 (Bakersfield) KRET-CD 31.2 (Palm Springs) KOFY 20.2 (San Francisco) KQCA 58.2 (Stockton-Sacramento) KSWB 69.3 (San Diego)
Movies!	KRCR 7.3 (Chico) KCOP 13.3 (Los Angeles) KVBC-LP 13.4 (Fresno) KAEF 23.3 (Eureka)
Start TV	KCBS 2.2 (Los Angeles) KPIX 5.2 (San Francisco) KOVR 13.2 (Stockton/Sacramento)
Other stations	KAXT-CD (1.3 QVC, 1.7 VieTop, 1.8 Creation TV, 1.10 Tiempos Finales, 1.11 Jewelry, San Francsico) K15CU-D (15.1 Cozi TV, Monterey) KVHF-LD (4.4 AMGTV, Fresno) KQSL (8.1 TLN West, Fort Bragg) KGOF-LP (33.2 The Family Channel / 33.4 Family, Fresno) KGMC 43.8 (Clovis) KILM (64.1 Ion Life, Inglewood)
Defunct	KAZV-LP 14 (Modesto) KCCE-LP 50 (San Luis Obispo)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in California See also Spanish Religious Independent