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 the home shopping network ShopHQ. The station is owned Bridge Media Networks.
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| City | Cathedral City, California |
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| Branding | KRET 45 Palm Springs |
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| Founded | January 24, 1996 |
First air date | October 5, 1997 |
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Call sign meaning | Retro TV (former affiliation) |
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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°W |
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History
editThe 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 Networks would acquire the station for $800,000.[8]
In August 2024, the station flipped to ShopHQ due to NewsNet ceasing operations.
Subchannels
editThe station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 45.1 | 720p | 16:9 | NEWSnet | ShopHQ |
| 45.2 | Funroads | Fun Roads | ||
| 45.3 | 480i | ShopHQ | ShopHQ | |
| 45.4 | Catchy | Catchy Comedy | ||
| 45.5 | Antenna | Antenna TV | ||
| 45.6 | 4:3 | Heroes | Heroes & Icons | |
| 45.7 | 16:9 | ACEtv | Ace TV | |
| 45.8 | OAN | One America Plus | ||
| 45.9 | AWE | AWE Plus | ||
| 45.10 | Sales | Infomercials |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRET-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ 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. [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.
- ^ Staff, BIA/TVNewsCheck (August 30, 2023). "Station Trading Roundup: 5 Deals, $4,230,000". TV News Check. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "TV Query for KRET". RabbitEars.