KESQ-TV

KESQ-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Coachella Valley licensed to Palm Springs. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF Channel 42 from a transmitter on Edom Hill in Cathedral City. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable Channel 3 (hence its "NewsChannel 3" branding) both in standard definition and in high definition. Owned by the News-Press and Gazette Company, it is partner of Class A CBS affiliate CBS Local 2, Class A FOX affiliate KDFX-CD, low-powered CW affiliate KCWQ, and low-powered Telemundo affiliate KUNA.

Overview

All five stations broadcast from studios located on Dunham Way in Thousand Palms. Syndicated programming on KESQ includes Access Hollywood, Extra, Inside Edition and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The station can be seen over-the-air on analog translators K27DS and K15FC. K27DS Channel 27 licensed to Yucca Valley is a translator west of Morongo Valley in the San Bernardino National Forest along the San Bernardino and Riverside County line. K15FC Channel 15 licensed to Joshua Tree extends coverage of KESQ in Twentynine Palms to the east.