| Callsign: | KRET-CD |
| City: | Cathedral City, California |
| Branding: | KRET 45 Palm Springs |
| Digital: | 31 (UHF) |
| Virtual: | 45 |
| Founded: | January 24, 1996 |
| Location: | Cathedral City–Palm Springs, California |
| Country: | United States |
| Callsign Meaning: | Retro TV (former affiliation) |
| Owner: | Bridge Media Networks |
| Licensee: | Bridge News LLC |
| Erp: | 15 kW |
| Haat: | 175.90NaN0 |
| Facility Id: | 10536 |
| Class: | CD |
| Coordinates: | 33.8661°N -116.4356°W |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KRET-CD (channel 45) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Cathedral City, California, United States, serving the Palm Springs area an owned and operated outlet of the 24/7 news network NewsNet. It is owned and operated by Bridge Media Networks.
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.
In August 2023, it was announced that Bridge Media Network would acquire the station for $800,000.[7]
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.1 | 720p | NEWSnet | NewsNet | |
| 45.2 | SNHtv | Sports News Highlights | ||
| 45.3 | 480i | ShopHQ | ShopHQ | |
| 45.4 | Catchy | Catchy Comedy | ||
| 45.5 | Antenna | Antenna TV | ||
| 45.6 | Heroes | Heroes & Icons |