KUNA-LD explained

Callsign:KUNA-LD
City:Indio, California
Digital:15 (UHF)
Virtual:15
Affiliations:Telemundo
Location:IndioPalm Springs, California
Country:United States
Callsign Meaning:As in the Spanish language word "Una" for number "One"
Owner:News-Press & Gazette Company
Licensee:Gulf-California Broadcast Company
Former Affiliations:Silent (July–December 2021)
Erp:15 kW
Haat:197.10NaN0
Class:LD
Facility Id:19779
Coordinates:33.8022°N -116.2258°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

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

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.[1] The digital license was issued on February 4, 2022, with the station changing its call sign to KUNA-LD.

Subchannel

Subchannel of KUNA-LD[2] ! Channel! Res.! Aspect! Short name! Programming
15.1 TELE-HD Main KUNA-LD programming / Telemundo

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: License To Cover for LPTV Station Application. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 14, 2021. January 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Digital TV Market Listing for KUNA . n.d. . . January 20, 2022 .