| Cathedral City/Palm Springs, California United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 4 (VHF) Virtual: 4 |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 4.1: Independent 4.2: Classic shows (ind.) 4.3: Azteca América 4.4: NewsNet[1][2] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Tara Broadcasting, LLC |
| History | |
Former call signs | K04RO-D (until 2011) |
| DT2: RT RABC DT4: QVC (until 2018) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 184757 |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 612 feet (187 m) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°51′59″N 116°26′5″W / 33.86639°N 116.43472°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
KAKZ-LD, virtual and VHF digital channel 4, is a low-powered independent television station serving Palm Springs, California, United States that is licensed to Cathedral City. Owned by Tara Broadcasting, the station broadcasts its signal from a transmitter on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City.[1]
On October 14, 2011, the station's call letters were changed from K04RO-D to KAKZ-LD.[3] In September 2012, Tara Broadcasting, LLC purchased the station from Woodwest Investment, LLC for $85,000.[4] In August 2020, Broadcast Technical Associates, LLC filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to purchase KAKZ-LD from Tara Broadcasting for $125,000.[5]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 480i | 4:3 | KAKZ | Main KAKZ-LD programming |
| 4.2 | Western | Classic Shows | ||
| 4.3 | Azteca | Azteca América | ||
| 4.4 | newsNET | NewsNet |