CBS

KPSP-CD (CBS) · Channel 38

Class A TV station · Cathedral City, California

KPSP-CD is a class a over-the-air TV station affiliated with CBS on virtual channel 38, licensed to Cathedral City, California. Its signal is estimated to reach about 33 cities and towns within 36 miles.

Aim your antenna at KPSP-CD

About KPSP-CD

Class A stations are low-power stations that gained protected status under the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999. They cover a smaller area than a full-power station, but other stations may not interfere with them.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 36 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 33 cities and towns in our guide with about 743,000 residents, as far as Hemet, CA (32 miles).

KPSP-CD shares its transmitter site with KESQ-TV (CW), KDFX-CD (Fox), KCWQ-LD (CW), KYAV-LD, KAKZ-LD and K09XW-D and 11 more. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other CBS station in our data is KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, CA, 97 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

CBS is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local CBS affiliates carry the network's news, daytime and primetime schedule plus local news, and CBS is the over-the-air home of many NFL Sunday afternoon games.

Station facts

NetworkCBS
Virtual channel38
Station typeClass A (DCA)
City of licenseCathedral City, CA
Tower location33.86614, -116.43472
Effective radiated power15 kW
Antenna height (HAAT)Not listed
FCC facility ID10535
License statusLicensed

Cities that can receive KPSP-CD

Estimated with an outdoor antenna. Direction is from the city toward the tower.

CityDistancePoint antennaEst. signal
Desert Edge, CA4.0 mi175° SGood
Thousand Palms, CA4.1 mi321° NWGood
Sky Valley, CA5.0 mi251° WSWGood
Cathedral City, CA6.2 mi16° NNEGood
Palm Springs, CA6.8 mi69° ENEGood
Garnet, CA6.8 mi111° ESEGood
Desert Hot Springs, CA7.7 mi149° SSEGood
Rancho Mirage, CA8.8 mi352° NGood
Palm Desert, CA10 mi342° NNWGood
Indian Wells, CA12 mi333° NNWGood
Bermuda Dunes, CA12 mi316° NWGood
Morongo Valley, CA15 mi146° SEFair
La Quinta, CA16 mi333° NNWFair
Indio, CA16 mi309° NWFair
Yucca Valley, CA17 mi180° SFair
Idyllwild, CA18 mi62° ENEFair
Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA19 mi63° ENEFair
Coachella, CA20 mi311° NWFair
Joshua Tree, CA20 mi201° SSWFair
Cabazon, CA21 mi100° EFair
Vista Santa Rosa, CA21 mi323° NWFair
Thermal, CA23 mi313° NWFair
Anza, CA26 mi33° NNEFair
Banning, CA26 mi99° EFair
Valle Vista, CA28 mi73° ENEFair
Twentynine Palms, CA29 mi230° SWFair
Mecca, CA29 mi315° NWFair
East Hemet, CA30 mi73° ENEFair
San Jacinto, CA31 mi79° EFair
Beaumont, CA31 mi98° EFair
Cherry Valley, CA32 mi103° ESEFair
Hemet, CA32 mi75° ENEFair
Oasis, CA34 mi325° NWFair

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the KPSP-CD transmitter tower?

KPSP-CD broadcasts from a tower at 33.8661, -116.4347, near Desert Edge, CA. It is licensed to Cathedral City, California.

What channel is KPSP-CD on?

KPSP-CD appears as virtual channel 38 (38.1 and its subchannels) when you scan with an antenna, carrying CBS.

How far does KPSP-CD broadcast?

With an outdoor antenna, reception is usually workable up to about 36 miles from the tower, and possible in good conditions out to roughly 44 miles. Hills and buildings can shorten that.

How many people can watch KPSP-CD with an antenna?

About 743,000 people live in the 33 cities and towns within its estimated fair-signal range, not counting rural residents between them.

Which way do I point my antenna for KPSP-CD?

Open the live finder from your address to get the exact compass bearing to the KPSP-CD tower, or use the table above if your city is listed.