KVPS-LD, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a low-powered

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to Indio, California, United States. The station is owned by Esther Arenas. KVPS-LD's transmitter is located on Edom Hill in

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History

The station was founded August 19, 1998 as K63CG. It aired Spanish-language programming, mostly

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Christian shows and Mexican

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s. Its callsign was changed in 2000 to K08MX, and in 2002 to KVPS-LP. KVPS-LP went dark on April 10, 2015; its license was canceled on February 16, 2017. The station's license was reinstated on July 13, 2018; it had flash-cut to digital and became KVPS-LD.

Digital channel

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* VPS-LD Indio, California NewsNet affiliates Television channels and stations established in 1998 1998 establishments in California Low-power television stations in the United States {{California-tv-station-stub