KQCA

KQCA
ATSC 3.0 station
CityStockton, California
Channels
Branding
  • My58
  • The CW on My58 (alternate)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KCRA-TV
History
First air date
April 13, 1986 (1986-04-13)
Former call signs
KSCH-TV (1986–1995)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 58 (UHF, 1986–2009)
  • Digital: 46 (UHF, 2000–2020)
Call sign meaning
Station branded as "Q58" in the 1990s
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10242
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT578.6 m (1,898 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°15′54″N 121°29′28″W / 38.26500°N 121.49111°W / 38.26500; -121.49111
Links
Public license information
WebsiteMy58

KQCA (channel 58) is a television station licensed to Stockton, California, United States, serving the Sacramento area as an affiliate of The CW and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside NBC affiliate KCRA-TV (channel 3). The two stations share studios on Television Circle off D Street in downtown Sacramento; KQCA's transmitter is located in Walnut Grove, California.

Channel 58 began broadcasting on April 13, 1986, as KSCH-TV. It was the Sacramento market's third independent station and was built by William H. Schuyler and the SFN Companies, broadcasting from studios in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova. Its programming initially consisted mostly of classic movies and TV shows. In 1993, with its owner in financial difficulty, it began airing a 10 p.m. newscast produced by KCRA-TV. This relationship grew in 1994 when KSCH-TV was sold to two Sacramento residents who leased its airtime to KCRA's then-owner, Kelly Broadcasting. It became a UPN affiliate and changed its call sign to KQCA in February 1995, switching from UPN to The WB in 1998. Hearst acquired KCRA-TV in 1999 and then bought KQCA outright when duopolies were legalized.

In 2006, The WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which selected competitor KMAX-TV as its Sacramento affiliate. Channel 58 affiliated with MyNetworkTV after the merger. When KMAX disaffiliated from The CW in 2023, KQCA replaced it as the local affiliate. The station airs morning and 10 p.m. newscasts produced by KCRA-TV.