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KQCA
Sacramento, California
City of license	Stockton, California
Branding	My 58
Channels	Analog: 58 (UHF) Digital: 46 (UHF)
Affiliations	MyNetworkTV
Owner	Hearst-Argyle Television
Founded	April 13, 1986
Call letters meaning	K Quality Television in CAlifornia
Sister station(s)	KCRA-TV
Former callsigns	KSCH-TV (1986-1995)
Former affiliations	independent (1986-1995) UPN (1995-1998) The WB (1998-2006)
Transmitter Power	5000 kW (analog) 600 kW (digital)
Height	537 m (analog) 580 m (digital)
Facility ID	10242
Transmitter Coordinates	38°15′52″N, 121°29′25.6″W
Website	www.my58.com

KQCA is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Sacramento, California. Licensed to Stockton, the station broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 58 and a digital signal on UHF channel 46. KQCA's transmitter is located northeast of Walnut Grove. The station is owned by Hearst-Argyle Television as part of a duopoly with NBC affiliate KCRA-TV. The two stations share studios located on Television Circle in Downtown Sacramento. KQCA is known on-air as "My 58".

As a result of the duopoly, local rights to syndicated shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show and Access Hollywood are shared between KCRA and KQCA.

KQCA does not follow the 8 to 10 PM primetime MyNetworkTV schedule like other affiliates of the network. Instead, the station airs network programming from 7 to 9 PM and The Oprah Winfrey Show from 9 to 10 PM leading up to the 10 PM newscast that is produced by KCRA. KQCA is the second in the market to not follow a traditional network schedule. The other station KOVR has had a 7 to 10 PM lineup since its network switch to CBS in 1995. KQCA is also one of two MyNetworkTV affiliates on the West Coast that does not follow the 8 to 10 PM scheduling. The other station to do this is KRON-TV which has network programming slotted from 9 to 11 PM.

The station went on the air on April 13, 1986 with the call letters KSCH. It originally was an independent station and aired classic television shows of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Some shows that were aired had not been seen since their original network / syndication runs. KSCH was also the first stereo sound station in the Sacramento / Stockton / Modesto area built from the ground up.

In 1994, KSCH entered into a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Kelly Broadcasting, the owner of KCRA. That station then took over the operations of KSCH.

On February 1, 1995, the station changed its call letters to its current call sign KQCA, became an affiliate of UPN, and changed its on-air branding to "Q 58". On January 5, 1998, it swapped affiliations with KMAX and became an affiliate of The WB. When Hearst-Argyle Television bought KCRA and its LMA with KQCA in 1999, the "Q 58" branding was dropped in favor of its call letters and channel number. Hearst-Argyle eventually bought KQCA outright in 2000 and the station adopted the "WB 58" branding in September 2004.

On January 24, 2006, the WB and UPN networks announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge to create a new network. The new network would be called The CW, the letters representing the first initial of its corporate parents CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner. It was announced that KMAX would become an affiliate of The CW.

On February 22, 2006, News Corporation announced that they would start up another new broadcast television network called MyNetworkTV. The new network, which would be sister to FOX, would be operated by FOX Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created in order to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent. It was also created to compete against The CW.

KQCA began broadcasting MyNetworkTV on September 5, 2006. KMAX began broadcasting The CW on September 18, 2006.

In August 2007, KQCA became the new home of Oakland Raiders pre-season games. It took the broadcasting rights from KMAX.

Sister station KCRA produces three newscasts for KQCA. This includes ones at 7 AM and 10 PM during the week and one at 10 PM on the weekends. Like KCRA, all of the newscasts on KQCA are broadcasted in HD. During all newscasts, KQCA uses KCRA's news helecopter that is known as "LiveCopter 3 HD". During all weather forecasts, KQCA uses KCRA's regional weather radar that is known as "KCRA 3 Live Triple Doppler".

Weekday Mornings

• Anchors:
  • Chris Riva
  • Deirdre Fitzpatrick
• Weather:
  • Eileen Javora
• Traffic:
  • Ryan Disch
  • John Hamilton (in "LiveCopter 3 HD")
• Reporters:
  • Brian Hickey
  • Suzanne Phan

Weeknights

• Anchors:
  • Edie Lambert
  • Sarah Gardner
• Weather:
  • Mark Finan
• Sports:
  • Del Rodgers

Weekends

• Anchors:
  • Pamela Wu
  • Kevin Riggs
• Weather:
  • Dirk Verdoorn
• Sports:
  • Danny Pommells

Administration

• Michael Rajewski - General Sales Manager

during KCRA-produced KQCA newscasts, additional news personnel from KCRA are also used, see the KCRA article for a complete listing

• Station Website
• KCRA Website
• MyNetworkTV Website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KQCA

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Sacramento / Stockton / Modesto market  (Nielsen DMA #20)

KCRA 3 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - KVIE 6 (PBS, V-me on DT3) - KBTV-CA 8 (Ind.) - KXTV 10 (ABC, AccuWX TV on DT2) - KOVR 13 (CBS) - KMMK-LP 14/KMUM-CA 15/KMMW-LP 47 (MTV3) - KAZV-LP 14 (AmericanLife, A1) - KUVS 19 (UNI) - KBSV 23 (Ind.) - K27EU 27 (3ABN) - KSPX 29 (ION, qubo on DT2, ION Life on DT3, Worship on DT4) - KMAX 31 (The CW) - KSTV-LP 32 (AZA) - KCSO 33 (TMD) - KTXL 40 (FOX) - KTNC 42 (TuV) - KRJR-CA 47/KDTS-CA 52/KACA-LP 61 (DS) - KSAO-LP 49 (Jewelry TV) - KQCA 58 (MNTV) - KTFK 64 (TFU)

v • d • e MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the state of California
KOTR-LP 2 (Gonzales/Monterey/Salinas) - KEYT-DT 3.2 (Santa Barbara) - KRON 4 (San Francisco) - KECY 9 (El Centro) - KCOP 13 (Los Angeles) - KRVU-LP 21 (Redding/Chico) - KEMY-LP 33 (Eureka) - KUVI 45 (Bakersfield) - XHDTV 49 (Tecate, BCN/ San Diego) - KPSE-LP 50 (Palm Springs) - KAIL 53 (Fresno) - KQCA 58 (Stockton/Sacramento/Modesto)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California

v • d • e Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.
Corporate Staff: David J. Barrett (President & CEO) · Victor F. Ganzi (COB) · Harry T. Hawks · Terry Mackin · Steven A. Hobbs · Philip M. Stolz · Frederick I. Young · Candy Altman · Brian Bracco · Emerson Coleman · Marv Danielski · Martin Faubell · Kathleen Keefe · Alvin Lustgarten · Ellen McClain · Jonathan Mintzer · David J. Barrett · Frank A. Bennack, Jr. · John G. Conomikes · Ken J. Elkins · George R. Hearst, Jr. · William Randolph Hearst III · Bob Marbut · Gilbert C. Maurer · Michael E. Pulitzer · David Pulver · Caroline L. Williams Radio Stations: WBAL1 · WIYY1 ABC Network Affiliates: KETV · KHBS / KHOG · KITV · KMBC · KOAT · KOCO · WAPT · WCVB · WISN · WMUR · WMTW · WPBF1 · WTAE CBS Network Affiliates: KCCI · WLKY NBC Network Affiliates: KCRA · KSBW · WBAL · WDSU · WESH · WGAL · WLWT · WPTZ / WNNE · WXII · WYFF The CW Network Affiliates: KCWE1 · WKCF MyNetwork TV Affiliate: KQCA Independent Television Station: WMOR1 1Hearst-Argyle operates these stations owned by Hearst Corporation.
Annual Revenue: $785.4 million USD (2006) · Employees: Approx. 3,000 (full-time) · Stock Symbol: NYSE: HTV · Website: www.hearstargyle.com