KCAL-TV, Television station in Los Angeles, United States
KCAL-TV is a television station in Los Angeles that broadcasts on channel 9 and operates from the Radford Studio Center in Studio City. The station transmits its signal from a tower on Mount Wilson, which covers the entire Los Angeles County area.
The station began in 1948 as KFI-TV under the leadership of Earle C. Anthony and changed its name several times before becoming KCAL-TV in 1989. CBS acquired the station in 2002 and later integrated it fully into its local news network.
The station now operates as part of the CBS news family and shares resources with KCBS-TV, giving viewers continuous local coverage throughout the day. This partnership between the two channels shapes how people across Southern California consume their news.
The broadcasts can be received through traditional television on channel 9 or via digital platforms and online services. The signal reaches viewers throughout the greater Los Angeles area and surrounding regions.
In 2023, the station switched its entire schedule to news programming and now broadcasts local coverage around the clock. This made it the first station in Los Angeles to offer a continuous news format across all 24 hours.
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