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KTLA
Los Angeles, California
Branding KTLA 5 The CW
Slogan Where LA Lives
Channels Analog: 5 (VHF)

Digital: 31 (UHF)
Translators (see article)
Affiliations CW
Owner Tribune Company
(KTLA, Inc. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and KTLA, channel 5 is a television station in Los Angeles California. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. )
Founded January 22, 1947
Call letters’ meaning Television Los Angeles
Former affiliations DuMont (1947-1948)
Independent (1948-1995)
WB (1995-2006)
Transmitter Power 44. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise The DuMont Television Network was the world's first commercial Television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946 An independent station is Television terminology used to describe a Television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF 7 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
Height 976 m (analog)
948 m (digital)
Facility ID 35670
Transmitter Coordinates 34°13′35.2″N, 118°3′57.9″W
Website ktla.trb.com

KTLA, channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. Height above average terrain ( HAAT) (or less popularly EHAAT, Effective Height Above Average Terrain is used extensively in FM Radio and The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson. Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles Mount Wilson is one of the more prominent peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains, part of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County California, USA The station's signal covers the Southern California region, and KTLA is also available as a regional superstation via cable and satellite in the United States and Canada. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U For the UK radio overnight sustaining service see The Superstation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

KTLA was the first commercially licensed television station in the western United States, having begun operations in 1947. [1]

Contents

History

Early years

Originally owned by Paramount Pictures subsidiary Television Productions, Inc. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. , and located on the Paramount studio lot, the station was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission in 1939 as experimental station W6XYZ, on channel 4, but did not go on the air until September 1942. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klaus Landsberg, already an accomplished television pioneer at the age of 26, was the original station manager and engineer. Klaus Landsberg (Born in Berlin, July 7, 1916, Died in Los Angeles California, September 16, 1956. On January 22, 1947, it was licensed for commercial broadcast as KTLA on channel 5, becoming the first commercial television station to broadcast west of the Mississippi River. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Estimates of television sets in the Los Angeles area at the time ranged from 350 to 600.

Bob Hope served as the emcee for KTLA's inaugural broadcast, which was broadcast that evening from a garage on the Paramount Studios lot. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in The program, titled as the "Western Premiere of Commercial Television", featured appearances from many Hollywood luminaries. Hope delivered what was perhaps the most famous line of the evening when, at the program's start, he identified the new station as "KTL", mistakenly omitting the "A" at the end of the call sign.

KTLA originally carried programming from Paramount's partner, DuMont, but discontinued the practice after the 1947-48 season. The DuMont Television Network was the world's first commercial Television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946 Despite this, the FCC still considered KTLA and sister station, WBKB (now WBBM-TV) in Chicago to be DuMont owned-and-operated stations because Paramount held a minority stake in DuMont. WBBM-TV, channel 2 is the CBS owned and operated Television station in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. As a result, the agency would not allow DuMont to buy additional VHF stations -- a problem that would later play a large role in the failure of the DuMont network, whose programming was splintered among other Los Angeles stations until the network's demise in 1956. Paramount even launched a short-lived "Paramount Television Network" in 1949, with KTLA and WBKB as its flagship stations. The Paramount Television Network was an ill-fated attempt by American Film corporation Paramount Pictures to launch a successful Television network [2][3] The programming service never gelled into a true television network.

In 1958, KTLA moved to the Paramount Sunset Studios on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, now the Warner Sunset Studios. Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles

In 1964, KTLA was purchased by actor and singer Gene Autry and merged with his other radio properties (including Los Angeles' KMPC) into an umbrella company, Golden West Broadcasters. Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy KMPC ( Radio Korea, 라디오코리아 is a radio station based in Los Angeles California that airs Radio Korea programming From 1964 to 1995, the station was the broadcast television home of the Los Angeles/California Angels baseball team, which was also owned by Autry. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. KTLA carried selected Los Angeles Lakers games from the early-to-mid 1970s. The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. During the 1970s, KTLA became one of the nation's first superstations, and was eventually carried on cable systems across much of the country west of the Mississippi.

In the 1960s and 1970s, KTLA ran a mix of syndicated westerns, drama shows, first-run talk shows, movies, and pro sports. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to It also launched a 10 p. m. newscast in the 1960s, the simply-titled News at Ten (now KTLA Prime News). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the station added syndicated sitcom reruns into the mix.

A Tribune Broadcasting station

In 1982, Golden West sold KTLA to investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for $245 million. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City -based Private equity firm that focuses primarily on late-stage Leveraged The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In 1985, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts sold KTLA to Tribune Broadcasting. Tribune Broadcasting is a group of Radio and Television stations located throughout the United States which are owned and operated by the Tribune Company Under Tribune, KTLA continued to acquire high rated off-network sitcoms as well as talk shows. In July 1991, KTLA added the first live, local morning newscast, the KTLA Morning News, to compete with major network morning shows. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. At first, the KTLA Morning News suffered from low ratings. However, the ability to cover breaking news live (as opposed to the network morning programs, which were aired on a three-hour tape delay) attracted more viewers to channel 5. As time went on, the KTLA Morning News has enjoyed great ratings success, generally ranking number one in its main 7-9 a. m. time period. The program's success spawned rival KTTV to launch its own local morning program, Good Day L.A., in 1993. KTTV, channel 11 is an Owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles California Good Day LA is a television Talk show aired on KTTV ( Fox 11) the Fox Broadcasting Company - Owned and operated station

In March 1991, KTLA was the first station to air the infamous video of the Rodney King beating by Los Angeles police. Rodney Glen King April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth Texas) --> (born April 2, 1965 From 1994 to 1995, the station aired gavel to gavel coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial anchored by Marta Waller. Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, The O J Simpson murder case was a highly publicized US Criminal trial in which O Marta Waller provides medical reports and special features for KTLA.

The WB comes to KTLA

In January 1995, KTLA became a charter affiliate of the WB Television Network, in which KTLA's parent company Tribune held a 25 percent ownership stake. That fall, KTLA added afternoon cartoons from Kids' WB, entering the children's television business for the first time in many years. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Kids' WB is an online network that was launched on April 28, 2008. KTLA also broadcasts the annual Tournament of Roses Parade from Pasadena as well. The Tournament of Roses Parade was established and first held on January 1 1890 in Pasadena California, eight miles (13 km northeast of Downtown Los Angeles Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The station has aired the Rose Parade since 1948, and while other local stations also broadcast the parade over the years, KTLA remains the sole English-language outlet in the Los Angeles area to continuously broadcast the event. The station also served as host broadcaster of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, which was later syndicated to all Tribune-owned stations. The Hollywood Christmas Parade took place every year for 75 years on the weekend after Thanksgiving in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles California In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through

Tribune purchased the Times-Mirror Company, parent company of the Los Angeles Times, in 2000, bringing the Times into common ownership with channel 5. The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Ironically, the Times had been the original owner of Los Angeles' Fox station, KTTV.

"Where L. A. Lives"

The station launched a new branding campaign in January 2005, which omitted all references to its channel 5 position (Although when rebranding as a CW affiliate, the channel 5 reference would return). It adopted a new logo, and became known on the air as KTLA The WB: Where L. A. Lives. The new look also featured a brand new black and orange color scheme for news broadcasts and other functions of the network.

On January 24, 2006, the Warner Bros. Television unit of Time Warner and CBS announced it would be merging the operations of its WB and UPN networks into a joint-venture, the CW Television Network. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Warner Bros Television is the television production and distribution arm of Warner Bros Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. KTLA became the Los Angeles affiliate of the new network. The channel station rebranded itself as "KTLA 5 The CW" on September 18, 2006. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

KTLA today

KTLA tower on Sunset Boulevard in 2007
KTLA tower on Sunset Boulevard in 2007

Today, KTLA is a typical CW affiliate running the usual blend of syndicated shows, first-run prime time programming from the CW, early morning and evening newscasts, and sports. Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles KTLA is the over-the-air home of the Los Angeles Clippers; the station carried Clippers games from 1985 to 1991, and picked them up again in 2002 and was also the TV home of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1993 to 2001. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Although not as wide-spread in national carriage as its Chicago sister station, WGN-TV, KTLA is available via satellite as a superstation, throughout North America on Ku-band, C-band, and Dish Network systems, as well as on cable systems in selected cities throughout the Southwestern part of the United States and in Canada nationwide. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. WGN-TV, channel 9 is a Television station in Chicago Illinois. The Ku band ( pronounced "kay-yoo") is a portion of the Electromagnetic spectrum in the Microwave range of frequencies C band is a name given to certain portions of the Electromagnetic spectrum, as well as a range of Wavelengths of Light, used for communications Not be confused with Indian Service Dish TV DISH Network is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service that provides Satellite television The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

KTLA offers around 30 hours per week of local news, and its 10 p. m. newscast was the most-watched for decades until KTTV took the top spot consistently since 2000. The KTLA Morning Show is the number two-rated local morning show, behind Good Day L. A.

KTLA's facility is also home to Tribune Studios, where shows like Greed, Fox's Celebrity Boxing specials, WKRP in Cincinnati, Judge Judy, Hannah Montana, Name That Tune (Tom Kennedy and Jim Lange versions), The Newlywed Game, and Judge Joe Brown have been produced over the years. Greed (or Greed The Series) was a Television Game show where a team of contestants answered a series of multiple-choice WKRP in Cincinnati ( 1978 &ndash 1982) is an American Situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling Judge Judy is an American reality-based court show featuring former Family court Judge, Judith Sheindlin, arbitrating Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American Television series, which debuted on March 24 2006 on Disney Channel. Name That Tune was a television Game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of Songs. Tom Kennedy (born James Narz on February 26, 1927, in Louisville Kentucky) is a Television Game show host who had his Jim Lange (b August 15 1933, Saint Paul Minnesota) is a former American Game show host and Disc jockey. The Newlywed Game was an American television Game show where newly-married couples answered questions to find out how well the husband and wife knew Judge Joe Brown (born July 5, 1947 in Washington DC) is a judge and host of a court show which shares his name and proudly declares to all viewers "It's With its location, KTLA and PBS member station KCET are currently the only Los Angeles area broadcasters based in Hollywood. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the For the Japanese computer game developer see Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo KCET is the PBS member-television station in On February 14, 2008, Tribune Company announced the sale of Tribune Studios and related real estate in Los Angeles to Hudson Capital LLC for $125 million. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German ([1])

On January 13, 2007, KTLA began broadcasting its newscasts in High Definition, becoming the second Los Angeles television station to do so. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition

Sixtieth anniversary

On January 22, 2007, KTLA celebrated its 60th anniversary of continuous broadcasting in Los Angeles. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Two days later, on January 24, 2007, KTLA was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the first television station or network to receive such an honor. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that In addition to the station itself, six other individuals associated with the station -- former owner Gene Autry, reporters Stan Chambers and Larry McCormick, news anchors Hal Fishman and George Putnam, and KTLA founder Klaus Landsberg -- have received stars on the Walk of Fame. Stanley Holroyd Chambers (born 11 August 1923 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television reporter who has worked for Lawrence William "Larry" McCormick ( February 3, 1933 - August 27, 2004) was an American television actor reporter and news anchor Hal Fishman ( August 25 1931 – August 7 2007) was the longest-running News anchor in the history of American television George Putnam may refer to George Putnam (newsman (1914&ndash2008 Los Angeles California television newsman George D

In addition, KTLA continued its celebration on the weekend after Thanksgiving by airing a 60-hour marathon of classic shows that aired on KTLA in the past. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. In Television, a marathon is typically the sequential broadcast of a single or a number of related Television programs most notably reflecting KTLA also aired retrospectives of historic Los Angeles news stories during its weekend newscasts. [4] However, the retro news segments were canceled on November 24 due to extensive coverage of the Corral Canyon fire in Malibu, California. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Among the programs shown during the marathon were The Honeymooners, The Jack Benny Program, The Little Rascals, Wonder Woman, and Peter Gunn. The Honeymooners debuted as a half-hour series on October 1 1955. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC Television networks

Digital television

Digital channels

Channel Programming
5. 1 / 31. 1 main KTLA/CW programming

Post-analog shutdown

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009[5], KTLA will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 31. [6] However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display KTLA's virtual channel as 5. The Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP is the protocol used in the ATSC and DVB digital television systems for carrying Metadata In Telecommunications, a logical channel number (LCN also known as virtual channel in North America, is a channel designation which differs

News operation

Several of KTLA's well-known evening news anchors include Hal Fishman, Larry McCormick, and George Putnam. Its veteran field reporters have included Stan Chambers (who has been with the station since its inception in 1947) and Warren Wilson. Stu Nahan and Ed Arnold (who now anchors KOCE-TV's Real Orange) were formerly the sports anchors. Stu Nahan ( June 23 1926 – December 26 2007) was an American Sportscaster best known for his television broadcasting career Ed Arnold is an American News anchor and reporter based in Los Angeles California. KOCE-TV is a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service with programming focused on the communities of Orange County California. Accompanying his news anchoring career, McCormick also hosted KTLA's own public affairs production called Making It!, which featured stories on the entrepreneurial successes of ethnic minorities.

For many years channel 5's news operations were considered the benchmark of Los Angeles television. Its evening news program was often serious and no-nonsense in nature and has received many awards and distinctions. However, KTLA's newscasts have become more tabloid-based in nature in recent years, perhaps to compete with KTTV. Both stations have rivaled each other in ratings for many years. As part of the change, KTLA has placed more emphasis in entertainment news, and has featured personalities including Mindy Burbano Stearns, Zorianna Kitt, and recently Ross King as entertainment reporters.

In 2004, KTLA debuted a reality show segment on its morning news titled "The Audition", in which several actors and actresses competed for a role as weathercaster on the News at Ten. Ross King was the winner in the first installment. Jessica Holmes, of Nickelodeon fame, won the second installment and is now their morning traffic reporter. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel Although KTLA does not cover police pursuits like other stations, they have put more emphasis in local crime stories, as opposed to politics, health, and other serious news. As part of the 2005 graphics change, KTLA's graphics were significantly modernized, and a new, futuristic-looking set was constructed for their newscasts.

On May 29, 2006, the KTLA Morning News became the KTLA Morning Show. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On August 7 of the same year, KTLA extended their Morning Show news broadcast by an hour, creating five straight hours of news between 5 a. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. m. and 10 a. m.

KTLA has also created synergy between Tribune Company entities. Synergy (from the Greek el-Latn syn-ergo, el συνεργός meaning working together is the term used to describe a situation where the final outcome For example, entertainment reporter Sam Rubin is often seen on WGN-TV in Chicago. Ron Olsen also frequently reports on upcoming stories in the Los Angeles Times from the paper's headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center

During the 1970s, KTLA operated a well-equipped helicopter known as the "Telecopter" for its news operations (having debuted in 1958); the Telecopter was the most advanced airborne television broadcast device of its time, but was ultimately sold to another Los Angeles station, KNBC, which flew the Telecopter with pilot Francis Gary Powers and cameraman George Spears until its fatal crash on August 1, 1977. KNBC, channel 4 is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network and the westcoast flagship station of NBC licensed to Los Angeles Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

On July 30, 2007, Hal Fishman anchored what would be his final broadcast for KTLA. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Following several days of hospitalization for a liver infection, Fishman died on August 7, 2007. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. KTLA's newscasts that morning and evening were dedicated to Fishman, for whom channel 5 dedicated its news studio in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. After Fishman's passing, KTLA installed longtime Morning Show co-host Carlos Amezcua as the interim co-anchor on Prime News. Local media speculated that Amezcua would be given the assignment permanently, but on September 4, Amezcua announced he would be leaving channel 5 to take over as co-anchor of KTTV's evening newscast, replacing John Beard. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself John Beard is an Emmy -award winning American News anchor based in Los Angeles. ([2], [3]) Morning news co-anchor Emmett Miller took over as interim evening anchor, and on December 4 was named as Fishman's permanent replacement. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. ([4])

On February 4, 2008, KTLA changed the names of its morning newscasts. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The First Edition news is now known as KTLA News @ 5AM, while the Early Edition program is now known as KTLA News @ 6AM. The KTLA Morning Show has now reverted back to its original title, KTLA Morning News, while their 9:00 a. m. hour is now called KTLA News @ 9AM. KTLA is reportedly undergoing an on-screen graphics change which may take effect during the first quarter of 2008. ([5])

Controversies

Current personalities

Anchors/Hosts
Weather
Sports
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Notable alumni

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Newscast titles

Station slogans

Historical logos

c. 1946 c. 1947 1977 - 1981 1981 - 1995
1995 - 1997 1997 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - present

Rebroadcasters

KTLA is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:

In popular culture

KTLA gained a bit of notoriety among fans of the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 on November 30, 1991 with the airing of their mockery of the movie War of the Colossal Beast. Morongo Valley is a Census-designated place (CDP in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Daggett is an unincorporated town located in San Bernardino County California. Newberry Springs is a 117 square mile Unincorporated area San Bernardino County, California, United States. Lucerne Valley is a small Unincorporated community located in the Mojave Desert of western San Bernardino County, California. Ridgecrest was incorporated as a city in 1963 Formerly known as Crumville. Ridgecrest was incorporated as a city in 1963 Formerly known as Crumville. The City of Sterling is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Logan County, Colorado, United The City of Cortez is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Montezuma County, Colorado, United Peetz is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. War of the Colossal Beast is a 1958 Black-and-white Science fiction film, produced by Carmel Productions and distributed by American International In the movie, there are scenes of a KTLA news anchor predicting where the title character Glen Manning will end up next. That anchor is the real KTLA reporter Stan Chambers, with the station since the beginning and still reporting daily from the field (as of 2008). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The anchor ends up pronouncing the station's call letters as "KIT-lah". In a skit segment later in the show, Joel Robinson, portrayed by Joel Hodgson, mocks the anchor's "KTLA Predicts" style of newsreading and parodies Criswell. Joel Robinson is a Fictional character featured in the American Science fiction Comedy Television series Mystery Science Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer comedian and television actor Jeron Criswell King ( August 18, 1907 – October 4, 1982) born Jeron Criswell Konig, and known by The phrase "KTLA Predicts" became a catchphrase among fans of the show.

During the 1950s, while Paramount owned the station, that company was also producing Popeye cartoons. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows In one episode, Popeye's nephews turn on their television to "chanel number 5" (not the perfume, but channel 5 – KTLA).

KTLA has also been featured in other media (usually with its newscasts). Hal Fishman was featured reporting for Channel 5 News at Ten in the movie Malibu's Most Wanted (the set he was seen in was the actual KTLA news set but there were no other explicit identifiers in the movie, visually or verbally, to indicate it was actually KTLA). Malibu's Most Wanted is a 2003 comedic Feature film written by and starring Jamie Kennedy and co-starring Taye Diggs In one scene in the 2002 movie Showtime, the KTLA SkyCam 5 (now called the KTLA HD Telecopter) was seen among a group of helicopters surrounding the Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Showtime is a 2002 comedy/action film starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro and directed by Tom Dey. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is the largest Hotel in Los Angeles California, USA Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center

References

  1. ^ KCBS-TV in Los Angeles originated in 1931 as W6XAO under an experimental license. KCBS-TV, channel 2 is an owned-and-operated station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles California. It was commercially licensed in 1948.
  2. ^ White, Timothy R. (1992). "Hollywood on (Re)Trial: The American Broadcasting-United Paramount Merger Hearing" Cinema Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3. (Spring, 1992), pp. 19-36.
  3. ^ Jajkowski, Steve (2001). "Advertising on Chicago Television". Chicago Television History. Retrieved January 10, 2007. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  4. ^ "KTLA plans retro holiday weekend", Variety, November 21, 2007. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman
  5. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
  6. ^ CDBS Print

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