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call_letters = KTLA-TV| |
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station_logo = [[Image:Ktla logo.gif]]| |
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station_slogan = Where Los Angeles Lives| |
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station_branding = KTLA The WB: Where L.A. Lives/KTLA News| |
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analog = 5 ([[VHF]])| |
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digital = 31 ([[UHF]])| |
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affiliations = [[WB Network|WB]]| |
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founded = [[January 22]], [[1947]]| |
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location = [[Los Angeles, California]]| |
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callsign_meaning = '''K'''laus<BR>'''T.'''<BR>'''LA'''nsberg (founder)<BR>or<BR>'''K'''<BR>'''T'''elevision<BR>'''L'''os<BR>'''A'''ngeles| |
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owner = [[Tribune Company]]| |
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former_affiliations = [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (1947-1948)<br>[[Independent station|Independent]] (1948-1995)<br>| |
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effective_radiated_power = 44.7 [[Kilowatt|kW]]/976 [[metre|m]] (analog)<br>1000 kW/948 m (digital)| |
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homepage = [http://www.ktla.com/ www.ktla.com]| |
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'''KTLA-TV''' (Channel 5) is the [[flagship]] station of the [[The WB Television Network|Warner Brothers television network]]. the station's signal covers the [[Southern California]] region, as well as being available as a superstation via satellite. The [[Tribune Company]] bought KTLA in 1985. |
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==Technical Information== |
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*Frequency: Channel 5 |
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*Name: KTLA The WB |
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*Radius: 85 miles (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties) |
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*Slogan: KTLA The WB : Where L.A. Lives |
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*Start of Operation: [[January 22]], [[1947]] |
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*Transmitter Location: [[Los Angeles, California]] (34° 13' 36.00" N Latitude, 118° 3' 56.00" W Longitude) |
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*Transmitter Power: 44.7 kW |
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==History== |
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[[Image:Ktla98.gif|thumb|left|170px|KTLA-TV Los Angeles 1998 Logo]] The station first broadcast on [[January 22]], [[1947]], becoming the first commercial television station to be broadcast west of the [[Mississippi River]]. It is based on [[Sunset Boulevard]] in [[Hollywood]]. |
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According to the historical archives of the Los Angeles fire department[http://www.lafire.com/famous_fires/470220_ElectroPlatingExplosion/022047_ElectroPlating.htm], KTLA received its commercial license on [[February 22]], two days after the station covered the [[February 20]] explosion at O'Connor Electro-Plating, and it had formerly been W6XYZ. But according to KTLA's own historical timeline [http://ktla.trb.com/extras/ktla/virtual/historical.htm], the explosion occurred on [[February 27]], a little over a month after the station's [[January 22]] founding. |
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In [[1964]], KTLA was purchased by singer and actor [[Gene Autry]] and merged with his other radio properties into an umbrella company, [[Golden West Broadcasters]]. From [[1964]] to [[1995]], the station was the broadcast TV home of the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] baseball team. Also, KTLA also carried selected [[Los Angeles Lakers]] games, from the early-to-mid 1970s. |
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In the [[1960's]] and [[1970's]], KTLA ran a mix of [[television syndication|syndicated]] westerns, drama shows, first-run [[talk show]]s, movies, and pro sports. It also launched a 10 PM newscast in the [[1960s]], 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. |
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[[Image:Ktla81.jpg|thumb|right|160px|KTLA-TV Los Angeles 1981 Logo]]They continued with this format into the [[1980's]]. In [[1982]], Golden West sold KTLA to an investment firm, Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. for $245 million dollars. KKR and Co. in turn sold KTLA to [[Tribune Broadcasting]] in 1985. Under Tribune, they continued to acquire high rated off-network sitcoms as well as talk shows. In July 1991, KTLA added an early morning newscast, '''''The KTLA Morning News'''''. |
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In March [[1991]], KTLA was the first station to air the infamous video of the [[Rodney King]] beating by Los Angeles police. From [[1994]] to [[1995]] the station aired near gavel to gavel coverage of the [[O. J. Simpson|O.J. Simpson Trial]]. |
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In January [[1995]], KTLA became a charter affiliate of the [[WB Network]], in which KTLA's parent company Tribune holds a 25% stake. That fall, KTLA added an afternoon [[cartoon]] block from [[Kids WB]], entering the kids business for the first time in years. Channel 5 also broadcasts the annual [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] live from the [[Pasadena, California|city of Pasadena]] as well, with [[Bob Eubanks]] and [[Stephanie Edwards]] as the commentators since [[1978]]. The station has aired the Rose Parade since 1948, and while other local stations also broadcast the parade (most notably, one-time Sunset Boulevard neighbor, [[KTTV]]) over the years, KTLA remains the sole English-language outlet in the Los Angeles area to continuously broadcast the Rose Parade. |
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Today, KTLA is a typical WB affiliate running the usual blend of syndicated shows such as first-run talk and reality shows, off-network sitcoms and dramas, cartoons from [[Kids WB]], first-run prime time programming from WB, morning and 10PM newscasts, and sports. KTLA is the over-the-air home of the [[Los Angeles Clippers]]: the station carried Clippers games from [[1984]] to [[1991]], and picked them up again in [[2002]]. Although not as wide-spread in national carriage as its Chicago sister station, [[WGN-TV]], KTLA is available via satellite as a superstation, through out North America on [[Ku-Band]], [[C-Band]], and [[Dish Network]] systems, as well as on cable systems in selected cities throughout the Southwestern United States. The station is also carried on many Canadain subscription services. |
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The station launched a new branding campaign in January 2005, which omitted all references to its Channel 5 position. It adopted a new logo, and became known on the air as '''''KTLA The WB: Where L.A. Lives'''''. |
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==News operation== |
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Several of its well-known evening news anchors include [[Hal Fishman]] and the late [[Larry McCormick (TV)|Larry McCormick]], who died after a long illness in September [[2004]]. Its veteran field reporters are [[Stan Chambers]] and [[Warren Wilson]]. [[Stu Nahan]] and [[Ed Arnold]] (who now anchors [[KOCE]]'s Real Orange) were formerly the sports anchors. 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. |
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KTLA News has a special partnership with the [[Los Angeles Times]], which has been co-owned with the station since [[2000]]. |
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== Previous Owners == |
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*1947-64: '''[[Paramount Pictures Corporation]]''' |
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*1964-82: '''Golden West Broadcasters''' |
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*1982-85: '''Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.''' |
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*1985-present: '''[[Tribune Company|The Tribune Company]]''', via its '''Tribune Broadcasting''' division |
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==See also== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ktla.com/ KTLA Website] |
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*{{TVQ|KTLA-TV}} |
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{{LA TV}} |
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[[Category:The WB network affiliates]] |
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Revision as of 21:19, 25 August 2005
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