KCAL-TV LOS ANGELES, CA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Hours	Nickname	Notes
09-1	9.1	1080i	DD5.1	KCAL-DT	Independent		"KCAL-9"
09-2	9.2	480i (w)	DD2.0	Nest	The Nest
09-3	9.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	Comet	Comet TV
09-4	9.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	HSN	HSN
09-5	9.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	QVC	QVC
09-6	9.6	720p	DD5.1	KCAL+	Me-TV Toons	(07p-04a)
09-6	9.6	720p	DD5.1	KCAL+	Independent	(04a-07p)

FAC-ID: 21422

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 9

LOS ANGELES, CA

BLCDT-20090612AIY (75cc296e979c49da88b8cf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 17,293,250)

3205' 25 kW DA (C) (Vertical ERP: 25 kW)
(5.553 kW + 6.53 dB gain = 25 kW ERP)
77.2 mile contour / 18741.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 17,444,615
423' AGL; 6135' AMSL; (1007719)
2° Elec Beam Tilt (1.5° Mech toward 225°); Full Service Filter [H-Pat] RCA TCL-12A(S)
NAD83: N 34° 13' 38", W 118° 4' 3" (34.227222, -118.0675) Mount Wilson (CA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 9

LOS ANGELES, CA

0000186586 (25076ff37f6bcee5017f7a16472d1004) - App
0000186826 (25076f917f8fa695017f9760da610b6f) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 16,784,309)

2949' 10.5 kW ND (H)
(1.67 kW + 7.98 dB gain = 10.5 kW ERP)
73.3 mile contour / 16899.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 17,215,637
166' AGL; 5878' AMSL; (1007719)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter Dielectric TF-6AH
NAD83: N 34° 13' 38", W 118° 4' 3" (34.227222, -118.0675) Mount Wilson (CA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	297 (0x0129)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
9.1	09-1	KCAL-DT	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	4.3Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
9.2	09-2	Nest	2	0x0040	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0041	1.25Mbps	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
9.3	09-3	Comet	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	1.1Mbps	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
9.4	09-4	HSN	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	1.15Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
9.5	09-5	QVC	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	1.45Mbps	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
9.6	09-6	KCAL+	6	0x0080	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0081	7Mbps	0x0081	DD5.1	0x0084	384kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (06/06/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	CBS Corporation
Licensee:	LOS ANGELES TELEVISION STATION KCAL LLC
Sister:	KCBS-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 9. Digital channel 43.
Elected Round 1 :	Negotiated for channel 9 with fallback to channel 43 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Maintained by engineering statement. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 9.
Last Analog:
Channel 9 :	3182' 141 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	NEW00519
12/16/1988	KHJ-TV	Kindness Happiness Joy
12/02/1989	KCAL-TV	K CALifornia

Translators

Translators:

Call Sign	Ch	Location	TSReader Data
K21IN-D	21	RIDGECREST, ETC., CA	HTML Export (03/15/2025)
K32OX-D	32	LUCERNE VALLEY, CA

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