KCBS-TV

KCBS-TV (channel 2), branded CBS Los Angeles, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of the CBS network. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside independent outlet KCAL-TV (channel 9). The two stations share studios at the Radford Studio Center on Radford Avenue in the Studio City section of Los Angeles; KCBS-TV's transmitter is located on the western side of Mount Wilson near Occidental Peak.

KCBS-TV
  • Los Angeles, California
  • United States
Channels
BrandingCBS Los Angeles; KCAL News on CBS Los Angeles
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
Sister stations
KCAL-TV
History
FoundedJune 1931
First air date
May 6, 1948 (1948-05-06)
Former call signs
  • W6XAO (1931–1948)
  • KM2XBD/"KTSL" (1948–1950)
  • KTSL (1950–1951)
  • KNXT (1951–1984)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 1 (VHF, 1938–1946), 2 (VHF, 1946–2009)
  • Digital: 60 (UHF, 1998–2009), 43 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Former affiliations
DuMont (1948–1951)
Call sign meaning
Columbia Broadcasting System, former legal name of CBS
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9628
ERP485 kW
HAAT1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Transmitter coordinates34°13′55″N 118°4′21″W
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.cbsnews.com/losangeles/

Aside from being affiliated with CBS News, since 2017, KCBS-TV has had no connection to KCBS radio (740 AM) in San Francisco. The 2017 sale to Entercom (now Audacy) of KCBS radio and KCBS-FM (93.1) in Los Angeles ended almost seven decades of co-ownership among the three stations under CBS.

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