KNLA-CD

KNLA-CD is a low-power Class A television station licensed to Los Angeles, California, in the United States. It is part of the Crossings TV family of broadcast outlets, a network founded in 2005 that describes itself as "the home for Asian Americans to seek comfort, empowerment, and a sense of belonging." Crossings TV provides in-language news, information, and entertainment programming for six Asian language groups across more than 60 markets in the United States, including Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Filipino (Tagalog), Hmong, Korean, South Asian (Hindi and Punjabi), and Vietnamese. As a Los Angeles-area station, KNLA-CD serves one of the largest and most diverse Asian-American media markets in the country. Crossings TV's Los Angeles distribution is carried on Spectrum Channel 1519 (Charter), with some viewers in Alhambra, San Gabriel, and West Covina able to find the network on Spectrum Channel 349 (SD) and 878 (HD). The network's programming mix includes Chinese-language primetime news such as Shanghai Dragon TV News (東方新聞) and entertainment such as the Chinese dating show If You Are The One (非誠勿擾), alongside local community news and public-service content. KNLA-CD's history is tied to the broader evolution of low-power and Class A television in Southern California. The station has also been associated with the call sign KNLA-LP, a Spanish-language independent station on analog UHF channel 27 in Los Angeles. Over time, the outlet has been aligned with the Crossings TV brand, which aggregates multilingual Asian programming and distributes it through cable, digital subchannels, and low-power stations. Crossings TV's business model combines carriage on cable systems and digital subchannels with advertising and client services. The network markets advertising opportunities to businesses seeking to reach Asian-American audiences and offers invoice payment via credit card through its client-services portal. Its programming is organized by language, with separate blocks for each of the six language groups it serves. Because KNLA-CD is a low-power Class A station, its reach is primarily local and regional rather than national, but it functions as a key node in Crossings TV's national footprint. The station's Los Angeles location places it at the center of the Asian-American media industry, where in-language news and entertainment are in high demand. Its continued operation reflects the importance of local broadcast infrastructure in delivering culturally specific content to immigrant and diaspora communities.

KNLA-CD is a low-power Class A television station in Los Angeles, California. Its history is intertwined with the development of low-power television in Southern California and with the growth of Crossings TV, a network founded in 2005 to serve Asian-American audiences. The KNLA call sign has been associated with Los Angeles broadcasting for years. A related station, KNLA-LP, was a Spanish-language independent station operating on analog UHF channel 27 in Los Angeles. Low-power television stations like KNLA-LP were established under FCC rules that allowed local broadcasters to serve niche audiences without the full power and infrastructure of full-power stations. Over time, as the industry transitioned to digital broadcasting and Class A status, the station's identity evolved toward KNLA-CD. Crossings TV was founded in 2005 and built a national footprint of cable carriage and digital subchannels. The network describes itself as "the home for Asian Americans to seek comfort, empowerment, and a sense of belonging," and it provides in-language news, information, and entertainment programming for six Asian language groups across more than 60 markets in the United States. Those language groups are Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Filipino (Tagalog), Hmong, Korean, South Asian (Hindi and Punjabi), and Vietnamese. KNLA-CD became part of the Crossings TV distribution network in the Los Angeles market. Crossings TV's Los Angeles carriage is primarily on Spectrum Channel 1519 (Charter), with some viewers in Alhambra, San Gabriel, and West Covina able to find the network on Spectrum Channel 349 (SD) and 878 (HD). The network's programming includes Chinese-language primetime news such as Shanghai Dragon TV News (東方新聞) and entertainment such as the Chinese dating show If You Are The One (非誠勿擾), along with local community news and public-service content. Crossings TV's business model combines cable and digital subchannel carriage with advertising sales and client services. The network markets advertising opportunities to businesses seeking to reach Asian-American audiences and offers invoice payment via credit card through its client-services portal. Its programming is organized by language, with separate blocks for each of the six language groups it serves. As a low-power Class A station, KNLA-CD's reach is primarily local and regional, but it functions as a key node in Crossings TV's national footprint. The station's Los Angeles location places it at the center of the Asian-American media industry, where in-language news and entertainment are in high demand. Its continued operation reflects the importance of local broadcast infrastructure in delivering culturally specific content to immigrant and diaspora communities.

• 2005

  Crossings TV founded

• KNLA-CD associated with Crossings TV network in Los Angeles

A local Los Angeles low-power Class A station carrying the Crossings TV multilingual Asian-American network.

• Crossings TV network programming

  Multilingual Asian-American news, information, and entertainment programming in six language groups.

• Shanghai Dragon TV News (東方新聞)

  Chinese-language primetime news program.

• If You Are The One (非誠勿擾)

  Chinese dating show airing Monday nights.

1. 1Crossings TV - Home for Asian Americans: Television Networkcrossingstv.com
2. 2About Crossings TV - Crossings TVcrossingstv.com
3. 3Client Services - Crossings TVcrossingstv.com
4. 4KNLA-CD - Wikidatawikidata.org
5. 5KNLA-LP - Wikipedia (Portuguese)pt.wikipedia.org