KXLA

KXLA is a multilingual and ethnic independent television station serving the Los Angeles television market. The station is licensed to Rancho Palos Verdes, California, while its studios are located on Corinth Avenue in West Los Angeles near Interstate 405. Its transmitter is situated on Mount Wilson, the principal transmission site for many Los Angeles-area television stations. KXLA operates as a broadcast television outlet rather than as a national cable or streaming brand, with programming distributed through a digital multiplex shared with KJLA. The station first went on the air in December 2000 under the call sign KRPA. At launch, it was affiliated with the America One television network. The station adopted the KXLA call letters on August 8, 2001, at which point its programming direction became associated with ethnic and community-oriented television content. The KXLA call sign had previously been used by a Pasadena radio station, which later became known as KWVE. KXLA's ownership is held by Rancho Palos Verdes Broadcasters, Inc. Ronald Ulloa serves as the company's president and majority owner. Ulloa also owns KVMD, a television station licensed to Twentynine Palms, California, creating an ownership connection between the two Southern California broadcast operations. KXLA's terrestrial footprint is centered on the Los Angeles market, where the station's ethnic programming serves audiences that may be underserved by general-market English-language broadcasters. A significant technical change occurred in 2004, when KXLA's transmitter was relocated from Catalina Island to Mount Wilson. The move placed the station's transmission facilities alongside those of many other Los Angeles stations and changed the geographic basis of its over-the-air coverage. KXLA later completed the federally required transition from analog to digital broadcasting: its analog UHF channel 44 signal ended on June 12, 2009, while its digital signal continued on pre-transition UHF channel 51 using virtual channel 44. On May 10, 2018, KXLA's main signal moved from a 4:3 presentation format to 16:9 widescreen. This enabled local programming and local newscasts to be presented in a format more consistent with contemporary television production. The station's digital multiplex carries eight subchannels shared with KJLA, although the available reference material does not specify the individual services or their programming schedules. KXLA's identity is therefore based on local terrestrial broadcasting, ethnic programming, and service to the diverse Los Angeles market. The call letters have also appeared in fictional television and film settings, including The China Syndrome, the television spin-off Tabitha, and Joe Dirt; those fictional uses are not connected to the real station's ownership or operations.

KXLA began broadcasting in December 2000 under the call sign KRPA. The station was initially affiliated with America One, a television network that provided programming to local broadcast affiliates. Its original transmission arrangement placed the transmitter on Catalina Island. On August 8, 2001, the station changed its call letters to KXLA and adopted an ethnic programming orientation. The new identity positioned the station as an independent local outlet serving the culturally diverse Los Angeles television market rather than as a conventional general-market network affiliate. The KXLA call sign had previously been used by a Pasadena radio station, which later operated under the name KWVE. In 2004, KXLA moved its transmitter from Catalina Island to Mount Wilson. Mount Wilson is the principal transmission location for many television stations serving Los Angeles, and the relocation aligned KXLA's facilities with the established infrastructure of the market. The station's studios are located on Corinth Avenue in West Los Angeles, near Interstate 405, while its license is associated with Rancho Palos Verdes. KXLA completed its transition from analog to digital television on June 12, 2009, when its analog UHF channel 44 signal was discontinued under the federally mandated digital television transition. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 51, with virtual channel 44 continuing to identify the service to viewers. KXLA operates on a digital multiplex shared with KJLA, and the multiplex carries eight subchannels. The station made another visible technical change on May 10, 2018, when its main signal moved from the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9 widescreen. The change allowed local programming and local newscasts to use a contemporary widescreen format. KXLA is owned by Rancho Palos Verdes Broadcasters, Inc. Ronald Ulloa is identified as the company's president and majority owner. He also owns KVMD, a station licensed to Twentynine Palms, California. KXLA's documented role is that of an ethnic independent station serving the Los Angeles area through local digital terrestrial broadcasting. The available reference material does not provide a complete program schedule, detailed audience data, or a list of the individual services carried on its shared multiplex.

• 2018

  Main signal changes to 16:9

  [1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  KXLA transitioned its main signal from 4:3 to 16:9 widescreen presentation.

• 2009

  Analog broadcasting ends

  [1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  The station shut down its analog UHF channel 44 signal as part of the national digital television transition.

• 2004

  Transmitter relocates to Mount Wilson

  [1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  KXLA moved its transmitter from Catalina Island to Mount Wilson.

• 2001

  Call sign changes to KXLA

  [1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  On August 8, 2001, KRPA became KXLA and adopted ethnic programming.

• 2000

  KXLA predecessor begins broadcasting as KRPA

  [1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  The station signed on in December 2000 as KRPA and initially affiliated with America One.

A local ethnic independent television station serving the diverse Los Angeles-area audience through terrestrial digital broadcasting.

• Television broadcasting · 2000

  KXLA over-the-air television service

  The station's primary broadcast service is an ethnic independent television outlet licensed to Rancho Palos Verdes and serving the Los Angeles area. It is identified to viewers through virtual channel 44 and is transmitted digitally from Mount Wilson.

• Digital television subchannels · 2009

  KXLA digital multiplex

  KXLA operates on a digital multiplex shared with KJLA. The multiplex carries eight subchannels, although the available source does not identify each subchannel or describe its individual programming.

• Television programming · 2001

  Ethnic and local programming

  Following the 2001 call-sign change, KXLA became associated with ethnic programming aimed at the culturally diverse Los Angeles market. The station also carries local programming and local newscasts; detailed program titles are not specified in the available reference.

• 2018

  Conversion of the main signal to widescreenGeneration change

  Background

  KXLA's main signal had previously used a 4:3 presentation format.

  Action taken

  On May 10, 2018, the station changed its main signal to 16:9 widescreen.

  Aftermath

  Local programming and local newscasts could be presented in widescreen.

  Source

• 2009

  Transition from analog to digital broadcastingGeneration change

  Background

  The United States implemented a federally mandated transition from analog television to digital broadcasting.

  Action taken

  KXLA discontinued its analog UHF channel 44 signal on June 12, 2009, while retaining digital channel 51 and virtual channel 44.

  Aftermath

  The station continued as a digital terrestrial broadcaster and operated a multiplex shared with KJLA.

  Source

• 2004

  Relocation of transmission facilitiesOther

  Background

  KXLA's transmitter was originally located on Catalina Island.

  Action taken

  The station moved its transmitter to Mount Wilson.

  Aftermath

  KXLA's transmission facilities were placed at the principal broadcast site used by many other Los Angeles-area stations.

  Source

• 2001

  Adoption of an ethnic independent station identityStrategy

  Background

  The station had begun operations in 2000 as KRPA, an America One affiliate.

  Action taken

  On August 8, 2001, it changed its call letters to KXLA and moved toward ethnic programming.

  Aftermath

  KXLA's subsequent identity became linked to ethnic and community-oriented television service in the Los Angeles market.

  Source

• 2018

  KXLA transitions its main signal to widescreen[1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  On May 10, 2018, KXLA changed its main signal presentation from 4:3 to 16:9, allowing local programming and newscasts to be broadcast in widescreen.

• 2009

  KXLA completes analog shutdown[1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  Regulation

  KXLA ended its analog UHF channel 44 service on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition to digital television. Its digital signal remained on UHF channel 51 with virtual channel 44.

• 2004

  KXLA transmitter moves to Mount Wilson[1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The station relocated its transmitter from Catalina Island to Mount Wilson, the major transmission site serving the Los Angeles market.

• 2001

  Station adopts KXLA call letters and ethnic programming identity[1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  Product generation

  On August 8, 2001, the station changed its call sign to KXLA and shifted to an ethnic programming orientation.

• 2000

  KXLA signs on as KRPA[1]KXLAen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  The station began broadcasting in December 2000 under the KRPA call sign as an America One affiliate.

1. 1KXLAen.wikipedia.org
2. 2KXLA official websitekxlatv.com