Television stations.KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7) is atop the ratings for September September: see month. , a month that saw overall ratings generally lower than May with only one station seeing even a minimal increase in viewers VIEWERS. Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters, and make a report of the facts together with their opinion to the court. In practice they are usually appointed to lay out roads and the like. Vide Experts. . For the top 15 stations in the L.A. market, the average daily viewership view·er·ship n. The people who watch a television program or motion picture: a largely male viewership. of 1.1 million for September represents a decline of 124,000 from May. Spanish-language KMEX (Channel 34) moved up one spot to No. 2 this year. Operated by Univision  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. Communications Inc., the station benefited from a stronger demand for Spanish-language content among television viewers. KNBC KNBC Kings Norton Bowling Club (Channel 4) fell two spots to No. 3 on this year's list, with an average of 123,000 viewers in September, down 32 percent from the year-earlier period. KCOP (Channel 13) made the biggest jump on this year's list, up two spots to No. 9. The UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. , which is owned by News Corp., saw average viewership increase by 11.4 percent compared with the year-earlier period. KABC-TV KABC-TV (Channel 7, branded as "ABC7") is the American Broadcasting Company owned television station (through The Walt Disney Company) headquartered at 500 Circle Seven Drive, in the incorporated city of Glendale, California, serving the Greater Los Angeles area market, and is the (CHANNEL7) THE Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co.-owned affiliate of ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. assumed the top spot on this year's list as the highest-rated television station in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. market, based on September's ratings from Nielsen Noun 1. Nielsen - Danish composer (1865-1931) Carl August Nielsen, Carl Nielsen Media Research. Average viewership for the station declined by 7,000 from the like period a year earlier, but remained higher than No. 2 KMEX-TV KMEX-TV, "Univisión 34 Los Angeles", is the Univision-owned and operated station in Los Angeles and the network's flagship station; although Univision's production studios are located in Miami. . This translated into an 8.2 share for the month of September. Arnold J. Kleiner, the station's president and general manager, attributed the growth to the network's strong prime time lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. . New shows such as "Commander in Chief," and "Grey's Anatomy  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. " (which debuted in January January: see month. ) helped
solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. a lineup that was anchored by "Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios - The Walt Disney Company's main television studio - and Cherry Productions. ," "Extreme Home Makeover," "Lost" and "Boston Legal <noinclude></noinclude> Boston Legal is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley that has aired since October 3rd, 2004. It is a spin-off of the long-running legal drama The Practice ." Kleiner also noted that KABC has technology that other local news stations have yet to adopt, including the area's first high definition news helicopter helicopter, type of aircraft in which lift is obtained by means of one or more power-driven horizontal propellers called rotors. When the rotor of a helicopter turns it produces reaction torque which tends to make the craft spin also. . "High definition is the new technology and we wanted to be there first," said Kleiner. Kleiner estimates that the station sponsors 200 events annually that benefit the community. Events include the Cure Autism Now Cure Autism Now (CAN) describes itself as an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach. Walk, a toy drive in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun. with area fire departments and a number of initiatives with Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Rank Station (1) (Channel) Household Local Programming
(Ranking in 2004) Viewership (2)
* name (thousands)
* address * September 2005
* May 2005
1 KABC-TV (7) (2) 167 news,
500 Circle Seven Drive 183 entertainment
Glendale 91201
2 KMEX-TV (34) (3) 149 Spanish news,
5999 Center Drive 176 sports, community
Los Angeles 90045
3 KNEIC-TV (4) (1) 123 news,
3000 W. Alameda Ave. 146 entertainment,
Burbank 91523 community
4 KCBS-TV (2) (4) 119 news, sports,
6121 Sunset Blvd. 125 entertainment
Los Angeles 90028
5 KTTV-TV (11) (5) 109 news, sports,
1999 S. Bundy Drive 120 community
Los Angeles 90068
6 KTLA-TV (5) (6) 75 news, sports,
5800 Sunset Blvd. 87 community,
Los Angeles 90028 entertainment
7 KCAL-TV (9) (7) 65 news, sports,
6121 Sunset Blvd. 65 entertainment
Los Angeles 90028
8 KFTR-TV (46) (8) 50 community,
5999 Center Drive 61 entertainment
Los Angeles 90045
9 KC0P-TV (13) (11) 49 news, sports,
1999 S. Bundy Drive 51 community
Los Angeles 90068
10 KCET-TV (28) (10) 40 news and analysis,
4401 Sunset Blvd. 41 entertainment,
Los Angeles 90027 community, cultural
11 KVEA-TV (52) (9) 38 news, sports
3000 W. Alemeda Ave. 41
Burbank 91523
12 KWHY-TV (22) (12) 21 news,
1100 Air Way 30 entertainment,
Glendale 91201 sports
13 KRCA-TV (62) (13) 21 news,
1845 W. Empire Ave. 20 entertainment,
Surbank 91504 talk show, reality
14 KAZA-TV (54) (14) 19 news,
1139 Grand Central Ave. 24 entertainment,
Glendale 91201 sports
15 KDOC-TV (56) (15) 18 news,
18021 Cowan 17 entertainment,
Irvine 92614 sports, religion
Rank Station (1) (Channel) Network Station Owner
(Ranking in 2004) Affiliate
* name
* address
1 KABC-TV (7) (2) ABC Walt Disney Co.
500 Circle Seven Drive
Glendale 91201
2 KMEX-TV (34) (3) Univision Univision
5999 Center Drive Communications Inc.
Los Angeles 90045
3 KNEIC-TV (4) (1) NBC NBC Universal
3000 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank 91523
4 KCBS-TV (2) (4) CBS Viacom Television
6121 Sunset Blvd. Stations Inc.
Los Angeles 90028
5 KTTV-TV (11) (5) FOX News Corp.
1999 S. Bundy Drive
Los Angeles 90068
6 KTLA-TV (5) (6) WB Tribune Broadcasting
5800 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90028
7 KCAL-TV (9) (7) IND Viacom Television
6121 Sunset Blvd. Stations Inc.
Los Angeles 90028
8 KFTR-TV (46) (8) TeleFutura Univision
5999 Center Drive Communications Inc.
Los Angeles 90045
9 KC0P-TV (13) (11) UPN News Corp.
1999 S. Bundy Drive
Los Angeles 90068
10 KCET-TV (28) (10) PBS Community Television of
4401 Sunset Blvd. Southern California Inc.
Los Angeles 90027
11 KVEA-TV (52) (9) Telemundo NBC Universal
3000 W. Alemeda Ave.
Burbank 91523
12 KWHY-TV (22) (12) IND NBC Universal
1100 Air Way
Glendale 91201
13 KRCA-TV (62) (13) IND Liberman
1845 W. Empire Ave. Broadcasting Inc.
Surbank 91504
14 KAZA-TV (54) (14) Azteca Pappas Telecasting of
1139 Grand Central Ave. America Southern California
Glendale 91201
15 KDOC-TV (56) (15) IND Golden Orange
18021 Cowan Broadcasting Inc.
Irvine 92614
Rank Station (1) (Channel) Profile
(Ranking in 2004) * year established
* name * employees
* address * Web site
1 KABC-TV (7) (2) 1949
500 Circle Seven Drive N/A
Glendale 91201 abc7.com
2 KMEX-TV (34) (3) 1962
5999 Center Drive 165
Los Angeles 90045 univision.com
3 KNEIC-TV (4) (1) 1949
3000 W. Alameda Ave. N/A
Burbank 91523 nbc4.ty
4 KCBS-TV (2) (4) 1931
6121 Sunset Blvd. N/A
Los Angeles 90028 cbs2.com
5 KTTV-TV (11) (5) 1948
1999 S. Bundy Drive N/A
Los Angeles 90068 fox11.com
6 KTLA-TV (5) (6) 1947
5800 Sunset Blvd. 225
Los Angeles 90028 ktla.com
7 KCAL-TV (9) (7) 1989
6121 Sunset Blvd. N/A
Los Angeles 90028 kcal9.com
8 KFTR-TV (46) (8) 2002
5999 Center Drive 25
Los Angeles 90045 univision.com
9 KC0P-TV (13) (11) 1948
1999 S. Bundy Drive N/A
Los Angeles 90068 upn13.com
10 KCET-TV (28) (10) 1964
4401 Sunset Blvd. 150
Los Angeles 90027 kcet.org
11 KVEA-TV (52) (9) 1985
3000 W. Alemeda Ave. 220
Burbank 91523 telemundola.com
12 KWHY-TV (22) (12) 1970
1100 Air Way N/A
Glendale 91201 N/A
13 KRCA-TV (62) (13) 1998
1845 W. Empire Ave. 250
Surbank 91504 N/A
14 KAZA-TV (54) (14) 2003
1139 Grand Central Ave. 84
Glendale 91201 aztecaamerica.com
15 KDOC-TV (56) (15) 1982
18021 Cowan 40
Irvine 92614 kdoctv.net
Rank Station (1) (Channel) Top Local Executive
(Ranking in 2004) * name
* name * title
* address * phone
1 KABC-TV (7) (2) Arnold J. Kleiner
500 Circle Seven Drive president, general manager
Glendale 91201 (818) 863-7777
2 KMEX-TV (34) (3) Jorge Delgado
5999 Center Drive president, general manager
Los Angeles 90045 (310) 216-3434
3 KNEIC-TV (4) (1) Paula Madison
3000 W. Alameda Ave. president, general manager
Burbank 91523 (818) 840-4444
4 KCBS-TV (2) (4) Don Corsini
6121 Sunset Blvd. president, general manager
Los Angeles 90028 (323) 460-3000
5 KTTV-TV (11) (5) Kevin Hale
1999 S. Bundy Drive v.p., general manager
Los Angeles 90068 (310) 584-2000
6 KTLA-TV (5) (6) Vincent Malcolm
5800 Sunset Blvd. v.p., general manager
Los Angeles 90028 (323) 460-5500
7 KCAL-TV (9) (7) Don Corsini
6121 Sunset Blvd. president, general manager
Los Angeles 90028 (323) 460-3000
8 KFTR-TV (46) (8) Jorge Delgado
5999 Center Drive president, general manager
Los Angeles 90045 (310) 348-3411
9 KC0P-TV (13) (11) Kevin Hale
1999 S. Bundy Drive v.p., general manager
Los Angeles 90068 (310) 584-2000
10 KCET-TV (28) (10) AI Jerome
4401 Sunset Blvd. ceo, president
Los Angeles 90027 (323) 666-6500
11 KVEA-TV (52) (9) Manuel Abud
3000 W. Alemeda Ave. v.p., general manager
Burbank 91523 (818) 840-4444
12 KWHY-TV (22) (12) Araceli de Leon
1100 Air Way v.p., general manager
Glendale 91201 (818) 409-5222
13 KRCA-TV (62) (13) Lenard Liberman
1845 W. Empire Ave. exec. v.p.
Surbank 91504 (818) 563-5722
14 KAZA-TV (54) (14) Jorge Jaidar Toscano
1139 Grand Central Ave. general manager, coo
Glendale 91201 (818) 241-5400
15 KDOC-TV (56) (15) Calvin Brack
18021 Cowan ceo
Irvine 92614 (949) 442-9800
NA - Not Available
N/A - Not Applicable
(1) Only television stations ranked by Nielsen Media Research.
(2) Figures represent an average number of households in thousands
tuned in between 6 a.m. and 2 a.m.
Note: Nielsen ratings provided by Nielsen Media Research. All other
information was provided by representatives of the stations themselves.
This survey is of the Los Angeles designated market area, including
Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties.
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Researched by David Nusbaum
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