KXLA
Encyclopedia
KXLA digital channel 51 is an independent
television
station licensed to Rancho Palos Verdes, California
and serving the Los Angeles
area. It telecasts Asian
programming in Mandarin Chinese
, Japanese
(English subtitled), Korean
and Vietnamese
as well as infomercials. Channel 44 signed on the air in December 2000 as KRPA and broadcast programming from the America One
network. The station changed calls to KXLA on August 8, 2001.
In addition to Asian language programming in the evenings and early mornings, KXLA also broadcasts public affairs and children's programs
for one hour weekday afternoons and shopping
programs weekend afternoons and overnight on the weekdays. Infomercials fill all of the remaining time on the station's current schedule.
KXLA is owned by Rancho Palos Verdes Broadcasters, Inc., whose president and majority owner is Ronald Ulloa, who also owns digital
station KVMD
channel 23. KVMD, licensed to Twentynine Palms, California
, broadcasts KXLA's programming on its subchannel 23.2 to the Inland Empire
. In turn, KXLA carries KVMD's programming on 44.2.
KXLA's transmitter was originally located on Catalina Island
at 33°20′59.5"N 118°21′9.4"W, but in 2004 was moved to Mount Wilson
, from where most of the other stations in the Los Angeles market transmit.
KXLA was the call letters of the fictional TV station in The China Syndrome
.
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
station licensed to Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Rancho Palos Verdes is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on September 7, 1973. The population was 41,643 at the 2010 census...
and serving the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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area. It telecasts Asian
Languages of Asia
There is a wide variety of languages spoken throughout Asia, comprising a number of families and some unrelated isolates. Many languages have a long tradition of writing.-Central and North Asian languages:*Turkic**Azeri**Kazak**Kyrgyz**Tatar**Turkish...
programming in Mandarin Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
(English subtitled), Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
and Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
as well as infomercials. Channel 44 signed on the air in December 2000 as KRPA and broadcast programming from the America One
America One
America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
network. The station changed calls to KXLA on August 8, 2001.
In addition to Asian language programming in the evenings and early mornings, KXLA also broadcasts public affairs and children's programs
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
for one hour weekday afternoons and shopping
Shopping channel
Shopping channels are television specialty channels that present shopping related content, particularly for home shopping enthusiasts.-USA:* America's Store* Home Shopping Network* Jewelry Television* QVC* Shop at Home Network* ShopNBC...
programs weekend afternoons and overnight on the weekdays. Infomercials fill all of the remaining time on the station's current schedule.
KXLA is owned by Rancho Palos Verdes Broadcasters, Inc., whose president and majority owner is Ronald Ulloa, who also owns digital
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
station KVMD
KVMD
KVMD is an independent television station licensed to Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The broadcast signal covers most of the Inland Empire on digital UHF channel 23. KVMD-DT is also available on DirecTV and Dish Network on channel 31, its former analog channel...
channel 23. KVMD, licensed to Twentynine Palms, California
Twentynine Palms, California
Twentynine Palms is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It was previously called Twenty-Nine Palms...
, broadcasts KXLA's programming on its subchannel 23.2 to the Inland Empire
Inland Empire (California)
The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...
. In turn, KXLA carries KVMD's programming on 44.2.
KXLA's transmitter was originally located on Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island, California
Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the island is...
at 33°20′59.5"N 118°21′9.4"W, but in 2004 was moved to Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson (California)
Mount Wilson is one of the better known peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains, part of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. It is the location of the Mount Wilson Observatory and has become the astronomical center of Southern California with and telescopes, and and tall...
, from where most of the other stations in the Los Angeles market transmit.
KXLA was the call letters of the fictional TV station in The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a nuclear power plant. It stars Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Richard Herd, and Wilford Brimley.The film was...
.
Digital subchannels
| Ch | Programming |
|---|---|
| 44.1 | Paid programming, Magicbellhttp://magicbell.tv, FCI Fujisankei Communications International Fujisankei Communications International, Inc. is the American arm of the Fujisankei Communications Group , an important Japanese media conglomerate of television and radio channels, magazine, newspaper, record and video game companies. The Fujisankei Communications Group owns about 100 companies,... http://www.fujisankei.com (Japanese Japanese language is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an... ), KBS Americahttp://www.kbs-america.com/default.aspx, YTN YTN YTN is a 24-hour news channel in South Korea. It was founded on September 14, 1993 as a subsidiary of Yonhap News Agency, and began broadcasting on March 1, 1995... http://www.ytn.co.kr (Korean Korean language Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing... ), Saigon TVhttp://saigontivi.com/index.html (Vietnamese Vietnamese language Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam... ) |
| 44.2 | Victoria TV (Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... religious) |
| 44.3 | KTN (United States) |
| 44.4 | Little Saigon TVhttp://www.littlesaigontv.com (Vietnamese Vietnamese language Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam... ) |
| 44.5 | Arirang TVhttp://www.arirang.co.kr (English-language programming from South Korea) |
| 44.6 | IAVChttp://www.iavcusa.com (Mandarin Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... ) |
| 44.7 | New Tang Dynasty TV New Tang Dynasty TV New Tang Dynasty Television is a television broadcaster based in New York City, with correspondents in over 70 cities worldwide. The company was founded by Falun Gong practitioners... http://www.ntdtvla.com/ (Mandarin Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... ) |
| 44.8 | ICNhttp://www.icntv.net (Mandarin Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... ) |
| 44.9 | TeleImpactohttp://www.teleimpacto.com (Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... religious) |
| 44.10 | SHANT http://www.kvmdtv.net (Armenian) |