aired a preview program, Dig Me Later, Vampira, hosted by Maila Nurmi at 11 p.m. The Vampira Show premiered on the same night. For the first four weeks, the show aired at midnight, and it moved to 11 p.m. on May 29. Ten months later, on March 5, 1955, the series began airing at 10:30 p.m. As Vampira, Nurmi introduced films while wandering through a hallway of mist and cobwebs. Her horror-related comedy antics included talking to her pet spider Rollo and encouraging viewers to write for epitaphs instead of autographs. When the series was cancelled in 1955, she retained rights to the character of Vampira. In 1964, Pinky Lee attempted a return to kids television by hosting a local children's comedy program on KABC-TV. The series was also seen in national syndication from 1964 to 1965. But the program fell prey to creative interference from the show's producers and from station management. Lee tried to fight off the creative interference, but his efforts were for naught. The 1960s version of The Pinky Lee Kids TV Show went off the air after one season. The station also served as the official host broadcaster of the Kingdom Day Parade in Crenshaw. Technical information Subchannels The station's digital signal is multiplexed: Translators See also Circle 7 logo KABC (AM) KLOS-FM (formerly KABC-FM) References External links CDBS file for KABC-TV (BLCDT-20110503ACD) KABC-DT (digital) coverage map ABC network affiliates This TV affiliates ABC Owned Television Stations Television channels and stations established in 1949 ABC-TV 1949 establishments in California 1984 Summer Olympics Companies based in Glendale, California