April 17 to a business news format branded "Business News L.A." Among its new programming was Cynic's Choice, a British comedy revue hosted by Brian Clewer that moved to KBLA in August 1991. The business format lasted just one year; KBLA changed to a Korean format branded "Radio Korea" in January 1992. KBLA also broadcast seven Los Angeles Dodgers games a year in Korean; when Chan Ho Park joined the team in 1994, KBLA began broadcasting games where he pitched. KBLA expanded its Dodgers coverage to 60 games in 1998. Nearly a year after the 1992 riots on May 1, 1993, KBLA and KJLH broadcast Bridging the Gap, a special joint call-in program aiming to improve relations between the black and Korean communities. Also in 1993, Keymarket Communications purchased KBLA and KNAC from Sands for $12.1 million. By 1995, KBLA broadcast two hours of English talk and music programs nightly to appeal to Korean Americans who do not speak Korean. Also in 1995, River City Broadcasting purchased Keymarket Communications and its radio stations including KBLA for over $130 million total. Sinclair Broadcast Group owned KBLA beginning in 1996 when River City merged with Sinclair. KBLA reporter Richard Choi was convicted of slander and fined US$1,800 by a South Korean court in February 1998 after reporting on alleged economic troubles of The Korea Times, which owned a competing Korean station in Los Angeles. In May 1998, Radio Unica purchased KBLA for $21 million and added the station to its national Spanish network of the same name. In 2003, Multicultural Broadcasting purchased KBLA and 14 other stations for a total $150 million. Among its new programs were Todo para la Mujer, a Mexican radio program hosted by Maxine Woodside. On March 31, 2004, KBLA became the original West Coast affiliate of Air America Radio, airing talk shows hosted by Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, and Janeane Garofalo among others. On April 14, the shows were no longer available due to a payment dispute between Air America and Multicultural Broadcasting. KTLK became the Air America affiliate for Los Angeles in 2005. Branded "Radio Zion" with offices in Downey, KBLA changed to a Spanish Christian format on September 16, 2004. Radio Zion moved to XESURF-AM in Tijuana in September 2009. The Spanish Christian format continued through 2020 under other brands, most recently "Radio Esperanza". In November 2020, Tavis Smiley, former talk show host on BET