ete ▁against ▁one ▁another , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁station ' s ▁new sc ast ▁schedule ▁remained ▁un changed ▁after ▁K C AL ▁merged ▁its ▁operations ▁with ▁K C BS . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁new sc asts ▁at ▁no on ▁( where ▁it ▁compet es ▁against ▁K T TV ), ▁ 4 ▁p . m . ▁( where ▁it ▁compet es ▁against ▁K ABC ▁and ▁K N BC ) ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁p . m . ▁( where ▁it ▁compet es ▁against ▁K T LA ▁and ▁K T TV ), ▁and ▁seven ▁night s ▁a ▁week ▁at ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 9 ▁p . m . ▁ ▁K C AL ' s ▁new sc asts ▁are ▁variable ▁in ▁tone , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁times lot . ▁Its ▁ 8 ▁p . m . ▁new sc ast ▁is ▁generally ▁an ▁update ▁on ▁the ▁day ' s ▁news , ▁which ▁largely ▁features ▁stories ▁foc using ▁on ▁California ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁( and ▁was ▁previously ▁brand ed ▁as ▁the ▁California ▁Report ▁during ▁the ▁Prime ▁ 9 ▁News ▁era ). ▁Its ▁ 9 ▁p . m . ▁new sc ast ▁is ▁generally ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁in ▁format ▁( and ▁was ▁brand ed ▁in ▁previous ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁Prime ▁ 9 ▁News ▁World ▁Report ), ▁that ▁new sc ast ▁prom in ently ▁features ▁political , ▁business ▁and ▁international ▁news . ▁The ▁no on ▁new sc ast , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁features ▁l ighter ▁stories , ▁including ▁features ▁on ▁food , ▁health ▁and