▁and ▁then ▁broadcast ▁the ▁popular ▁an ime ▁series ▁S ail or ▁Moon , ▁that ▁last ed ▁well ▁into ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁family ▁sit com s ▁were ▁gradually ▁ph ased ▁out ▁and ▁K C AL ▁added ▁more ▁first - run ▁synd ic ated ▁talk , ▁reality ▁and ▁court ▁shows , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁new sm ag azine ▁series . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Disney ▁agreed ▁to ▁sell ▁K C AL - TV ' s ▁license ▁to ▁Pin el ands , ▁Inc ., ▁then ▁the ▁parent ▁company ▁of ▁channel ▁ 9 ' s ▁former ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁sister ▁station , ▁now ▁called ▁W WOR - TV . ▁Disney ▁would ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁ 4 5 % ▁ownership ▁st ake ▁in ▁Pin el ands , ▁allowing ▁for ▁increased ▁original ▁programming ▁to ▁be ▁shared ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁reun ited ▁stations . ▁The ▁planned ▁mer ger ▁never ▁material ized ; ▁Pin eland ▁would ▁agree ▁to ▁sell ▁W WOR - TV ▁to ▁Chris - C raft ▁Indust ries , ▁then - parent ▁of ▁K CO P ▁( channel ▁ 1 3 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁The ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Company ▁purchased ▁Capital ▁C ities / ABC , ▁own ers ▁of ▁K ABC - TV ▁( channel ▁ 7 ). ▁Due ▁to ▁F CC ▁reg ulations ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁bar red ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁two ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁media ▁market