0 2 . ▁K C AL ' s ▁operations ▁were ▁merged ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁K C BS - TV , ▁and ▁channel ▁ 9 ▁moved ▁from ▁its ▁long time ▁headquarters ▁at ▁the ▁Via com - owned ▁Param ount ▁Studios ▁on ▁Mel rose ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁CBS ▁Columbia ▁Square , ▁located ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁studio ▁lot . ▁The ▁sale ▁reun ited ▁the ▁station ▁with ▁fellow ▁former ▁R K O ▁General ▁property ▁K R TH - FM , ▁which ▁CBS ▁had ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁properties ▁were ▁split ▁again ▁when ▁CBS ▁sp un ▁off ▁its ▁radio ▁division ▁to ▁Enter com ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁When ▁CBS / V ia com ▁bought ▁K C AL - TV , ▁broadcast ing ▁industry ▁obser vers ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁UP N ' s ▁programming ▁would ▁move ▁to ▁K C AL ▁from ▁K CO P - TV . ▁K CO P ' s ▁previous ▁own ers , ▁Chris - C raft ▁Indust ries , ▁had ▁co - f ounded ▁UP N ▁with ▁Via com ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁owned ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁before ▁s elling ▁its ▁st ake ▁in ▁UP N ▁to ▁Via com ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁Fox ▁Television ▁St ations ▁purchased ▁K CO P ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁Chris - C raft ' s ▁UP N ▁stations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁However , ▁CBS ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁channel ▁ 9 ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁station