▁mut ual ▁regional ▁network . ▁Channel ▁ 9 ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁independent ▁station ▁for ▁virt ually ▁its ▁entire ▁history , ▁though ▁it ▁carried ▁Du Mont ▁programming ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁network ' s ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁dem ise . ▁ ▁K H J - TV ▁( 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 8 9 ) ▁ ▁Channel ▁ 9 ' s ▁engine ers ▁threatened ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁strike ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁leading ▁Anthony ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁T ire ▁and ▁Rub ber ▁Company ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁earlier , ▁General ▁T ire ▁had ▁purchased ▁the ▁Don ▁Lee ▁Broadcast ing ▁System , ▁a ▁regional ▁West ▁Coast ▁radio ▁network ▁( the ▁original ▁Don ▁Lee ▁television ▁station , ▁K TS L ▁channel ▁ 2 , ▁was ▁sold ▁separately ▁to ▁CBS ). ▁Don ▁Lee ' s ▁flags hip ▁station ▁was ▁K H J ▁radio ▁( 9 3 0 ▁AM ), ▁and ▁General ▁T ire ▁changed ▁its ▁new ▁television ▁station ' s ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁K H J - TV ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁One ▁former ▁employee ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁as ▁standing ▁for ▁" kind ness , ▁happiness ▁and ▁joy ," ▁although ▁the ▁call ▁sign ▁was ▁likely ▁randomly ▁assigned . ▁The ▁Don ▁Lee ▁name ▁was ▁so ▁well ▁respect ed ▁in ▁California ▁broadcast ing ▁that ▁K H J - TV ▁called ▁itself ▁" Don ▁Lee ▁Television " ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁in ▁the