▁Angeles ▁Kings ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁again ▁during ▁the ▁mid - to - late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁K C AL ▁also ▁carried ▁select ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Gal axy ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer ▁games ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁games ▁became ▁cable - ex clus ive ▁to ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁West . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁K C AL ▁premier ed ▁the ▁first ▁fifteen - min ute ▁week day ▁sports ▁report ▁Final ▁Qu arter , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁typical ▁five - min ute ▁sports ▁report ▁seen ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁new sc ast . ▁Several ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁renamed ▁K C AL ▁ 9 ▁Sports ▁News ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁purchase ▁by ▁CBS ▁and ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁du opol y ▁between ▁K C AL ▁and ▁K C BS - TV , ▁was ▁renamed ▁Sports ▁Central ; ▁the ▁show ▁has ▁since ▁expanded ▁to ▁a ▁half - hour ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Friday ▁through ▁Sunday ▁even ings . ▁ ▁Channel ▁ 9 ▁has ▁a ired ▁pr ese ason ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁Ch arg ers ▁( then ▁based ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ) ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁a ired ▁games ▁from ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ' ▁A FC ▁West ▁Division ▁rival , ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁( then ▁based ▁in ▁Oak land ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( wh ose ▁pr ese ason ▁games