s ▁former ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁sister ▁station ▁W OR - TV ▁two ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁K H J - TV ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁El vi ra ' s ▁Movie ▁Mac ab re . ▁ ▁K H J - TV ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁live ▁broadcast ▁of ▁the ▁St raw berry ▁Festival ▁Par ade ▁in ▁Garden ▁Gro ve , ▁California ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Sports ▁programming ▁K C AL - TV ▁previously ▁held ▁the ▁broadcast ▁television ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁baseball ▁team , ▁carrying ▁a ▁sl ate ▁of ▁games ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁televis ing ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 ▁games ▁each ▁year , ▁with ▁all ▁tele cast s ▁being ▁broadcast ▁in ▁high ▁definition . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁K C AL ▁lost ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁D od ger ▁tele cast s ▁to ▁the ▁cable - ex clus ive ▁regional ▁sports ▁network ▁Sports Net ▁LA , ▁which ▁is ▁co - owned ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁Char ter ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁Channel ▁ 9 ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁long time ▁broadcast ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers . ▁The ▁station ▁carried ▁the ▁L akers ▁games ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁( as ▁K H J - TV ), ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁