▁Even ▁though ▁Channel ▁ 9 ' s ▁long time ▁radio ▁sister s ▁had ▁changed ▁their ▁calls ▁to ▁K R TH ▁some ▁years ▁before ▁( although ▁the ▁AM ▁station ▁has ▁since ▁gone ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁K H J ▁call sign ), ▁Disney ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁clean ▁start . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁company ▁changed ▁the ▁station ' s ▁call sign ▁to ▁K C AL - TV ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁initially ▁brand ed ▁the ▁station ▁as ▁" Cal iforn ia ▁ 9 ", ▁before ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" K - C AL ▁ 9 " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁station ▁also ▁continued ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁its ▁format ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁its ▁ownership ▁change , ▁adding ▁a ▁three - hour ▁prim etime ▁new sc ast ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁featuring ▁veter an ▁new sc aster s ▁Jerry ▁Dun phy , ▁Pat ▁Har vey , ▁Larry ▁Car roll ▁and ▁Jane ▁V ele z - M itch ell . ▁K C AL ▁also ▁added ▁many ▁more ▁children ' s ▁programs , ▁including ▁cart o ons ▁from ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁animation ▁library ▁( including ▁the ▁synd ic ated ▁series ▁D uck T ales ▁and ▁Ch ip ▁' n ▁D ale ▁Res cue ▁R angers , ▁and ▁later ▁The ▁Disney ▁Af ternoon ). ▁The ▁station ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁family - orient ed ▁off - network ▁sit com s ▁and ▁synd ic ated ▁programs