▁the ▁only ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁television ▁station ▁with ▁two ▁hel ic op ters ▁( sub cont ract ed ▁to ▁Angel ▁City ▁Air , ▁owned ▁by ▁rep orter ▁Larry ▁Wel k ). ▁Ed ▁As ner ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁new ▁new sc ast . ▁CBS ▁den ies ▁this ▁move ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁other ▁stations ▁pool ing ▁new sg ather ing ▁resources . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁CBS ▁Television ▁St ations ▁h ired ▁Steve ▁Ma uld in ▁to ▁replace ▁Patrick ▁McC len ah an ▁as ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁K C BS - K C AL ▁du opol y . ▁That ▁week , ▁the ▁du opol y ▁ultimately ▁res c ind ed ▁the ▁News Cent ral ▁brand ing , ▁rever ting ▁to ▁the ▁" C BS 2 " ▁and ▁" K C AL 9 " ▁news ▁ident ities . ▁The ▁News Cent ral ▁graphics , ▁mic ▁flags ▁and ▁log os ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁during ▁the ▁inter im , ▁though ▁on - air ▁staff ▁no ▁longer ▁used ▁the ▁News Cent ral ▁identity . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁K C AL ▁deb uted ▁two - hour - long ▁week end ▁morning ▁new sc asts ▁( air ing ▁at ▁ 7 ▁a . m . ▁on ▁S atur days ▁and ▁on ▁Sund ays , ▁which ▁follow ▁one - hour ▁new sc asts ▁on ▁K C BS ); ▁the ▁programs ▁are ▁K C AL