, ▁Disney ▁purchased ▁K ABC - TV ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁div est ▁K C AL , ▁which ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Young ▁Broadcast ing ▁( which ▁Disney ▁owned ▁a ▁st ake ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁for ▁$ 3 8 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁afternoon ▁children ' s ▁program ▁block ▁would ▁remain ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁K CO P ▁began ▁air ing ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁animated ▁series ▁that ▁UP N ▁contract ed ▁Disney ▁to ▁produce . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁children ' s ▁programs ▁that ▁a ired ▁during ▁the ▁morning ▁hours ▁were ▁dropped ▁as ▁well ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Young ▁Broadcast ing . ▁ ▁P urchase ▁by ▁CBS ▁( 2 0 0 2 – present ) ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁massive ▁deb t ▁load ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁acc ru ed ▁from ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁purchase ▁of ▁its ▁San ▁Francisco ▁station , ▁K R ON - TV ▁( which ▁lost ▁its ▁N BC ▁affili ation ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁dispute ▁between ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁network ), ▁Young ▁Broadcast ing ▁put ▁K C AL ▁up ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁CBS , ▁then ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Via com , ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ; ▁the ▁deal ▁was ▁final ized ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0