). ▁ ▁News Cent ral ▁era ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁K C BS ▁and ▁K C AL ▁re brand ed ▁the ▁new sc asts ▁on ▁both ▁stations ▁to ▁the ▁un ified ▁News Cent ral ▁brand ing ▁( un related ▁to ▁S inc la ir ▁Broadcast ▁Group ' s ▁now - def unct ▁national ▁news ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ; ▁CBS ▁coinc ident ally ▁own s ▁former ▁S inc la ir ▁station ▁K O V R ▁in ▁Sac r amento ). ▁The ▁new sc asts ▁were ▁ref oc used ▁to ▁cover ▁more ▁community ▁news , ▁including ▁stories ▁from ▁out lying ▁communities . ▁Local ▁news ▁head lines ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁New sp aper ▁Group ▁and ▁Media News ▁Group ▁newsp apers ▁were ▁displayed ▁on ▁a ▁t icker , ▁" street ▁team " ▁subm issions ▁of ▁video ▁and ▁photos ▁from ▁view ers ▁were ▁featured , ▁rep or ters ▁ended ▁stories ▁with ▁News Cent ral ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁individual ▁station ▁br ands , ▁and ▁micro phone ▁flags ▁and ▁news ▁vehicles ▁were ▁brand ed ▁to ▁show ▁both ▁stations ' ▁log os ▁at ▁once ▁( pre viously , ▁the ▁K C BS ▁and ▁K C AL ▁log os ▁were ▁displayed ▁on ▁altern ating ▁sides ). ▁Under ▁the ▁News Cent ral ▁format , ▁the ▁two ▁stations ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁covered ▁more ▁local ▁news ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁( with ▁rep or ters ▁in ▁Vent ura ▁County , ▁the ▁In land ▁Empire ▁and ▁Orange ▁County ), ▁and