▁station ▁in ▁Pal md ale , ▁California , ▁broadcast ing ▁locally ▁in ▁analog ▁on ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 3 8 ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁station . ▁F ounded ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁its ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Lanc aster . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁F CC ▁granted ▁an ▁original ▁construction ▁permit ▁to ▁X enia ▁Ren atta ▁Iz zo ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁low - power ▁television ▁station ▁to ▁serve ▁Pal md ale . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁to ▁operate ▁on ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 3 8 ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁call sign ▁K 3 8 AW . ▁Iz zo ▁lic ensed ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Iz zo ▁agreed ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁Four ▁P als ▁Community ▁Television ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁four - way ▁equal ▁partners hip . ▁The ▁F CC ▁approved ▁the ▁deal ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁the ▁parties ▁final ized ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁The ▁station ▁took ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁K P AL - LP ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁upgrad ed ▁its ▁license ▁to ▁Class ▁A ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁members , ▁Four ▁P als ▁Community ▁Television ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁K P AL ▁Television , ▁Inc