kˌeɪvˌiːˌeɪtʃpˈiː nˈuːzkæsts wɜː nˈɛvɚ kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ sˈɪɹiəs θɹˈɛt tə ðə ɹˈeɪɾɪŋz dˈɑːmɪnəns ʌv ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt kˌeɪpˌiːˌɛlsˈiː ænd baɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, kˌeɪvˌiːˌeɪtʃpˈiː nˈuːz dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt wʌz ʃˈʌt dˌaʊn wɪð lˈoʊkəl nˈuːz dɹˈɑːpt fɹʌmðə stˈeɪʃənz lˈaɪnʌp ɛntˈaɪɚli.
KVHP's newscasts were never considered a serious threat to the ratings dominance of NBC affiliate KPLC and by 2004, KVHP's news department was shut down with local news dropped from the station's lineup entirely.