Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

is currently defined by

Nielsen Media Research Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen rat ...

as the second-largest

television market A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area (DMA), television market area, or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, and may also incl ...

in the United States, with all of the major U.S.

television networks A television broadcaster or television network is a telecommunications network for the distribution of television show, television content, where a central operation provides programming to many television stations, pay television providers or ...

having affiliates serving the region. All of the major U.S. television networks are directly owned by the networks. As of 2023, television stations that primarily serve Greater Los Angeles include:

Defunct stations

* KBLM-LP—Riverside (1999–2016) * KEEF-TV—Los Angeles (1987) *

KKOG-TV KKOG-TV (channel 16) was an independent television station in Ventura, California, United States. It was the first full-power broadcast station in Ventura County and was owned by Julian F. Myers, a Hollywood talent agent and publicist, through his ...

— Ventura (1968–69) * KPAL-LP—

Palmdale Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the Antelope Valley of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south. On August 24, 1962 ...

(1989–2012) * KVST-TV—Los Angeles (1974–75) * KVKV-LP—

Victorville Victorville is a city in Victor Valley in San Bernardino County, California. Its population as of the 2020 census was 134,810. Victorville is the principal city of a Victor Valley–based urban area defined by the United States Census Bureau: ...

* KVTU-LD—

Agoura Hills Agoura Hills () is a city situated in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 20,330 as of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, which decreased to 20,299 in 2020. Agoura H ...

(2004–10; 2016–20)

References

{{Reflist Lists of television channels in the United States

Defunct stations

See also

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