KHJ-TV 10pm News segment, November 15, 1979

The first half of an originally hour-long weeknight newscast from channel 9 in Los Angeles (the source tape ran out). Commercials are included.
The station changed call letters to KCAL-TV in December of 1989, following it's purchase by the Walt Disney Company.
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[@markcup5436]

1979 is no question the best year of my life, even my bad days were great as a kid. I miss my brother so damn much, I just wish I could go back and time and be with him just one more day!

[@madrecka]

Im 46 yrs old now wow back in 1979 I was 6 and in the 1st Grade at Saturn Street Elementary School Mid City Los Angeles. Good times.

[@sjchevalier07]

I think we need more dancing in electronics commercials!

[@brentmann2988]

0:31 LOL! That is one of the strangest commercials ever!

[@shawnmalone9711]

The American hostages would remain captive for 444 days. Nov. 1979-Jan. 1981.

[@gidzmobug2323]

I remember--this ran from early in my junior year of high school to early in my senior year. We watched Reagan's inauguration in government class.

[@brentmann2988]

0:31 This might be the wackiest commercial on KZbin. ;) 1:41 The voice of Michael Bell for Datsun. 11:25 TV commercials for radio stations are always fascinating. 25:46 Frenetic! LOL! 26:46 This Thrifty jingle and voice-over is straight out of an SNL skit.

[@paulwalker1443]

Channel 9 as KHJ before KCAL. Historic station...anyone remember George Putnam? So popular in the 60's his newscast was called "The George Putnam News".

[@gidzmobug2323]

@Kirk Moore I think Putnam was fairly conservative. I think he would have agreed with the President on a border wall.

[@bruinjer]

Funny, a reporter gives an unsubstantiated false report, and the station apologizes.... my, how times have changed!

[@JimGrey]

Wow, how many stations had a version of that set? I can think of WFTV in Orlando and WSBT in South Bend right off the top of my head.

[@closetedhippie]

wonder if RKO got a discount on that set...this looks very similar to the set for KHJ's sister station in NYC, WOR....

[@johnfarr2738]

Even today local stations owned by the same company all have similar sets

[@Diskoboy1974]

3 days after my 5th birthday

[@kuahmelallah]

Datsun commercial sounds like cartoon voice actor Michael Bell

[@brentmann2988]

1:41 Yes, it is the great Michael Bell.

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

20:35 deeply disturbing and haunting.

[@ryohn5468]

I was in 5th grade then and it was much different compared to today.

[@RetroBoyWontDie]

so that weber's world chick would be closing in on 70 now? and datsun...what's with all the thick butts and guts? you'd think it was a weight loss ad.

[@johnfarr2738]

RetroBoyWontDie cheesy 1970’s commercials

[@NewsActive3]

[@johnfarr2738]

NewsActive3 it took LA over 20 years to integrate schools?

[@intivism]

The News used to actually report "controversies" and versions of a story other than the police version?

[@WFTL14]

I know this was 1979 and KHJ wasn't a network affiliate but the graphics are non existent and the set looks like something from the early 1960's. The talent is very good but when the first anchor was on I kept seeing the lady moving on the left side of the screen durning his close up. That's distracting and sloppy TV. Surprised this was on in LA.

[@gidzmobug2323]

RKO appears to have been working its way toward a network before the license revocations.