A Unique L.A. TV Station Spun To Broadcast Ministry

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Updated on June 13, 2022 


It’s long served Southern California as an unaffiliated UHF TV station with syndicated fare including Family Guy, Mom and Seinfeld alongside 7pm and 7:30pm weeknight broadcasts of local news produced by KABC-7 in Los Angeles.

Since April 2006, it has been owned by Bert Ellis, who at the time partnered with the owners of the Anaheim Ducks — Henry and Susan Samueli — in acquiring the station from Golden Orange Broadcasting for $149.5 million.

Now, Ellis is spinning the station to a religious broadcasting organization for nearly 73% less than what his Ellis Communications paid for it some 16 years ago. The broker: Kalil & Co.

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