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In the early 1980s, KCOP became one of the many stations in the U.S. to broadcast ''[[X-Bomber|Star Fleet]]'' (aka ''X-Bomber''), a science-fiction marionette series which originally debuted in Japan in 1980.
During the 1980s and early 1990s, it was the Los Angeles home of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (as well as ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' before it, as early as 1970), ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' and ''[[Baywatch]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cerone|first=Daniel|title=Where KCOP Has Not Gone Before : Sci-fi and Adventure Series Give Station Major League Ratings|url=
KCOP partnered with [[WWOR-TV]] and [[MCA TV]] Entertainment on a two night programming block, [[WWOR-TV#Hollywood Premiere Network|Hollywood Premiere Network]] starting in October 1990.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cerone|first1=Daniel|title=New Shows on the Block : KCOP Builds Prime-Time Programming in Move Against the Networks|url=
===UPN affiliation (1993–2006)===
On October 27, 1993, Chris-Craft and its broadcasting subsidiary, [[United Television]], partnered with [[Viacom (1952–2005)|Viacom]]'s newly acquired subsidiary [[Paramount Pictures]] to form the United Paramount Network ([[UPN]]), making KCOP the network's Los Angeles affiliate. UPN debuted on January 16, 1995. In 1996, Viacom bought 50% of UPN from Chris-Craft. At the network's launch, which also served to launch Paramount's ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', KCOP served as UPN's West Coast "[[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]]" station. During the late 1990s, the station began carrying a large amount of younger leaning talk shows (such as ''[[Ricki Lake (1993 talk show)|The Ricki Lake Show]]'', ''[[The Jenny Jones Show]]'', and ''[[The Montel Williams Show]]''), reality series, some sitcoms during the evening hours, and syndicated cartoons (such as ''[[Double Dragon (TV series)|Double Dragon]]'') in the morning well as the popular anime series ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
In 2000, Viacom bought [[CBS]] and Chris-Craft's 50% ownership interest in UPN. On August 12, 2000, Chris-Craft agreed to sell its television stations to the [[Fox Television Stations]] subsidiary of [[News Corporation]] for $5.5 billion;<ref>{{cite news|last=Hofmeister|first=Sallie|title=News Corp. to Buy Chris-Craft Parent for $5.5 Billion, Outbidding Viacom|url=
===From UPN onto MNTV ===
With Fox's acquisition of KCOP, the station abandoned its longtime [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] studios at 915 North La Brea Avenue (once home to the classic [[Barry & Enright Productions|Barry & Enright]]-produced game shows ''[[The Joker's Wild]]'' and ''[[Tic-Tac-Dough]]'', and short-lived B&E entry ''[[Play the Percentages]]'') with KCOP's news and technical operations being moved into KTTV's facilities at the Fox Television Center in West Los Angeles in 2003.<ref name="labizjournalstudio">Latzman, Darrell. Los Angeles Business Journal. June 30, 2003. "KCOP studio sale is latest chapter in duopoly shifting. (Up Front).(Fox Broadcasting puts television studio facility up for sale)".[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105476931.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025125804/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105476931.html|date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> The La Brea Avenue studio was put up for sale, with Fox electing to keep the facility, remodeling it to house the first two seasons of the reality series ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''.<ref name="nypostkcop">Kaplan, Don. New York Post. June 29, 2005 (TV Wednesday section). "DRESSED TO GRILL
On January 24, 2006, the [[Warner Bros.]] unit of [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] and [[CBS Corporation]] announced that the two companies would shut down UPN and [[The WB]] and combine the networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called [[The CW]].<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/ 'Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September], [[CNNMoney.com]], January 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/24cnd-network.html?bl UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 24, 2006.</ref> KTLA, which had been the [[media market|market]]'s WB affiliate since the network's January 1995 launch, became The CW's Los Angeles affiliate as part of a 10-year affiliation deal between the new network and KTLA's owner, [[Tribune Broadcasting]].
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===Sports coverage===
Channel 13 served as the broadcast home of the [[Los Angeles Marathon]] from its inception in 1986 until 2001, the [[NBA]]'s [[Los Angeles Clippers]] from 1991 to 1996,<ref>{{cite news| url=
Like many local stations in the earlier years of television, KCOP hosted its own weekly ''Studio Wrestling'' show for many years during the 1970s. Stars such as [[Freddie Blassie]], [[John Tolos]], [[Rocky Johnson]], [[André the Giant]] and [[Ed Farhat|The Sheik]] headlined the shows, with longtime local announcer [[Dick Lane (TV announcer)|Dick Lane]] behind the microphone calling the action.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/tolos.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719111429/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/tolos.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |title=SLAM! Sports – Wrestling |publisher=Slam.canoe.ca |date=December 4, 1999 |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref> In later years, pro wrestling returned to KCOP by way of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] program ''[[Smackdown]]'', which aired on the station from 1999 to 2006 (as a UPN affiliate) and again from 2008 to 2010 (as a MyNetworkTV affiliate). In the past, Channel 13 also aired other wrestling programs, including [[World Class Championship Wrestling]] and the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]]. Channel 13 also televised live boxing matches, originating from the [[Grand Olympic Auditorium]] in [[downtown Los Angeles]], on and off from the late 1960s until as recently as the mid-1990s, with legendary Los Angeles sportscaster [[Jim Healy (sports commentator)|Jim Healy]] calling the action in the early years.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beyrooty |first=John |url=http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/a/2003/0115/1493186.html |title=ESPN.com – BOXING – The Olympic Auditorium: Still Standing |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
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From 2005 to 2007, KCOP carried [[St. Louis Rams]] preseason games produced by now-former corporate siblings [[Fox Sports Midwest]] and [[KTVI]]. Back in the 1950s during the team's early years in Los Angeles, the station broadcast many Rams regular season games before NFL games became more exclusive to the major broadcast networks (such as [[NFL on CBS|CBS]], [[NFL on NBC|NBC]] and DuMont). However, in July 2008, the NFL's broadcast committee decided to no longer allow teams to broadcast preseason games beyond even their secondary markets. This was done more so to protect the league's broadcast partners, including KCBS-TV and KTLA, the respective local broadcasters of [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[Oakland Raiders]] preseason games.<ref>[http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2008/07/20080714/This-Weeks-News/NFL-Cancels-Rams-Preseason-TV-In-LA.aspx NFL cancels Rams’ preseason TV in L.A.], ''Sports Business Journal'', July 14, 2008.</ref>
From 2006 to 2011, KCOP held the broadcast television rights to [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] baseball; the team and Fox Sports West (now [[Bally Sports West]]) signed a 20-year broadcast deal beginning with the 2012 season, making 150 annual Angels telecasts exclusive to Fox Sports West, with a selected portion of that schedule airing on Prime Ticket, although KCOP aired a game between the Angels and the [[Minnesota Twins]] on May 9, 2012, due to scheduling conflicts with other sports events on Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket. Due to its relationship with their corporate sibling [[regional sports network]]s, KCOP
On April 8, 2011, KCOP televised its first Clippers game since 1996 (a road game versus the [[Dallas Mavericks]]), as a last-minute scheduling addition to the team's television schedule. During the 2011–12 season, also as a last-minute addition, the station televised two Clipper games; a road contest versus the [[Denver Nuggets]] on April 18, and game six of their playoff series versus the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] on May 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportswest.com/04/27/12/Lakers-Clippers-playoff-schedules/landing.html?blockID=718204 |title=Lakers, Clippers playoff schedules |publisher=Foxsportswest.com |date=April 27, 2012 |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>▼
▲On April 8, 2011, KCOP televised its first Clippers game since 1996 (a road game versus the [[Dallas Mavericks]]), as a last-minute scheduling addition to the team's television schedule. During the 2011–12 season, also as a last-minute addition, the station televised two Clipper games; a road contest versus the [[Denver Nuggets]] on April 18, and game six of their playoff series versus the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] on May 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportswest.com/04/27/12/Lakers-Clippers-playoff-schedules/landing.html?blockID=718204 |title=Lakers, Clippers playoff schedules |publisher=Foxsportswest.com |date=April 27, 2012 |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
On August 27, 2024, the Ducks announced that they would not renew their contract with Bally Sports, and would partner with both KCOP-TV and the [[Dallas Stars]]' [[free ad-supported streaming television]] (FAST) platform [[Victory+]] to air all of its regional games, beginning in the [[2024–25 NHL season]]. Selected games will air on KTTV.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Anaheim Ducks will move local broadcasts from Bally to over-the-air channel and streaming |url=https://apnews.com/article/ducks-tv-deal-victory-bally-7e010caea276f04b3e653e158f34211b |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephens |first=Eric |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Anaheim Ducks shift games away from Bally Sports, announce free streaming option |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5725635/2024/08/27/anaheim-ducks-tv-schedule-streaming/ |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=The Athletic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=30 September 2024 |title=Ducks Announce 2024-25 Television Schedule {{!}} Anaheim Ducks |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-announce-2024-25-television-schedule |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>
===News operation===
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For many years, KCOP aired a prime time newscast at 10 p.m., as well as a weekday afternoon newscast at 2 p.m. during the late 1970s and early 1980s. During the 1980s, the station paired its local 10 p.m. program with the syndicated ''[[Independent Network News (US)|Independent Network News]]'' (which was produced by [[New York City]]'s [[WPIX]]). Channel 13's news programs generally were the lowest-rated evening newscasts of the seven VHF television stations in the Los Angeles market. The newscast's length varied from 30 minutes to an hour depending on the station's budget. An ambitious attempt to relaunch KCOP's news operation came in January 1993, when the 10 p.m. newscast was renamed ''Real News'' and introduced a new format that featured anchors moving around the station's newsroom (similar to the format pioneered by [[CITY-TV]] in Toronto), in-depth reports, and [[newsmagazine]] elements.<ref name=v-kcoprealnews>{{cite news|last=Benson|first=Jim|title=KCOP's 'Real News' breaks with tradition|url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/news/kcop-s-real-news-breaks-with-tradition-102971/|access-date=June 30, 2013|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 13, 1993}}</ref><ref name=lat-kcoprealnews>{{cite news|last=Weinstein|first=Steve|title=Get 'Real': High-Tech News on 13|url=
After Fox purchased the station, KCOP's late-evening newscast took a more unconventional approach than its network-owned competition, KCBS-TV, KABC-TV and [[KNBC]] (channel 4). To appeal to a younger audience, it mainly featured its female news anchors in slightly more revealing, trendy clothing. Its news stories also tend to be much shorter in detail, in a faster-paced format. In addition, it became the first station to emphasize entertainment and trend-setting feature stories as a major part of its format, an idea that attracted a large young demographic. Nevertheless, channel 13's newscasts continually placed fourth in the ratings, as it did when the station was competing at 10 p.m. against KTTV, KTLA and KCAL-TV. However, KCOP's news drew substantially higher ratings among younger viewers, especially young Latinos.
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