Thursday, March 28, 2024

ABC 7 Los Angeles

Eyewitness News, ABC 7 Anchors & Weather Update

ABC7 Los Angeles LogoKABC-TV is an ABC affiliate Television broadcaster which is also famous by the brand name ABC 7 News. It is licensed to broadcast live from Los Angeles, CA and known to be flagship broadcaster of the network in the West Coast region.

The tagline of the station for commercial use is “Welcome to the Circle.” Also, it is well-known as ABC7 Eyewitness News live among local community. The TV broadcaster claims to be the number one news source in Southern California and fulfills it by providing every minute updates happening in the region and weather news. ABC Network operates the channel as its owner and manages all business operations for the TV. The Walt Disney Company holds the ownership license of ABC Network. KSPN and KRDC are two sibling channels which are also operated by ABC Network.

Watch ABC 7 News, KABC-TV Live Stream

ABC 7 News also provides emergency alerts in case of any natural disaster to the community. You can voluntarily report any crucial incident to the station with the hashtag of “#abc7eyewitness.” All local activities of the channel are performed on the studios located in the Grand Central Business Centre of Glendale. The transmitter of the channel operates on the Federal Communication Commission’s allowed power utilization, which is 28.7 kW. ABC 7 News has currently applied to increase its power usage to 59 kW, which is under approval by FCC. You can also join ABC 7, Los Angeles, through proper jobs or internships. Vacancies related to both offers can be browsed over the official web portal of the station.

You can also promote your business advertising through KABC-TV’s platform, as the public from all over the world watches the station on a daily basis. The TV station also has its smartphone app, which you can download to remain in touch with the updates 24/7. You can also browse Television on popular social media platforms. You can also submit your feedback, suggestions, and complaints to help the station improve its services and provide you with better quality programming and weather updates.

Broadcasting Mediums:

The audience of the station can watch live streaming of KABC-TV via VHF Channel 7 and also virtual channel 7. The TV operator also has a rebroadcaster by the name KABC to increase its local coverage. ABC 7 News is also available on satellite television through Direct TV for the viewers of the western US, where the local audience cannot access the channel over the air.

Programming:

ABC 7 Los Angeles started to produce its local shows in 1957 and currently airs 51 hours and 25 minutes of in-housed produced shows. The audience of ABC 7 News tunes it to get the latest news updates, hot topics, updates about local weather and traffic, entertainment shows, sports, political debates and talk shows, health, food, lifestyle, education, and details about community events.

Affiliation Partners:

KABC-TV is an affiliate of

  • ABC (O&O)
  • Laff
  • Localish

Some Notable Personalities of ABC 7 News

Adrienne Alpert Marc Brown Rachel Brown
Tony Cabrera Alex Cheney Lori Corbin
Marc Cota-Robles Chris Cristi Denise Dador
Jessica De Nova Kimi Evans Sophie Flay
Eleen Frere Rob Fukuzaki Sid Garcia
Carlos Granda John Gregory Josh Haskell
Rob Hayes Jade Hernandez Miriam Hernandez (to mention a few)

 

abc 7 news anchors
abc 7 News Anchors. Courtesy: abc7.com

The station holds the credit of being:

  • The last of ABC’s five original owned-and-operated stations to debut after KGO-TV.
  • The latest TV broadcaster in the Los Angeles region to operate on the VHF band to debut.
  • The end of the Los Angeles “classic seven” TV stations which were initially used to air on VHF.

Channel Overview:

ABC 7 Los Angeles was announced in 1947 and went on-air for the first time on 16th September 1949. The original name of the broadcaster was KECA, which was chosen in honor of the pioneer of the station “Earle C. Anthony.” The current callsign was switched on 1st February 1954. The first studios of the broadcaster were based on The Prospect Studios, located Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood. The location later changed as a part of the Disney Grand Central Creative Campus to a new facility in the Grand Central Business Centre. Cesar Pelli was the designer of this location. ABC 7 Los Angeles broadcasted on VHF channel 7 from 1949 to 2009, and on UHF channel 53 until 2009.

abc7 weather update
Leslie Lopez giving weather updates. Image courtesy: www.abc7.com

The HD production of the channel started on 4th February 2006 and became the first broadcaster in the entire state to air local newscasts in HD quality. Some other hardware equipment and studio upgrades were introduced to the set, as well as introducing theme music. On the 31st March 2009, the transmitter power was increased to 28,700 watts to strengthen its live streaming. Since the day of its launch, ABC 7 Los Angeles has continuously improved its services in every domain and currently watched by the audience all over the world.

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Watch Popular Shows

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ABC News Nightline Tamron Hall America This Morning
Good Morning America Live with Kelly and Ryan The View
Pandemic: What You Need to Know General Hospital ABC World News Tonight

 

ABC 7 DNSNG News Van
Eyewitness News DNSNG Outside broadcast Van | Credits: David Zanzinger
Tel: +1 818-863-7777
Website: https://abc7.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abc7
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abc7la/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7/
Tower Location: Mount Wilson
Andriod App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abclocal.kabc.news
iOS iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abc7-los-angeles/id405387506
Brand Name: ABC 7 News

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