# Talk:KHSL-TV

The KHSL page gives a history of both the radio and television stations.  It is for historical purposes only.  The stations are now owned by two different companies as their seperate pages indicate.  They are a major part of Chico's long history.  It is not a disambigation page.  Mike S. 11:41pm PDT, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
A better idea would be to include KNVN and Catamount-owned KHSL (1998-present) on one page and the historic family-owned KHSL (1956-1994) on another (included with KPAY or KHSL-FM). KHSL and KNVN are not separately owned now, but they are now financially troubled and rumors are floating around that they may become separate again. All edits on this page are backed up by primary sources, including station management, the chief engineer, and other media outlets in the area (particularly the Chico News & Review) This comment is made by a resident of the Chico/Redding area that knows a lot of details about the local area. 11:10pm PDT, 09 September 2009 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.236.175 (talk)  
Those rumors continue to swirl, but I have heard from a station employee that the rumors are not true.  If there is proof that KHSL-TV and KNVN are on the verge of going bankrupt, sources need to be cited and substantiated.  Otherwise, all rumors of bankrupcy or sales of the stations should be removed. 208.106.74.27 (talk) 13:12, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

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This review is transcluded from Talk:KHSL-TV/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Nominator: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 16:58, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Steelkamp (talk · contribs) 02:48, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
I'll review this. Steelkamp (talk) 02:48, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Well that was easy to review. Only a few comments. Steelkamp (talk) 16:08, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
Thanks, Steelkamp. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 08:42, 3 August 2025 (UTC)


### Prose
Lead:

What does "common operation" mean? Having read the body, I have an idea of what it means now, but its not immediately obvious to me just based on the lead.
"McClung Broadcast Center" isn't mention in the body. Also, when I Google "McClung Broadcast Center", it only comes up with wiki pages and Facebook pages, not anything reliable, which leaves me wondering whether this is a name that has been actually used.
Dropped.
"KHSL is broadcast from Cohasset Ridge in Butte County to the Chico area and South Fork Mountain northwest of Redding." -> "KHSL is broadcast to the Chico area from Cohasset Ridge in Butte County and South Fork Mountain northwest of Redding."
Reworded but not in the way you suggest (which would create an error). See below for a reason for this unusual sentence structure.
"when the radio stations". Is this meant to be plural?
They ended up owning other stations, but it's out of scope for this article.
History:

"Sources vary on when The Moriss Taylor Show left the air, including 1995 and 1997." The Wikipedia article for The Moriss Taylor Show says that it was shown as reruns between 1995 and 1997. Is that right and should the footnote be changed?
The footnote is me trying to figure out when that show left the air. There is no definitive answer consulting past articles.
"Rockies". Probably best to write "Rocky Mountains" out in full.
Done.
"Action News Now" is not mentioned in the body, only in the lead, image caption, and infobox.
A lack of suitable current news article references leads to this. I don't have coverage about them even adopting this name, even though it's been in place for more than a decade.
Would something at the end of the history using a primary source be a good idea then? Something like "As of 2025, news on KHSL and KNVN is branded as "Action News Now". "
It ain't pretty, but I found some passing references to the name and can say it changed by 2015. (It changed in 2013, but nobody cared.) @Steelkamp: That should resolve the final issue. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 18:23, 3 August 2025 (UTC)


### Images
All good.


### Sources
Sources spotchecked: 3, 8, 13, 17, 24, 29, 36, 42, 47, 51

"which had previously served separate demographics with KHSL appealing to an older, more conservative audience." I may have missed it, but I don't see which part of the source supports this sentence.
Found a different ref for half of this, which is now in use, and eliminated "more conservative": And advertisers may appreciate the opportunity to reach both Channel 24’s younger demographic and the 35-and-older set that prefers KHSL’s approach to the news.
"On June 1, 2025, amid financial woes and rising debt, Allen Media Group announced that it would explore "strategic options" for the company". The source doesn't use the exact quote "strategic options".
Great catch. This is a recent addition and not mine. Good chance there's a new owner here soon.
For the subchannels table, where does the source specify the aspect ratio?
480i (w) means widescreen. 1080i and 720p are assumed to be 16:9. (Really in the year 2025 this should be taken away, as most TV is 16:9 and even a good number of the vintage TV diginets are fed that way, but that's a project-level discussion.)
Probably a good idea to have a project-level discussion. I won't hold up this review over it, but if the aspect ratio is not explicitly mentioned by the source and you have to make an inference, then I would not mention the aspect ratio.
Should "CW-10" be "CW-HD"?
Yes.
What part of source 51 supports the "Translators" section?
Click on "Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data" at the bottom of the entry, and K31PS is there. Honey Lake is terrible at data, so I've reevaluated. If you read the renewal for K19GA-D, it was last listed as rebroadcasting KCRA-TV (which I just completed). RabbitEars does NOT correctly list these translators, and I also now think they don't air any Chico stations at all. K31ND-D is mentioned in the above paragraph with ref. The digital replacement translator is why the list of subchannels is "doubled". It is the only exception to the general rule in the US that one license contains one transmitter. It is also why two transmitter sites are mentioned in the lead (cf KOLD-TV or KAAL, which are improved pages that also have DRTs).
Great, I didn't realise there was a click to expand part.