KCLS-TV

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KCLS-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Los Santos, San Andreas, United States, serving as the market's Central outlet. Owned and operated by the network's Central Networks Corporation, the station maintains studios on Eclipse Avenue in the West Vinewood district of Los Santos, and a transmitter in the city's Mulholland neighborhood.
==History==
The station began operations on March 9, 1962, as an independent station, and was Los Santos' last VHF outlet. Originally known as KLAR-TV, it was originally owned by Del Perro Broadcasting Corporation, along with KLAR radio (1490 AM, now KHJV). For most of its first 4 years on the air, channel 2 was a typical general entertainment independent station. It was usually the third or fourth highest-rated independent in Southern San Andreas, trading the #3 spot with KJH-TV (channel 11, now KAND-TV).
The Central Television Network purchased KCLS from Del Perro in 1966 following its expansion from Canada, and was subsequently renamed into KCLS-TV.
On February 4, 2003, KLAR-TV became the first television station in the state of San Andreas to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition using HD cameras in the studio and debuted an updated set.
KLAR-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, at noon on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. The station's digital signal remained on channel 51 post-transition operations. After the transition occurred, some viewers had difficulty receiving KLAR's signal, despite operating at a high effective radiated power of 25,000 watts. On March 31, 2009, KLAR-TV filed an application with the FCC to upgrade its signal strength to 28,700 watts. It was granted a construction permit on March 3, 2011. As part of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s incentive auction from 2016-2018, KCEN moved down to channel 32 on September 11, 2016.
==Programming==
In addition to the Central network schedule, syndicated programs on KLAR-TV (as of September 2020) include The Drew Barrymore Show, Dr. Phil, Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight and Judge Judy.
===News operation===
KCLS-TV presently broadcasts 34 hours, 35 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5 hours, 5 minutes each weekday; 4 hours, 5 minutes on Saturdays; and 5 hours, 5 minutes on Sundays). KCLS operates a Bell LongRanger 206LIV helicopter for newsgathering called "Skytrak 2".
Since January 13, 2014, KCLS-TV produced an hour-long evening newscast on independent station KDOL (channel 56); the newscast originally aired at 8 p.m. before moving to 7 p.m. and aired seven nights a week; KDOL also added a midnight rebroadcast of KCLS's 11 p.m. newscast.
====Music history====
*WBZ 1970s News Theme - Telesound (1976–1979)
*The One For All - Gari Media Group (1979–1980)
*We're 4 - Klein & (1980–1982)
*Today's 4 - Edd Kalehoff Productions (1982–1985)
*WFSB 1980 News Theme (1985–1988)
*News Series 3000 - Gari Media Group (1988–1992)
*WBZ-TV News Package - Mason Daring (1992–1994)
*WBZ-WSBK 1994 News Theme (1994–1997)
*Newsworks - Music Oasis (1997–1999)
*WBZ Channel 4 News Package - Michael Whalen Music (1999–2002)
*CBS Boston News Package 2000 - Michael Whalen Music (2002–2005)
*Metropolis - Stephen Arnold Music (2005–2008)
*The Edge - Gari Media Group (2008–2015)
*Advantage (WFSB Version) - Gari Media Group (2015–present)
==Gallery==
Circle 2 logo.svg|Circle 2 logo (1966-present)
18Alive-Open 1990.png|Open (1985–1992)
KKTO OSB 1990s.png|Screencap freeze of channel 13 (1991)
KKTO open 2020.png|"2 Eyewitness News" open (2019–present)
KKTO screengrab.png|Graphics (2018–present, recorded on July 28, 2021)
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