KTLA
Los Angeles, California

Branding	KT LA 5 (general) (The) KT LA (5) News (newscasts)
Slogan	The Beat of Southern California
Channels	Digital : 31 ( UHF ) Virtual : 5 ( PSIP )
Subchannels	5.1 The CW 5.2 Antenna TV 5.3 This TV
Translators	(see article)
Affiliations	The CW
Owner	Tribune Company (KTLA, Inc.)
Founded	1947
First air date	January 22, 1947
Call letters' meaning	K T elevision L os A ngeles
Former channel number(s)	Analog : 5 (VHF, 1947-2009)
Former affiliations	DuMont (1947-1948) Independent (1948-1995) The WB (1995-2006)
Transmitter power	1000 kW
Height	948 m
Facility ID	35670
Transmitter coordinates	34°13?36?N 118°3?56?W / 34.22667°N 118.06556°W / 34.22667; -118.06556
Website	www.ktla.com

KTLA is the CW - affiliated television station in Los Angeles , California . It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 31 ( virtual channel 5.1 via PSIP ) from a transmitter atop Mount Wilson . Owned by Tribune Company (this arrangement places the station under the same ownership as the Los Angeles Times ), KTLA maintains offices at the Sunset Bronson Studios on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood . Syndicated programs seen on this station include Maury , Friends , Two and a Half Men and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire .

KTLA was the first commercially-licensed television station in the western United States , having begun operations in 1947.^{[ 1 ]} Although not as widespread in national carriage as its Chicago sister station WGN-TV , KTLA is available as a superstation throughout North America via Dish Network and on Ku-band and C-band satellite systems, as well as on cable providers in select cities within the southwestern United States and throughout Canada .