In August 1966, after three previous incarnations following its license grant from the FCC and a 1963 debut as an African-American focused broadcast TV station, KWHY-22 in Los Angeles came to fruition. It was largely known for stock market coverage in the days before FNN and, ultimately, CNBC. At night, it was a pioneer of broadcast premium television as a SelecTV station.
That all changed in April 1989, when Spanish-language programming not seen on network stations across town debuted, with full-time en español fare coming a decade later.
Soon, KWHY will be making another programming transition, as its current owner has sold it.
