LA 18 produced a telethon that raised a record $3 million to benefit victims of the devastating earthquake in Soviet Armenia. The telethon provided desperately needed funds to the victims of the earthquake as it received an overwhelming public response. National press attention and coverage on nightly network news broadcasts also helped in raising aide for the disaster.

LA 18 also began the nation’s first daily Mandarin Chinese newscast, World Report. The show featured national and international news from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.

IMG (International Media Group Inc.) purchased LA 18’s sister station KIKU-TV and introduced international programming to Honolulu, Hawaii, the nation’s fourth largest Asian American market.