[8] However, much of the rest of it was older fare; San Francisco Examiner television columnist Dwight Newton described KCFT-TV's lineup as "mostly a collection of network and syndicated films revisited".
[11] The September 12 edition of Broadcasting magazine carried an ad declaring KCFT-TV for sale, boasting of its color film capabilities and six cameras.
[12] The week that followed saw two lawsuits for nonpayment, from program distributor ITC Entertainment and equipment manufacturer Sarkes Tarzian;[13] channel 42 slated a telethon auction on September 17 and 18 in a desperate bid to raise funds, with Bassett noting that he needed a "miracle".
[17] Meanwhile, Bassett filed a $3.4 million lawsuit against General Electric and a Walnut Creek bank, alleging that he had stopped paying the manufacturer after the equipment delivered was found to be defective.
[18] On May 7, 1971, the KCFT-TV permit and call letters were deleted at the request of the permittee, but the FCC still decided to approve the allocation shift.