KCAL-TV Channel 9 Gets Most L.A. Area Emmy Nominations : KCAL-TV Channel 9 topped the competition for 1991 Los Angeles Area Emmy Award nominations Thursday, capturing 49

two more than KCBS Channel 2.

The two stations are competing head to head in the category of best 60-minute newscast, with KCAL represented by its 10 p.m. broadcast and KCBS by its 5 p.m. program. No other hourlong newscasts were nominated.

The category for best half-hour newscast also has only two nominees: KCBS’ 6 p.m. show and KNBC Channel 4’s 11 p.m. broadcast.

Winners of the local Emmys, which are handed out by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, will be announced May 30 in ceremonies at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

A total of 242 nominations were made in 53 categories. KABC-TV Channel 7 got the third highest number, 37, followed by KTLA Channel 5 with 30, KTTV Channel 11 with 17, KCET Channel 28 and KNBC Channel 4 with 16 each and KCOP Channel 13 with 10. Eleven other stations and cable companies share the remainder.

The academy had previously announced that its annual Governors Award will be given to veteran Dodgers sportscaster Vin Scully.

Here is a partial list of the nominees:

Public-affairs series (studio-based): “Newsmakers,” KCBS; “2 the Point,” KCBS; “Weekend Gallery,” KTLA; “Making It! Minority Success Stories,” KTLA; “Midday Sunday,” KTTV.

Informational series (remote): “Eye on L.A.,” KABC; “Murder One,” KNBC.

Informational series (studio-based): “Troubleshooter Judd McIlvain,” KCBS; “Studio 22,” KCBS; “Raising Children in Troubled Times,” KLCS.

Entertainment programming: “The Mark and Brian Day-Before-Thanksgiving Day Parade,” KABC; “Summer Movie Madness,” KCAL; “Grammy Preview ‘91,” KCBS; “Countdown to Hollywood’s Welcome Home Desert Storm Parade,” KTLA; “The Late Mr. Pete Show,” KTLA.

Children/youth series: “Kidquiz,” KCBS; “L.A. Kids,” KCOP.

News special: “Deadline in the Desert,” KCAL; “Sierra Madre Quake,” KCBS; “Changing of the Guard,” KCET; “Policing the Police,” KCAL; “El Salvador Peace Accord,” KVEA.

Live special events: “Countdown to the American Music Awards,” KABC; “Time 2 Plant!,” KCBS; “Live From the Hollywood Bowl,” KCOP; “1991 Hollywood Christmas Parade,” KTLA; “U.S. Olympic Festival ‘91,” KTTV.

Live coverage of an unscheduled news event: “Sierra Madre Quake,” KCBS; “LAX Plane Crash,” KNBC; “Warehouse Collapse,” KTLA; “Sacramento Shootout,” KTTV; “Officer Shot,” KTTV.

Mini-documentaries: “Romania,” KABC; “A Choice for Life,” KABC; “Lip-Synch,” KCBS; “Armenia: Breaking Free,” KCBS; “Twins,” KNBC; “Women and Guns,” KNBC; “El Sida Enemigo Comun,” KVEA; “Violencia Urbana,” KVEA.

Investigative reporting: “Workers’ Compensation Fraud,” KCBS; “Child Sex Underground,” KCBS; “Ghost Scouts,” KCOP; “Malpractice?,” KNBC; “Phone Fraud,” KNBC.

Spot news: “Chopper Crash,” KABC; “Oakland Fire,” KABC; “Cave-In,” KCAL; “Killer Burglars,” KCBS; “Truck Accident,” KCBS; “Oakland Fire,” KTLA.

News reporting: “Boiler Rooms,” KCAL; “Life in the Hood,” KCBS; “Oakland Fire,” KCBS; “Brodowy,” KCBS; “Bitter Pill: Without Medical Insurance,” KCBS; “Prison Riot,” KNBC; “The Battered Badge,” KTTV.

Sports reporting: “Hypno Football,” KCAL; “Dodger Oldtimers,” KCAL; “Challengers Baseball,” KCAL; “Sudden Death,” KCOP; “Trendy Sports,” KMEX.

News commentary: Gloria Allred, Susan Carpenter-McMillan, “Clarence Thomas Debates,” KABC; Michael Tuck, “The Thomas Affair: Nothing But Losers,” KCBS; Bill Press, “Travellin’ Tom,” KCOP.

Hosts/moderators, specials: Chuck Henry, “Egypt--To Live Forever,” KABC; Pat Harvey, “Women and AIDS,” KCAL; Steve Rambo, “Ecology Kids Challenge II,” KCBS; Lee Stanley, “Drug Watch L.A.,” KTLA; Sharon Gless, “Maiden Voyage,” KTLA; Mark Thompson, “It’s an L.A. Christmas,” KTTV.

Hosts/moderators, series: Chuck Henry, “Eye on L.A.,” KABC; Janine Wolf, “Our Planet,” KCAL; Harvey Levin, “Harvey in the Lions’ Den,” KCBS; Judd McIlvain, “Troubleshooter Judd McIlvain,” KCBS; David Viscott, “David Viscott at Night,” KNBC; Maria Laria, “Cara a Cara,” KVEA.

Performers: Tim Conway, “AM Los Angeles; KABC; Buck Owens, “Bakersfield Country!,” KCET; Rose Maddox, Fred Maddox, “Bakersfield Country!,” KCET.

Education: “Education,” KABC; “Diversity University,” KCET.

Arts and culture/history: “Forgotten Hollywood,” KABC; “Armenia: Breaking Free,” KCBS; “Bakersfield Country!,” KCET; “Speaking of Young Black Men,” KCET; “John Singleton: Straight From the Hood,” KTTV.