KTSF Channel 26 executives met with various media personnel and leaders of the Chinese community at a to know you” luncheon held at the Empress of China last week.SAN FRANCISCO—“Our main purpose is to reach out and help as much as we can,” said Zoila Bruhns, business manager for KTSF Channel 26, an independent television station based in San Francisco. Bruhns and other KTSF executives voiced their concerns about the need for community input at a luncheon meeting with various media personnel of the Chinese community last week.Noted Carl Bennett, continuity director of the six-year-old “Our main objective is to reflect the cultural crossover of the community so that each community is better understood.”The station is currently used three Chinese program producers, two Japanese and one Korean, covering a variety of news, entertainment, drama, and religious programs. Filipino and producers are also discussing the possibility of using KTSF to air their community programs.As much as has been economically feasible, KTSF has allotted air time to many ethnic groups in San Francisco. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., every day Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Greek programs are shown. The rest of the broadcast time has been contracted by Star TV, a cable television network.Lillian Howell, president of the station, expressed her interest in working closely with the various communities to let them know that the station exists as a base for their community concerns.Bob Mart, general manager of the station, said that the market for the English language is already quite competitive, and the need for non-English language programs is even greater at present.Noting that the Asian community is one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the Bay Area, he said that “we are always seeking new ways to help you to help us.”Asian programmers carry the bulk of ethnic programming at the station, with the Chinese and the Japanese buying almost 11 hours of airtime on the weekends.