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KRIS-TV marks 70 years as Corpus Christi's first network-affiliated TV station

Summary by KZTV
On May 22, 1956, KRIS-TV signed on the air as the first network-affiliated television station in the Corpus Christi market bringing pictures, news, and entertainment to living rooms across South Texas and transforming how people connected with the world.Seventy years later, the station marks that milestone today, May 22, 2026.Founded by T. Frank Smith, KRIS-TV began broadcasting on VHF channel 6, delivering NBC's national programming along with …

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KZTV broke the news on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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