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 …