In 1986, the station was sold to Oklahoma City-based Griffin Communications, owners of longtime CBS affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City, who immediately set about solving the reception problem. It signed-on full-time satellite KFAA-TV in 1989 to provide a better signal in Fayetteville and the northern part of the market.
In 1986, the station was sold to Oklahoma City-based Griffin Communications, owners of long-standing CBS affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City, who immediately set about resolving the reception issue. It signed on full-time satellite KFAA-TV in 1989 to enhance the signal in Fayetteville and the northern portion of the market.