Once the FCC assigned channel 6, Bi-States filed for and received the construction permit for KHPL-TV, which was built  north of Hayes Center. Even though the local fundraising goal fell tens of thousands of dollars short, the additional transmitter went into program service on February 15, 1956. Other proposals—none of which materialized—would have seen Bi-States support the establishment of similar stations at Ainsworth, Alliance, and Sterling, Colorado.
After the FCC designated channel 6, Bi-States applied for and received a construction permit for KHPL-TV, which was built north of Hayes Center. Despite falling short of their fundraising goal by tens of thousands of dollars, the additional transmitter began program service on February 15, 1956. Other plans—none of which materialized—would have seen Bi-States establish similar stations in Ainsworth, Alliance, and Sterling, Colorado.