The network became exclusively affiliated with CBS that year; as a result, the airing of ABC programs in Missoula and Butte moved to the Eagle Communications network (KECI, KTVM, and KCFW), which signed an affiliation agreement with the network to air it alongside NBC.
Due to the network's switch to CBS affiliation, ABC programming in Missoula and Butte was moved to the Eagle Communications network (KECI, KTVM, and KCFW). This move was made possible by a partnership with the network, which agreed to air ABC alongside NBC.