On September 1, 2011, the Fox affiliation moved to Osage Beach-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KRBK (channel 49), which had launched two years earlier in August 2009; channel 27, meanwhile, changed its callsign to KOZL-TV and converted into an independent station; the station began using the on-air branding "Ozarks Local". With the change, KOZL began filling primetime hours formerly occupied by Fox network programming with syndicated programming (initially, the newsmagazines "Inside Edition" and "The Insider", along with the sitcoms "My Name is Earl" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" on weeknights), along with family-oriented movies on Sunday nights. The station also acquired local broadcast rights to college basketball games from the Southeastern Conference through ESPN Plus, featuring double-header games airing on Saturday afternoons, occasional Wednesday night games and the first two rounds of the SEC Tournament.