 The station debuted on November 12, 1978 as KLMN-TV, the area's third television station.It took the CBS affiliation from KFPW-TV and its Fayetteville satellite KTVP (channel 40 and 29, now KHBS/KHOG).In 1980, it swapped affiliations with KFSM-TV (channel 5) and became the area's NBC affiliate.