KARL

KARL is the NBC affiliate that serves the Houston, TX area. It broadcasts on Channel 3. Syndicated programming include: The Drs., The Dr. OZ Show, and Anderson. It News ratings, former sister station KZQ-TV and KARL are neck-and-neck for !st Place in the 4, 5, 6, and 10PM time slots. KARL has a distant lead ahead of KART and KRKA in morning news. However, KARL is third in the midday news behind KZQ-TV and KRKA.

History
On December 30, 1947, KARL signed on the air as KZQ-TV named after former sister radio stations KZQ-AM 840, and KZQ-FM 98.1 (now KZQF). It was the first television station in Arlen, TX. It was a primary NBC affiliate with a secondary affiliate with ABC, CBS, DuMont, and RKO. Usually the Primetime slot was a mixture of RKO and NBC programming. Overnight programming was a mixture of NBC, CBS, and DuMont programming. Morning programming was a mixture of ABC, NBC, and CBS programming, while NBC had Daytime programming. In 1952 The owner, KZQ Inc. was looking to invest on another channel in Arlen but due to FCC rules at the time KZQ Inc. had to sell the Channel 3 station. In January, 1953, KZQ-TV briefly changed it's call letters to KZQN which stood for KZQ NBC. but by February 1st, 1953. KZQN once again changed it's call letters to the current '''KARL. '''When (The current) KZQ-TV signed on on February 28, 1953, The ABC affiliate went to that station. Both stations however cherry picked CBS, RKO, and DuMont programming.