Channel 3 was founded on December 20, 1953, as KID-TV, co-owned with KID radio (590 AM and 96.1 FM, now KWFI-FM).
1966–1977[]
SVG NEEDED
1977–1984[]
SVG NEEDED
KIDK (-TV)[]
1984–1999[]
1984–1991[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Microgramma Bold
Launched:
December 18, 1984
"Share the Spirit" (1986–1987)
Channel 3 changed its call letters to the current KIDK on December 18, 1984, when the radio stations were sold due to an FCC rule in place at the time that prohibited TV and radio stations in the same market, but with different ownership from sharing the same call letters. The Microgramma Bold wordmark was introduced that year, while the 1977 logo was retained and continued to be used until 1999. Retlaw Enterprises purchased Channel 3 in 1988.
On December 9, 2010, Fisher Communications announced that it had entered into a shared services arrangement with News-Press & Gazette Company–owned ABC affiliate KIFI-TV (channel 8), under which KIDK would be run out of the KIFI facility and 27 KIDK staffers would be laid off. The transaction was completed on January 1, 2011.
2011–2021[]
When Fisher announced that it would sell its stations to the Sinclair Broadcast Group on April 11, 2013, a deal was reached to sell channel 3 and KXPI-LD to St. Joseph, Missouri-based VistaWest Media; the stations would remain operated by NPG under a shared services agreement. The sale was finalized on November 29 of that year.
1This station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, but is operated by NPG. 2This station is owned by VistaWest Media, LLC, but is operated by NPG. 3This station carries a secondary MyNetworkTV affiliation on its primary channel. 4This station was built and signed on by NPG. 5Originally operating as a cable-only channel, News-Press NOW is also relayed on a second digital subchannel of KNPN-LD. 6Owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group, NPG operates these stations under a SSA.