With sister station KXVO's original identity and tagline of "All Entertainment, All the Time" in 1995, local news programming did not seem like a natural fit to its schedule. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, KXVO did air 60-second updates seen during the 6 p.m. hour that promoted stories for the upcoming night's broadcast on KPTM. In 2001, KXVO made plans to air a 5:30 p.m. newscast on weeknights utilizing on-air talent and production assistance from KPTM. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the resulting economic downturn, these plans were put on hold and eventually abandoned. In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks, KXVO provided continuous coverage from CNN Headline News.