KARL

KARL is the CBS affiliate that serves the Arlen, TX area. It broadcasts on Channel 3. Syndicated programming include: The Doctors, The Dr. OZ Show, Anderson, and MEGA Guts. Its news ratings, former sister station KZQ-TV and KARL are neck-and-neck for 1st 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 to Storer Broadcasting. In January, 1953, KZQ-TV briefly changed it's call letters to KZQN which stood for KZQ NBC. but by February 1, 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. In 1961, Storer Broadcasting sold channel 3 to the new Park Broadcasting, Inc. The station became a CBS affiliate as part of the 2015 fictional US TV broadcast realignment and refers to as "The Son of the Big Switch".
==Newscasts==
===Newscast themes===
* Production Music: Tabloid by NBC Production Music Library (197?-19??)
* Move Closer To Your World by Mayoham Music (19??-1983)
* Hello News by Gari Media Group (1983-1987)
* Great News Package by Gari Media Group (1987-1992)
* Pinnacle by 615 Music (1992-2002)
* Image News by Gari Media Group (2002-2006)
* Media General Station Group Package by JDK Music (2006–present)
==Logos==
KZQ 1947-1953.png|KZQ-TV logo 1947-1953
KARL Logo 1983.png|KARL Logo (1983)
KARL ID 1994.png|KARL logo from 1994 promoting NBC's It's NBC campaign
KARL Ident 1997.png|KARL Ident (1997)
KARL logo.png|KARL logo (2010-2014)
KARL 2015.png|KARL logo (2015-2019)
Category:Channel 3
Category:Arlen, Texas
Category:Texas
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1947
Category:CBS network affiliates
Category:Former NBC affiliates
Category:Gray Television
Category:Former Meredith stations