KROY

KROY is a CBS affiliate serving Royal, AR, and the Royal, AR, market. Broadcasting on channel 11, KROY is owned and operated by Midwestern States Communications. Launched in 1955 by Arkansas Television Company, KROY quickly became a CBS affiliate. After years of local ownership, KROY was sold to Gannett Communications in 1994. Gannett sold the station to Midwestern States Communications in 2012.
== History ==
Channel 11 first went on the air on May 22, 1955 by Rex Howell and the Arkansas Television Company. 
The station carried programming from all four networks, but was a primary CBS affiliate. It lost DuMont when that network shut down in 1956, but continued carrying programs from CBS, NBC and ABC. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.
After years of local ownership, Arkansas Television Company announced that they've sold the station Gannett Communications. Gannett began to upgrade the station's quality. By the end of the decade, KROY's studios were state of the art. In 2012, Gannet announced that they've sold the station to Midwestern States Communications.
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Category:Channel 11
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Category:Television channels and stations established in 1955