The two stations share studios on Lower Meadow Drive in Bend; KBNZ-LD's transmitter is located in the city on Awbrey Butte west of US 97.

In October 2008, KOIN owner New Vision Television announced plans to convert KBNZ into a locally-focused CBS affiliate.

News personnel based at KBNZ began to contribute two to four local stories each day to air on KOIN broadcasts.

K31CR-D transmits a digital rebroadcast of KOIN programming and is not available east of Prineville but services an area larger than KBNZ.

[3] With the ownership change, contact information for this station as well as listings for reporter Brittney Hopper and photographer Brandon Anderchuk were removed from the KBNZ section of KOIN's website.

[5] In April 2016, Zolo Media announced the debut of a local news program to air on both KBNZ and KOHD starting on May 2, 2016, called Central Oregon Daily.