KIII (channel 3) is a television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Tegna Inc.

[7] It temporarily suspended broadcast operations in August pending what was announced at the time as a reorganization of its studio layout,[8] but a federal tax lien was filed against the station by the Bureau of Internal Revenue in September.

Coastal Bend Television, which had built the station, continued to face legal actions over debts incurred in constructing channel 22; in 1959, RCA won a $67,000 judgment against the former owners for equipment payments on which it had defaulted.

[12] Following the demise of the original KVDO-TV, South Texas Telecasting petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add a third VHF allocation on channel 3 at Corpus Christi due to KVDO's failure as a UHF station.

In 1969, KIII started a satellite in Victoria, Texas, KXIX (channel 19), to bring ABC programming to that area.

[24] The company also owns fellow Texas ABC affiliates WFAA and KVUE, which it had acquired in its purchase of Belo Corporation.

The station also produces its own high school football highlight show when in season; the program airs on Fridays immediately after the 10 p.m. newscast.