The three stations share studios on Artesian Street in downtown Corpus Christi; KRIS-TV's transmitter is located in Robstown, Texas.

It aired an analog signal on VHF channel 6 and had studios on South Staples Street in Downtown Corpus Christi.

KRIS-TV was the first television station in the United States to air hard liquor ads after a self-imposed 1948 industry ban was lifted.

This objection held up the deal until August 24, 2009, when Eagle Creek announced a shared services agreement (SSA) had been established with KRIS.

On August 24, 2017, KRIS and KZTV began simulcasting together to provide full coverage of Hurricane Harvey with both news teams.

[5] Combined with an unrelated side deal resulting from an acquisition involving Raycom Media and Gray Television ongoing at the time of the purchase, it made KRIS a sister station to ABC affiliate KXXV in Waco.

On September 18 of that year, The CW officially launched nationwide at which point KRIS added a new second digital subchannel to simulcast "KWDB" and allowing non-cable subscribers access to the new network.

On April 19, 2024, Nexstar Media Group, majority owner of The CW, announced that the network would not renew its affiliations with Scripps-owned stations, including KRIS-DT2.

A half-hour newscast airs seven days a week on CW South Texas (channel 6.2), as well as sister station KDF-TV as KRIS 6 News at Nine.

As of October 16, KZTV began simulcasting KRIS-TV's weekday morning, noon, and weekend broadcasts after dropping its own shows in those time periods.

This transmitted on a frequency of 87.75 MHz (+10 kHz shift), and as a result, could be picked up on the lower end of the dial on most FM radios at 87.7.

Both antennas were installed at an existing American Tower Corporation site approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northwest of the old KRIS facilities.