KRIS 6 News

What KRIS 6 News does

KRIS 6 News (legal entity: Scripps Media, Inc.; on-air: KRIS-TV, Channel 6) is a local broadcast television station headquartered at 301 Artesian St., Corpus Christi, Texas, founded in 1956 and operating as the NBC affiliate for the Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend market. The station produces local news, weather, sports, and investigative programming (6 Investigates) and distributes it through a multi-channel footprint: over-the-air VHF broadcast, cable and satellite carriage (DirecTV, Dish Network), a dedicated website (kristv.com), a mobile app on iOS and Android with push-based breaking news and weather alerts, live streaming, social media (Facebook, Instagram, X), and a CW South Texas subchannel.

The core technology stack is a conventional broadcast TV news production and digital content management system. The product surface is composed of four primary offerings: the KRIS 6 News mobile app, the KRIS 6 Weather service (interactive radar, hurricane center, daily/hourly forecasts, weather cameras), live video streaming of broadcast, and breaking news alert notifications. No proprietary AI/ML systems, APIs, SDKs, or technology partnerships are disclosed; the station's digital properties appear to be standard CMS- and app-based delivery layers.

The business model is fully ad-supported and free to viewers. Revenue is generated from three advertising streams: (1) local television advertising including local business spots, political advertising during election cycles, and sponsored content segments; (2) digital advertising on kristv.com and across social and app inventory (banner, video, sponsored content); and (3) a share of national advertising revenue distributed through the Scripps News Group affiliation, which also provides syndicated national news content. Customer base is geographically concentrated in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, and surrounding Coastal Bend counties (Jim Wells, San Patricio, Kleberg, Bee, Aransas, Live Oak), with viewership as the audience-side KPI and local/regional advertisers and Scripps national ad pool as the revenue-side counterparties. The station operates as one property within the larger Scripps Media portfolio and has no disclosed funding history, M&A activity, or independent financial statements.

Name

KRIS 6 News

Legal name

Scripps Media, Inc.

Website

https://kristv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KRIS 6 News is a local NBC-affiliated television station serving Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend region of Texas, owned by Scripps Media. It delivers local news, weather, sports, and investigative reporting via over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, website, mobile app, and social channels, monetized through local and national advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Television News Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local TV Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains) (MPABACAA)

Keywords

• Local news broadcasting
• Television news station
• Weather forecasting services
• Investigative journalism
• Digital news content

Headquarters

HQ city

Corpus Christi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Television Advertising: The station generates revenue through television commercial advertising, including local business ads, political advertising during elections, and sponsored content segments.
2. Digital Advertising: Revenue from digital advertising on the kristv.com website, including banner ads, sponsored content, and video advertising on digital platforms.
3. Scripps News Group Affiliation: Partnership with Scripps News Group for national news content syndication and shared advertising revenue from national campaigns distributed to local markets.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KRIS 6 News (KRIS-TV, Channel 6) is an NBC-affiliated local television news station serving Corpus Christi and the broader Coastal Bend region of South Texas. The station produces and distributes local news, weather forecasting, sports coverage, and investigative journalism ("6 Investigates") through over-the-air broadcast television, the kristv.com website, mobile apps for iOS and Android, live streaming, and social media channels.

Product overview

KRIS 6 News (KRIS-TV) is a local television news station serving Corpus Christi and the broader Coastal Bend region of Texas. The station operates as part of the Scripps Media network and delivers news content through multiple distribution channels including broadcast television, a mobile news application, live streaming services, and push notification alerts. The core product is the KRIS 6 News broadcast featuring local news, weather, sports, and investigative reporting, supplemented by a dedicated weather service with interactive radar capabilities. The station also produces specialized content sections covering community events, Texas news, national news, and entertainment. All offerings are unified under the KRIS 6 News brand, which serves as the primary interface for consumers across television, mobile app, and web platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KRIS 6 News Broadcast (KRIS-TV, Channel 6) Over-the-air television news broadcast providing local news, weather, sports, and community coverage to Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend households.
• KRIS 6 News App

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scripps News GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKRIS-TV operates as a local affiliate of Scripps News Group, receiving national news content, shared advertising revenue, and branding support. The partnership allows KRIS 6 News to distribute national Scripps News content to local audiences while maintaining local news operations.
• Whataburger FieldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKRIS 6 News partners with Whataburger Field to cover Corpus Christi Hooks baseball events and special events at the ballpark, including World Cup watch parties and community celebrations.
• Alice Convention and Visitors BureauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Alice Convention and Visitors Bureau for coverage of Alice 4th of July celebration and other community events in Jim Wells County.
• Reliant (NRG Energy)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partnership where KRIS 6 News and Reliant collaborated to distribute free box fans to Corpus Christi residents during summer heat.
• Coastal Bend Blood CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKRIS 6 News promotes blood donation drives for Coastal Bend Blood Center, with the station offering promotional coverage and contest prizes for donors.
• Gulf Coast Growth VenturesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoverage partnership with Gulf Coast Growth Ventures donation supporting skilled trades summer camp for middle schoolers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Scripps Media (parent portfolio): Parent company of KRIS 6 News and operator of multiple other local TV stations and national Scripps News programming. Comparable as the corporate umbrella defining KRIS's operating model, content syndication, and national advertising reach.
• Sinclair Broadcast Group: Largest US local TV station operator, operating dozens of affiliates across mid-size markets structurally comparable to Corpus Christi. Relevant as a peer operating model and competitor for local news staffing, syndicated programming, and political ad inventory.
• KHOU 11 (Houston): CBS affiliate serving the Houston DMA, part of the broader Texas local TV news landscape. Comparable as a Gulf Coast local TV news station with extensive hurricane and severe weather coverage operations and multi-platform digital distribution.
• WFAA (Channel 8): ABC affiliate and longtime Texas news leader serving the Dallas-Fort Worth DMA. Comparable as an established local TV news brand in Texas with similar multi-platform distribution and weather-severe-event coverage capabilities, though at significantly larger market scale.

Direct peers

• KIII-TV (3 News): ABC affiliate serving the same Corpus Christi DMA as KRIS 6 News. Direct in-market competitor for local news viewers and advertising spend, offering directly comparable news, weather, and sports coverage of the Coastal Bend region.
• KZTV (CBS 4): CBS affiliate operating in the Corpus Christi market, competing head-to-head with KRIS 6 News for local news audience share, political advertising, and broadcast TV advertising budgets in the Coastal Bend DMA.
• Telemundo Corpus Christi: Spanish-language Telemundo affiliate serving the Corpus Christi market, part of the same Scripps Media portfolio per the company website. Competes for Hispanic viewer share and bilingual advertiser relationships in the same DMA.

Regional players

• KENS 5 (San Antonio): CBS affiliate serving the San Antonio DMA, comparable as a Scripps-affiliated Texas regional TV station with similar news/weather/sports product mix, multi-platform distribution, and Gulf Coast/Texas market exposure.
• KVEO (23 ABC): NBC affiliate serving the neighboring Brownsville-McAllen-Harlingen DMA in the Rio Grande Valley. Comparable as a regional Texas border-market NBC affiliate with similar coastal weather coverage demands and mid-size market dynamics.
• WOAI-TV (News 4 San Antonio): NBC affiliate serving the San Antonio market, directly comparable to KRIS as a Texas NBC affiliate with similar local news operations, weather coverage demands, and Scripps-affiliated distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KRIS6News
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KRIS6News/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/KRIS6News
• Instagraminstagram.com/kris6news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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