‘Iowa’s News Leader’ and Hearst Celebrate 70 Years For KCCI

Radio & Television Business Report

Author: RBR-TVBR
July 9, 2025 2:09 pm

It signed on the air on July 31, 1955 as KRNT-TV, and was owned by the Cowles family until 1983. Today, the station is CBS affiliate KCCI-8 in Des Moines, and the Hearst Television property is gearing up to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

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