▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁K W FT ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁radio ▁station ▁to ▁continu ously ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁regional ▁channel ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁heard ▁across ▁a ▁large ▁ge ographical ▁area ▁of ▁Texas ▁and ▁Oklahoma ▁during ▁the ▁day time . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁a ▁CBS ▁Network ▁affili ate . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁approved ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁K W FT ▁from ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Joe ▁P . ▁Car rig an , ▁Laura ▁Lou ▁Car rig an ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Elizabeth ▁Car rig an ▁Sim pson ▁to ▁Edward ▁H . ▁Row ley , ▁H . J . ▁Griff ith ▁and ▁Ken y on ▁Brown , ▁operating ▁as ▁K W FT , ▁In cor por ated . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁K W FT ▁joined ▁other ▁radio ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁pl ung ing ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁medium ▁of ▁television . ▁K W FT - TV ▁Channel ▁ 6 ▁signed ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁F alls . ▁ ▁Just ▁as ▁its ▁AM ▁counter part ▁was ▁a ▁CBS ▁radio ▁affili ate , ▁K W FT - TV ▁was ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁CBS ▁television ▁network . ▁ ▁K W FT ▁sold ▁the ▁TV ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁channel ▁ 6 ▁became ▁K SY D - TV