In 1994, Times Mirror sold KTBC to Argyle Television.

In 1994, New World Communications bought St. Louis' longtime ABC affiliate, KTVI, and three other stations from Argyle Television.

Argyle Television bought the stations in 1996.

Shortly after Clear Channel took over the station, WPRI entered in a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Fox affiliate WNAC (then owned by Argyle Television).

Hearst-Argyle, based in New York, was formed last year from the merger of the Hearst Corporation's broadcasting properties and Argyle Television.

Most Hearst stations had only run the program until the late 1990s, while later stations acquired by the merger with Argyle Television never carried it at all.

In 1993, Argyle Television, which owned KDFW-TV, began running programming on KDFI.

In 1993, Times-Mirror announced its intention to divest itself of its television station properties, KDFW and the other Times-Mirror stations were sold to Argyle Television in a group deal.

More stations would switch to the network in 1995, when New World merged with Argyle Television and bought several stations from Citicasters.

Hearst bought Argyle Television, then a group of just six television stations, in 1997 for $320 million.