On September 21, 2009, they began airing a weeknight newscast at 6:30 against the national news on the big three affiliates.

These big three affiliates had to set aside their regular network prime time commitments for OPT.

To make the new service possible, the big three affiliate underwent a technical transformation.

KALB operates a relatively large news department compared with other big three affiliates in markets of its size.

During this period it was the only big three affiliate in the United States carrying the show.

This broadcast was seen weeknights and aired against the national broadcasts on the area's big three affiliates.

Only the day before, Daewoo's creditor banks said the conglomerate's 10 biggest affiliates had debts totaling about $66 billion.

That same year, the cable wars between the big three affiliates of Corpus Christi were going on.

For the most part over the years, WAGT has traditionally maintained a third place ranking among the area's other big three affiliates.

This was seen for two hours from 7 until 9 and competed against national morning shows on Eastern Iowa's big three affiliates.