Smith Radio and Appliance of Fayetteville began advertising sales of television receivers as early as 1950, suggesting that some residents already owned televisions and that those televisions were already receiving transmissions over the airwaves. Due to the Boston Mountains south of Fayetteville, the earliest television broadcasts were more easily picked up in Fayetteville by antenna … More Television Coverage
It is with deep sadness that the family of James Michael John Borden announce Jim departed this earthly life to embark on his heavenly journey on January 11, 2026. He was born on August 7, 1952, in Bismarck, North Dakota to Francis P. Borden Jr. and Jean Agnes Kowalski. In 1970, Jim graduated from Little … More Jim Borden
A large portion of Old Wire Road — the section from Mission Boulevard north almost to Old Missouri Road — is where the first telegraph line into Arkansas and Fayetteville was strung in 1860, connecting communication from St. Louis to Fayetteville and soon after to Fort Smith. The route originally followed part of the Military … More Old Wire Road
Fayetteville’s first television station, KGTO, had studios in the SWEPCO Building at northwest corner of Center Street and Church Avenue. Using Channel 36, it began broadcasting from a tower on Robinson Mountain on Feb. 8, 1969. The station was owned by Noark Broadcasting, a partnership between Paul Milam Sr., Paul Milam Jr., E.J. Ball, Tom … More KGTO