 At first KFBB-TV was owned by Wilkins Broadcasting along with KFBB radio (1310 AM, now KEIN), of which The Anaconda Company owned a 27.5% share.Anaconda, through its Fairmount division, controlled most of the major newspapers in Montana (although not the "Great Falls Tribune") and was notorious for manipulating the state's political visions for its own needs.Then in 1959, Anaconda sold its media holdings to Lee Enterprises of Davenport, Iowa.