 In the early 2000s, KSMI-LP became an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Telemundo; a few years later, it affiliated with Azteca América.Luken Communications purchased the station in 2010, and entered into a local marketing agreement with Great Plains Television Network, LLC to manage the station; that year, the station flash cut its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 51.Luken also began providing the station with affiliations from the company's various networks.