KCTV

1953–1955


KCMO-TV debuted on September 27, 1953. The station was owned by the KCMO Broadcasting Corporation along with KCMO radio. It was originally an ABC affiliate with DuMont programming. A week after its launch, Meredith Broadcasting acquired KCMO-AM-TV and this merger was completed less than two months later.

1955–1959


KCMO became a CBS affiliate on September 28, 1955, switching with KMBC-TV.

1959–1969


KCMO adopted the "Eyewitness News" title in 1966.

1983–1990


On June 7, 1983, KCMO-TV changed their call letters to KCTV after moving the station's studio operations from the Missouri side of the Kansas City area to the Kansas side in the nearby suburb of Fairway. The newscast title "Eyewitness News" remained until 1985, and was rebranded as "Kansas City's News".

1994–1999


The station's newscasts were rebranded from Kansas City's News to News 5 in 1994.

1999–2002


In 1999, KCTV eliminated the "5" as their main logo and introduced a stylized "tower" with seismic waves. It represents the station's 1,042-foot transmitter tower at its former studios on East 31st Street on Union Hill south of Downtown Kansas City. During this time, the current newscast title KCTV 5 News was adopted.

2002–2011


In 2002, KCTV switched to a more traditional logo with a large italic "5". The colors were also changed to red, white, and blue (which were meant to be patriotic colors commemorating the first year anniversary of 9/11).

2011–


In 2011, the 2002 logo was given a slight update. The edges of the box surrounding the "5" are rounded off, and the station itself is now referred to by its newscast title "KCTV 5 News".