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1953–1958 1958–1963 1963–1970 1970–1975 1975–1982 1982–1993
1953–1958 1958–1963 1963–1970 1970–1975 1975–1982 1982–1993
1993–2000 2000–2004 2004–2009 2009–2012 2012–2022 2022–present
1993–2000 2000–2004 2004–2009 2009–2012 2012–2022 2022–present

1953–1958[]

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KERO-TV went on the air on September 26, 1953 as a primary NBC affiliate on channel 10. It was originally owned by Kern County Broadcasters along with KERO radio (1230 AM, now KGEO). In 1955 both stations were broken up after KERO radio was sold. In 1957, Wrather-Alvarez Broadcasting, owner of KFMB-AM-TV in San Diego purchased KERO. In 1956, Wrather-Alvarez was broke up into two when Wrather kept KERO-TV and the San Diego stations into a newly renamed company known as Marietta Broadcasting. In 1959, Marietta merged with the Transcontinent Television Corporation.

1958–1963[]

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1963–1970[]

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In 1963, KERO moved to channel 23 due to Bakersfield being a UHF-only market. In 1964, Time-Life (later known as Time Inc.) purchased KERO. McGraw-Hill purchased Time-Life's broadcasting unit in 1972.

1970–1975[]

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1975–1993, 2004–present[]

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KERO-TV introduced its Helvetica Black "23" in 1975 when it was still a NBC affiliate. In 1984, KERO-TV became a CBS affiliate when KGET (channel 17) decided to affiliate with NBC.

1975–1982[]

KERO 23 1970s

1982–1993[]

KERO-TV (1985)

2004–2009[]

KERO 2004

The NBC/CBS-era "23" was brought back in 2004.

2009–2012[]

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In 2011, McGraw-Hill sold its entire broadcasting division to The E. W. Scripps Company.

2012–present[]

2012–2022[]

KERO (2013)

2022–present[]

KERO 23 2022

The "23" was recolored from red to blue and the 2021 ABC logo officially replaced the concurrent network logo seen above.

1993–2004[]

1993–2000[]

KERO 23 1990s

KERO-TV would become a ABC affiliate in 1996, becoming one of the last stations owned by McGraw-Hill to switch to that network. CBS would move back to KBAK-TV (channel 29).

The logo has four color versions shown above.

2000–2004[]

KERO 2000
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Video[]

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