KERO-TV

1953–1958

LOGO MISSING

KERO-TV went on the air on September 26, 1953 as a primary NBC affiliate on channel 10. It was originally owned by Kern Country 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

1963–1970

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

SVG NEEDED

1975–1982

SVG NEEDED

1982–1993, 2004-present

KERO-TV introduced its famous logo in 1982 when it was still a NBC affiliate. In 1984, KERO-TV became a CBS affiliate when KPWR-TV (channel 17) decided to affiliate with NBC and renamed itself to KGET-TV.

1985–1986

1986-1987

LOGO MISSING

1987-1988

LOGO MISSING

1988-1989

LOGO MISSING

1989–1990

LOGO MISSING

Station identification used during CBS Mini-Series sometime in 1988.

1990-1991

LOGO MISSING

1993–2000

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.

2000–2004

SVG NEEDED

2004–2012

2004–2009

The CBS-era "23" was bought back in 2004.

2009–2012

SVG NEEDED

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

2012–present

SVG NEEDED

Monochrome version

External links

• TurnTo23.com