KFOR-TV

Not to be confused with WFOR-TV.

This page only shows primary logo variants.

For other related logos and images, see:

News



1949–1954	1954–1958	1958–1961	1961–1964	1964–1973	1973–1974


1974–1975	1975–1976	1976–1978	1977–1980	1980–1986	1986–1990


1990–1992	1992–1994	1994–1997	1997–2008	2008–2017	2017–present

WKY-TV[]

1949–1954[]

KFOR-TV signed on the air as Oklahoma's first television station, WKY-TV on June 6, 1949. It was originally owned by Edward K. Gaylord, and sister to WKY 930 and 98.9 WKY-FM (now KYIS).

1954–1958[]

1958–1961[]

1961–1964[]

1964–1973[]

1973–1974[]

1974–1976[]

This was a condensed version of the short-lived 1973 logo above.

1974–1975[]

1975–1976[]

KTVY[]

1976–1980[]

1976–1978[]

In 1976, following original owner Gaylord Broadcasting (a subsidiary of the Oklahoma Publishing Company, formerly known as the WKY Television System) sold the station to the Evening News Association, WKY-TV changed its callsign to KTVY due to FCC rules at the time forbidding different owners from using same callsigns. The same '4' from the final years as WKY-TV was kept.

1977–1980[]

1980–1986[]

The then-Arlington County, Virginia-based Gannett Company purchased the Evening News Association, including its stations, on September 5, 1985, for $717 million. As Gannett already owned KOCO-TV at the time; KTVY, along with WALA-TV in Mobile, and KOLD-TV in Tucson, were sold to Knight Ridder Broadcasting for $160 million. Knight Ridder in turn, sold KTVY to Palmer Communications in February 1989. This logo's design is similar to that of WTAE-TV's.

1986–1990[]

The "4" is the same basic design as the 1980 logo, but it is now rendered in gold beveling and was de-lined.

KFOR-TV[]

1990–1994[]

In April 1990, after several weeks of on-air promotions that "TV reception in Oklahoma would get stronger," KTVY changed its callsign to the current KFOR-TV; the station branded itself as "4 Strong" (analogous to the "5 Alive" moniker used at the time by rival KOCO-TV) for entertainment purposes, and as News Team 4 for its newscasts. This '4' logo, despite a few color changes and minor tweaks along the way, has remained the only logo the station has used since it became KFOR-TV.

In 1991, Palmer Communications sold KFOR and WHO-TV to Hughes Broadcasting Corporation; five years after that deal fell apart, Palmer sold both KFOR and WHO to The New York Times Company in 1996.

1990–1992[]

1992–1994[]

Near the end of the "4 Strong" era, the NewsChannel 4 branding was used full-time in both general and news brandings.

1994–present[]

1994–2008[]

1994–1997[]

1997–2008[]

The Times left broadcasting entirely in 2007, selling their nine-station group to Local TV.

2008–2017[]

This updated version of the 1997 logo was introduced on August 8, 2008, coinciding with the start of NBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China; the "4" logo's color was changed from gold-ish yellow to blue in this revamp. Tribune Broadcasting would then acquire Local TV in 2013.

2017–present[]

Designer:

Tribune West Creative

Typography:

Eurostile Extended, Breakers

Launched:

August 21, 2017

On August 21, 2017, KFOR-TV moved to a new studio facility next door to its original Britton Road studio (which it had occupied since 1952). Along with the studio move, the station rebranded as Oklahoma's News 4, concurrent with a revised on-air presentation.

KFOR-TV news opens

External links[]

Official website

V • T • E

Nexstar Media Group

Predecessors:

Other assets:
The Hill | WGN

¹Owns a 75% stake of the network, the other 12.5% stake is co-owned between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery.
²Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, in which Nexstar owns 31% while Warner Bros. Discovery owns the remaining 69%.
³Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.
⁴Nexstar operates this station owned by Cunningham Broadcasting.
⁵Nexstar operates this station owned by White Knight Broadcasting through an SSA.
⁶Nexstar operates this station owned by Vaughan Media.
⁷Predecessor company of LIN Media.
⁸Nexstar operates this station owned by Londen Media Group.

V • T • E

NBC owned and affiliated television stations

Owned Television Stations:

^{Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license or Designated Market Area.}

V • T • E

The New York Times Company

Newspapers:

The New York Times | The New York Times International Edition | The New York Times International Weekly

Magazines:
The New York Times Magazine | The New York Times Book Review | T: The New York Times Style Magazine

Other:
Bits | TimesTalks

Other assets:
T Brand Studio | The Athletic | Wirecutter | Wordle

Notes
¹17.75% stake in FSG.