KOMU-TV (stands for Missouri University) was the brainchild of longtime University of Missouri journalism professor Edward C. Lambert, who wanted to give journalism students a hands-on experience by working at a full-fledged commercial station. It began airing an analog signal on VHF channel 8 on December 21, 1953 and carried programming from all four major networks at the time, but was a primary NBC affiliate. It is one of two commercial, full-power TV stations in the US (alongside WVUA in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) to be owned by a public university.
1956–1964[]
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1967–1971[]
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1971–1974[]
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1974–1979[]
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The "ei8ht" logo used here appears to be influenced by the logo used by WJKW-TV (now WJW) from 1966-1977 (and briefly revived in modified version as Fox is ei8ht from 1995–1996).
1979–2003[]
1982[]
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Note that this ID used the 1976-79 "Trapezoid N" logo for NBC instead of the then-current "Proud N" variant.
1982–1985[]
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On August 8, 1982, KOMU swapped affiliations with KCBJ-TV (channel 17, now KMIZ), making KOMU an ABC station.
1986–1997[]
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On New Year's Day 1986, KOMU reversed the 1982 swap, rejoining NBC with KCBJ returning to ABC and becoming KMIZ concurrent with this change.
Newscenter 8 logo
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1997–2003[]
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Cable-only The WB affiliation logo, as "KJWB" (1998–2006)
Notes Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license or Designated Market Area. +Station carries CW programming on a digital subchannel, via The CW Plus. +1Local CW Plus affiliate operates as cable-only channel. 1Local CW affiliate carries only sports programming.
