The station first signed on the air on January 21, 1957, as KONO-TV; it was founded by the Mission Telecasting Corporation (no relation to today's Mission Broadcasting, a partner company of Nexstar Media Group), which was owned by the Roth family, owners of KONO radio (860 AM and 92.9 FM).
1962–1969
The Roths sold channel 12 to the Providence, Rhode Island-based Outlet Company in 1968 (the Roths later sold the KONO radio stations to Duffy Broadcasting in 1985, KONO AM radio is now owned by Cox Radio while KONO-FM is now KROM, under the ownership of Uforia Audio Network); the following year, in 1969, the station changed its call letters to KSAT-TV (in reference to the station's city of license)
KSAT-TV
1969–1976
1976–1984
1984–1994
1984–1992
Tony Dale ID
Debora Daniels ID
Greg Simmons ID
KSAT Stereo station ID from ABC's "Together" campaign from 1986
1986 ID with Hollywood Squares promo
Sign-off logo, circa mid-80s
KSAT 12 News Open (1984-1992)
KSAT 12 News Tonight Open (1984-1992)
STL slide, circa mid-80s
Part of ABC News campaign in the Late 80s.
Outlet was taken private in 1986 and the company's new owners sold KSAT to Houston-based H&C Communications, which owns NBC-affiliated flagship station KPRC-TV.
1992–1994
The Hobbys decided to liquidate their company in 1992 after an attempt to sell its entire television station group to Young Broadcasting fell through, with KCCI and WESH being the first two sold to Pulitzer, Inc. for $165 million in 1993, and KPRC-TV and KSAT-TV to The Washington Post Company on April 22, 1994.
1994–1998
KSAT 12 News Morning and Noon Open (1994-1996)
KSAT 12 News Evening and Nightbeat Open (1994-1996)
KSAT 12 News Good Morning San Antonio Open (1996-1998)
KSAT 12 News at Noon Open (1996-1998)
KSAT 12 News at 5:00PM Open (1996-1998)
KSAT 12 News at 5:30PM Open (1996-1998)
KSAT 12 News at 6:00PM Open (1996-1998)
KSAT 12 News Nighbeat Open (1996-1998)
1998–2003
Instant Replay Open (1998-2003)
KSAT 12 News Open (1998-2001)
KSAT 12 News at Noon Open (1998-2001)
KSAT 12 News at 5:00pm Open (1998-2001)
KSAT 12 News at 6:00pm Open (1998-2001)
KSAT 12 News Nightbeat Open (1998-2001)
KSAT 12 News at 5:00pm Open (2001-2003)
KSAT 12: The Six O'Clock News Open (2001-2003)
KSAT 12 News Nightbeat Open (2001-2003)
2003–2006
2006–present
Monochrome variant
Monochrome variant w/ ABC logo
2006–2013
KSAT 12 News NightBeat 10PM news open (December 2016)