KWTV-DT



1953–1960	1960–1965	1965–1968	1968–1971	1971–1978


1978–1981	1981–1988	1988–1997	1997–2010	2010–present

KWTV-DT (channel 9) is a television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is the flagship broadcast property of locally based Griffin Media, and is co-owned with MyNetworkTV affiliate, KSBI (channel 52). The two stations share studios on West Main Street in downtown Oklahoma City; KWTV-DT's transmitter is located on the city's northeast side.

1953–1960[]

LOGO MISSING

KWTV officially signed on the air on December 20, 1953. The station's first broadcast was a special 30-minute ceremony inaugurating channel 9's launch at 7 p.m. that evening, respectively featuring speeches from Griffin, among others, announcements of station policies, and an introduction of station stockholders and employees.

1960–1965[]

BETTER LOGO NEEDED

On November 1961, when KWTV became exclusively affiliated with CBS.

1965–1968[]

SVG NEEDED

1968–1971[]

SVG NEEDED

1971–1981[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Custom

Launched:

1971

1971–1978[]

SVG NEEDED

1978–1981[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Franklin Gothic (modified)

Launched:

1978

1981–1988[]

1988–2010[]

1988–1997[]

1997–2010[]

This logo was first implemented in March 1997, with several variations used:

Other variations of this logo included one with the KWTV callsign and another with the word "Spirit" (in referencing to the longtime slogan "The Spirit of Oklahoma" used when this logo began being used) in place of the word "NEWS", as well as a version with a vertical design used from 1997-2002 with the word "NEWS" above the boxed "9". The logo also sometimes featured under the word "NEWS", a simple red underline, a red bar with the CBS Eye logo and station calls.

2010–present[]

Designer:

Hothaus Creative (2010-2024)
Vivid Zero (2024-present)

Typography:

Goudy (logo, modified)
Helvetica Neue (graphics, 2010-2019)
Montserrat (graphics, 2019-2024)
Typold (graphics, 2024-present)

Launched:

October 25, 2010

On October 25, 2010, KWTV began broadcasting local newscasts, syndicated programming and some local commercial advertisements in high definition; along with this upgrade, KWTV (and its sister station KOTV in Tulsa, which began carrying its newscasts in widescreen SD on that date), overhauled their logos and began using a uniform graphics package.