KXAN-TV

Contents
1965–1968	1968–197?	197?–1973	1973–1975	1976–1979	1979–1980
1980–1983	1983–1987	1987–2001	2001–2007	2007–2011	2011–present

KHFI-TV

1965–1968

Originally signed on the air on February 12, 1965, as KHFI-TV, an independent television station broadcasting on UHF channel 42. It was first owned by the Kingsbury family, along with KHFI radio (970 AM, now KTSN at 1490; and 98.3 FM, now KVET-FM at 98.1). KHFI-TV logically should have signed on as Austin's NBC station, since up to that time all three networks had been shoehorned on KTBC, then a primary CBS affiliate on VHF channel 7.

1968–197?

UNKNOWN YEAR

197?-1973

UNKNOWN YEAR

KTVV

1973–1975

The Kingsburys would later bring in Henry Tippie as a partner and on January 15, 1973 were granted permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move KHFI-TV to channel 36. After the move, the station gained a new callsign on that day, KTVV. The typeface used is Microgramma.

1976–1979

This logo was modeled after the early 1970s NBC News/Sports logo. LIN Broadcasting, which owns fellow NBC affiliate KXAS-TV in Fort Worth, purchased channel 36 in 1979.

1979–1980

The number itself

1980–1983

1983–1987

"Be There!" (1983–1984)

"Let's All Be There!" (1984–1985)

"Let's All Be There!" (1985–1986)

"Come Home to 36" #1 (1986–1987)

"Come Home to 36" #2 (1986–1987)

KXAN-TV

1987–2007

KTVV became the current KXAN-TV on October 15, 1987, in reference to then-sister station and fellow NBC affiliate (now owned-and-operated by the network) KXAS-TV in Fort Worth. A new logo was introduced to coincide with the callsign change.

1987–2001

Alternate logo

Horizontal logo with "-TV" suffix

Horizontal logo without "-TV" suffix

News 36 logo (1990–2004); KXAN-TV calls and NBC logo were added in 1996

KXAN News 36 Firstcast logo (1990–1997)

"First Warning Weather" logo (1996–2004)

"News 36 School WeatherNet" logo (1990–1997)

News 36 Sunday Sports Section logo (1990–1997)

KXAN Sunday Sports Section logo (1997–2001)

Station ID for KXAN and former Llano satellite KXAM (1990–1992)

KXAN-TV station ID (1987–1990)

KXAN-TV station ID (1990–1993)

Station ID with slogan (1990–1992)

KXAN News 36 open (1987–1990)

KXAN News 36 Firstcast open (1990–1993)

KXAN News 36 Nightcast open (1990–1993)

KXAN News 36 open (1993–1995)

KXAN News 36 Nightcast open (1993–1995)

KXAN News 36 Update open (1997–2001)

KXAN News 36 6:00 p.m. open (1997–2001)

KXAN News 36 10:00 p.m. open (1997–2001)

KXAN 30 Years Promo (1995)

KXAN 30 Years ID with Jeopardy! (1995)

2001–2007

Logo for Llano-based satellite station KXAM (now KBVO)

2007–2011

2011–present

Alternate logo with tagline (2011–2016)

Olympics logo (2012–present)

News open (2022–present)

KXAN-TV news opens

This logo has survived three ownership changes (Richmond, Virginia-based Media General announced its acquisition of LIN on March 21, 2014 and the sale was completed on December 19 of that year; and Irving-based Nexstar Broadcasting Group's acquisition of the former on January 17, 2017).

External links

• KXAN.com