KXAN-TV



1965–1968	1968–1971	1971–1973	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.

1968–1971[]

1971-1973[]

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[]

SVG NEEDED

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

1979–1980[]

1980–1983[]

SVG NEEDED

1983–1987[]

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-Dallas. A new logo was introduced to coincide with the callsign change.

1987–2001[]

2001–2007[]

Designer:

VDO (2001-2005)
Giant Octopus (2005-2007)

Typography:

Helvetica Neue
Akzidenz-Grotesk

Launched:

2001

2007–2011[]

2011–present[]

Designer:

Ruth Dial; Giant Octopus (2011-2022)
Linear Drift (2022-present)

Typography:

Custom typeface (logo)
Gotham (graphics, 2011-2022)
Barlow (graphics, 2022-present)

Launched:

2011

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).

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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.

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