KXTV

Not to be confused with WXTV-DT.

Contents
1955–1959	1966–1968	1971–1978	1978–1985	1985–1986	1986–1989
1989–1992	1992–1995	1995–1998	1998–2013	2013–2015	2015–present

KBET-TV

1955–1959

SVG NEEDED

The station first signed on the air on March 19, 1955 as KBET-TV, a primary CBS affiliate on VHF channel 10 owned by the locally-based Sacramento Telecasters. It was the second of three VHF stations in the Sacramento market, signing on six months behind KOVR and six months ahead of KCRA-TV (VHF channel 3); it is also the longest serving station licensed to Sacramento, as KOVR is licensed to Stockton.

KXTV

1959–1966

LOGO MISSING

In 1959, Sacramento Telecasters sold the station to Corinthian Broadcasting and its call letters were changed to the current KXTV (the "X" representing the Roman numeral for its channel number, 10).

1966–1968

SVG NEEDED

1968–1971

LOGO MISSING

Corinthian became part of Dun & Bradstreet in 1971.

1971–1978

SVG NEEDED

1978-1986

1978–1985

"We've Got the Touch" ID #1

"We've Got the Touch" ID #2

Dallas, Texas-based Belo bought all of Dun & Bradstreet's television stations (except for WISH-TV in Indianapolis and WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which went to LIN Broadcasting) in February 1984.

1985–1986

SVG NEEDED

1986–1989

"Share the Spirit" ID #1 (1986–1987)

"Share the Spirit" ID #2 (1986–1987)

"CBSpirit" ID #1 (1987–1988)

"CBSpirit" ID #2 (1987–1988)

1989–1992

1992–1998

1992–1995

News 10 logo

1995–1998

On March 6, 1995, KXTV switched affiliations with Stockton-licensed KOVR (VHF channel 13), with KXTV becoming an ABC affiliate and KOVR becoming a CBS affiliate. The station kept its 1992 logo with the switch.

1998–2015

Designer:  Belo, Gannett Company, Tegna

Typography:  ITC Roswell Four

Launched:  1998

1998–2013

News open (2007)

Weather open (2007)

Station ID.

Alternate version with callsign

News open (2008-2013)

In 1999, Belo traded channel 10 to the Gannett Company in exchange for fellow ABC affiliate KVUE (UHF channel 24) in Austin, Texas. This marked a re-entry into the Sacramento market for Gannett, who briefly owned KOVR during the late 1950s. Gannett would later buy Belo outright, closing the deal on December 23, 2013, reuniting KXTV with several of its sister stations under Belo for the first time in 14 years, and making it a sister station to channel 24 in Austin for the first time.

2013–2015

2015–present

Designer:  Tegna

Typography:  ABC Modern Bold

Launched:  2015

Logo with Tegna byline

2021 version

Monochrome version

Watermark version, used during local and syndicated programming

KXTV news opens

External links

• ABC10.com