For logos used on-air by NewsNation prior to 1997, see article WGN-TV. The first two logos shown below were used prior to the introduction of separate on-air branding for the WGN superstation feed in 1997 by some cable and satellite providers in print advertisements.
Not to be confused with News Nation, a Hindi-language TV channel in India.
This page only shows primary logo variants. For other related logos and images, see:
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WGN[]
1978–1987[]
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November 9, 1978
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NewsNation originally launched on November 9, 1978, as the national feed of WGN-TV/Chicago, becoming the second nationally distributed superstation (after WTBS/Atlanta, now operating as conventional basic cable network TBS). Tulsa, Oklahoma-based United Video uplinked the WGN-TV signal via satellite for cable and C-band (and later, direct broadcast satellite) distribution.
Up through 1997, the WGN superstation signal used the exact same on-air branding as WGN-TV's local Chicago area signal (identifying the superstation feed as either "WGN Channel 9", "WGN" or "Channel 9"); it also simulcast all programming shown on the Chicago feed until the syndication exclusivity (or “Syndex”) rules went into effect in January 1990, when the national feed began substituting certain programs for which United Video was unable to secure national clearance.
1987–1993[]
1993–1997[]
Per the network’s affiliation deal with Tribune Broadcasting (then-owner of WGN-TV), the WGN superstation feed became a designated national affiliate of The WB, primarily for markets without a local broadcast affiliate, upon the latter’s January 11, 1995, launch. While WGN-TV and its national feed both carried WB prime time programming, the parent Chicago station opted not to carry Kids' WB programming when the block launched in September 1995, in favor of airing local morning news and syndicated programming in its timeslots (the block aired locally on WCIU-TV until 2004); Kids' WB was cleared on the national feed, however, airing on weekday mornings and afternoons and on Sunday mornings.
1997–2001[]
This logo was adopted in 1997 as part of the superstation feed's "Entertaining America" campaign; however, the main logo used by the WGN/Chicago feed continued to be featured in selected promos (primarily sports events, and WB and syndicated shows cleared on both the local and national feeds) thereafter until 1999.
The WGN superstation feed formally stopped carrying WB prime time and Kids' WB programming on October 6, 1999, replacing the latter with syndicated series and the former with feature films, resulting in the superstation's schedule more closely resembling an independent station than a general entertainment cable network due to the presence of local programming from WGN-TV.
WGN Superstation[]
2001–2002[]
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On September 10, 2001, the channel's name was changed to WGN Superstation, in an effort by Tribune Broadcasting to emphasize the channel's national programming prominence; the WGN-TV Chicago signal, meanwhile, continued to use the callsign-only "WGN" branding with the "Channel 9" identification remaining as a sub-brand.
Superstation WGN[]
2002–2008[]
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This logo was the last one to date used by WGN's national superstation feed to use a variant of the logo used by WGN-TV's local Chicago area feed; in this case, the "arrow 'G'" logo that WGN-TV implemented in November 2002, when the above logo also began being used for the national feed.
WGN America[]
2008–2009[]
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Superstation WGN went through a complete overhaul when it was renamed as "WGN America" in 2008. The logo featured a woman’s eyes in the logo, and was similar in resemblance to the 1988-1997 logo used by The Movie Channel; sometimes the eyes in the logo would blink in some network promos. This was the first logo used by the superstation feed that did not include a variant of the Chicago area WGN-TV's logo, although the logotype for the "WGN" in the logo was similar to that of the WGN-TV logo.
January–April 2009[]
In January 2009, the eyes were removed from the logo, leaving just the "WGN America" wordmark.
2009–2010[]
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Rosewood Std Fill (WGN)
Comfortaa (America)
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WGN America overhauled its logo in April 2009, using this retro-style logo, that is markedly different from the Chicago area WGN-TV's logo.
2010–2014[]
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Rosewood Std Fill (WGN)
Comfortaa (America)
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The logo adopted in 2009 was updated the following year in July 2010, with the trapezoid design containing the retro-style "WGN" simplified to three rounded squares.
2014–2021[]
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Evelyn Lim[2]
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January 19, 2014
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The retro-style logo was replaced in favor of a simplified logo in January 2014, making it the fifth logo used by WGN America that does not use a variant of WGN-TV's logo. It was designed to feel more "sophisticated" in order to reflect the channel's transition from syndicated programming to original dramas, as WGN-TV ended its status as both a cable channel and a local station that same year.
NewsNation[]
March–June 2021[]
On January 25, 2021, it was announced that WGN America would be renamed NewsNation after their news program that premiered in September 2020. The renaming took effect on March 1, 2021.
2021–present[]
On June 21, 2021, the logo was slightly amended with the "NewsNation" text spaced out further and the brackets made smaller.
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