WBAY-TV

Contents
1953–195?	195?–1962	1962–1965	1965–1969	1969-1977	1977-1978	1979–1984
1984–1986	1986–1992	1992–2003	2003–2011	2011–2013	2013–present

1953–195?

UNKNOWN YEAR

WBAY-TV first took to the air on March 17, 1953, becoming the second television station in Wisconsin (after Milwaukee's WTMJ-TV), as well as the first in Wisconsin to launch after the lifting of the FCC's 1948-1952 freeze on television licenses. WBAY-TV was originally owned by the Norbertine Order of Priests, whose abbey is in neighboring De Pere and who operate St. Norbert College in that city. The Norbertines already operated WBAY radio (1360 AM, the present-day WTAQ) in Green Bay and WHBY radio in Appleton when WBAY-TV launched.

As with WTMJ when it was the only station in the Milwaukee market, WBAY originally provided Green Bay audiences with programming from all four networks at the time, primarily with CBS but also secondary arrangements with ABC, DuMont, and NBC. As other stations in Northeast Wisconsin would commence operations, ABC and NBC programming would peel off from WBAY, which would become solely a CBS affiliate when DuMont ceased broadcasting in 1956.

195?–1962

UNKNOWN YEAR

1962–1965

1965–1969

BETTER LOGO NEEDED

1969-1977

During the use of this logo, the Norbertines would sell WBAY to Nationwide Communications, which purchased the station from 1974 and operated it until 1993.

1977-1978

1979–1984

"We've Got the Touch, You and TV2"

1984–1986

Monochrome ad for "Action Sports" (the "N" logo was that of owner Nationwide Communications)

1986–present

This "Circle 2" has been used by WBAY-TV in one variation or another since 1986. The logo has survived an affiliation swap (from CBS to ABC, in 1992), as well as sales to Young Broadcasting (in 1994, along with its two ABC-affiliated sisters WATE-TV/Knoxville and WRIC-TV/Richmond), Media General (in 2013), and Gray Television (WBAY's current owner, in 2017).

1986–1992

Station ID from 1986-1987

"TV2 Spirit" (1987–1988)

Station ID from 1988-1992

1992–2003

On March 15, 1992, WBAY became an ABC affiliate; the CBS affiliation went to WFRV-TV.

Station ID from 1992 (If it's Northeast Wisconsin, It Must Be WBAY-TV2)

Station ID from 1993 (Watched by More People Than Any Other Network, WBAY-TV2)

“StormCenter 2” logo

2003–2011

2011–2013

Action 2 News high-definition logo (2011–2013)

Storm Center 2 HD logo (2011–2013)

Storm Center 2 24/7 logo (2011–2019)

2013–present

Action 2 News logo (2013-present)

Storm Center 2 logo (2013–2019)

First Alert website logo (2019–present)

Timesaver Traffic logo (2015–2019)

Flat gradient version

With blue 2013 ABC logo

With 2021 ABC logo

With 1962 ABC logo, currently appears on the website

External links

• WBAY.com