WCPO-TV first signed on the air on July 26, 1949, as a primary ABC affiliate and a secondary DuMont affiliate on VHF channel 7, it was the third television station that was built and signed-on by The E. W. Scripps Company (the first was WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio in 1947 and the second was WMCT (now WMC-TV) in Memphis, Tennessee in 1948).
1952–1956[]
LOGO MISSING
WCPO-TV moved to channel 9 in 1952.
1956–1958[]
1958–1981[]
1958–1966[]
SVG NEEDED
WCPO-TV switched affiliations from ABC with WKRC-TV to CBS in 1961.
1967–1977[]
SVG NEEDED
1977–1981[]
SVG NEEDED
Logo as seen on the station's former Downtown Cincinnati studios on 500 Central Ave.
"Behind the Screen" promo (late 1981)
"The Most Joyful Mystery" promo (December 1981)
1981–1990[]
WCPO-TV's Channel 9 ID from the Mid-1980s
1990–1995[]
Sign Off Variant
Cagney & Lacey: The Return.
1995–1996[]
Soul Train with Arsenio Hall
You were expecting the cleavers?
Free Willy.
1996–2020[]
1996–2002[]
Designer:
Unknown (this article from the Cincinnati Post only mentions a "Los Angeles-based firm")
Typography:
Futura Bold ("9") Agency FB
Launched:
June 3, 1996
Used after the switch from CBS back to ABC on June 3, 1996 (CBS went back to WKRC-TV). The Futura "9" in this logo has been used by the station since, with minor design changes along the way.
1KZTV is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, but it is programmed and operated by Scripps under a Shared Services Agreement. 2WFLX is owned by Gray Media, but is programmed and operated by Scripps under a Shared Services Agreement. 3Sale of these stations to Gray Media in exchange for KKCO, KKTV/KJCT-LP and KMVT/KSVT-LD pending FCC approval 4Sale of this station to Sun Broadcasting pending FCC approval.
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