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1966–1968 1968–1972 1972–1977 1977–1983 1983–1984 1984–1986
1966–1968 1968–1972 1972–1977 1977–1983 1983–1984 1984–1986
1986–1987 1987–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1997 1997–2001
1986–1987 1987–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1997 1997–2001
2001–2006 2006–2012 2012–2020 2020–present
2001–2006 2006–2012 2012–2020 2020–present

1966–1968[]

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WFLD first signed on January 4, 1966 as an independent station owned by Field Communications, a subsidiary of Field Enterprises that was originally the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times.

1968–1972[]

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1972–1977[]

Kaiser Broadcasting took control of WFLD after Field sold controlling interest to them in May 1972, a deal that was completed in July 1973.

1977–1983[]

Field Communications regained control of WFLD in 1977, when Kaiser Broadcasting was merged into Field Enterprises. This logo design was shared with its sister stations at the time.

1983–1984[]

In 1982, Field sold all of its stations (except WKBS-TV, which would eventually shut down) as part of its liquidation. In September of that year, Field sold off WFLD, which went to Metromedia in March 1983.

1984–1986[]

1986–1993[]

1986–1987[]

In May 1985, Metromedia sold all of its independent stations (including WFLD) to News Corporation, who announced its plans to launch the Fox Broadcasting Company on May 7, 1986, with WFLD, KTTV, KDAF, KRIV, WNYW and WTTG forming what would become its Fox Television Stations division.

1987–1993[]

1993–1994[]

In 1993, WFLD began de-emphasizing references to the number 32, and began referring to itself simply as "Fox Chicago".

1994–1995[]

In 1994, WFLD changed its branding to "Fox Thirty-Two", with the channel number being spelled as a hyphened word, a rare example of a TV station in the U.S. rendering their channel number as such.

1995–1997[]

1997–2006[]

1997–2001[]

In 1997, WFLD reverted back to its "Fox Chicago" branding.

2001–2006[]

2006–2012[]

2012–present[]

2012–2020[]

After spending 20 years being branded as "Fox Chicago" under some capacity, WFLD reverted back to the "Fox 32" branding on November 12, 2012. The logo was again updated to match its sister stations as a result.

2020–present[]

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