Originally signed on the air as WWOM-TV, an independent station on UHF channel 26 owned by David Wagenvoord.
1968–1972[]
WGNO (-TV)[]
1972–1976[]
LOGO MISSING
The station was sold to Communications Corp. of the South in 1971; after the purchase was finalized, the station changed its call letters to WGNO-TV on March 9, 1972.
1976[]
SVG NEEDED
1976-1978[]
LOGO MISSING
The 1976 logo was filled in before the end of the year.
1978-1983[]
1983-1984[]
SVG NEEDED
1984–1989[]
SVG NEEDED
WGNO was purchased by Glendive Media in 1978, who would in turn sell the station to Tribune Broadcasting in 1983. WGNO reportedly turned down an offer by Fox to become a charter affiliate of the network, prior to its October 9, 1986 launch; Fox programming instead went to WNOL-TV (channel 38), which its then-owners TVX Broadcast Group used as leverage to get Fox to sign a deal to affiliate with the majority of the company's independent stations.
1989–1993[]
SVG NEEDED
1993–1995[]
SVG NEEDED
Station ID (1995)
In 1995, WGNO became a charter affiliate of The WB.
1996–2002[]
SVG NEEDED
Station ID
Watermark seen during syndicated and ABC programming
On January 1, 1996, WGNO became an ABC affiliate when that network's existing affiliate, WVUE, switched to Fox while The WB moved to WNOL-TV. The switch, however, caused overall ratings to fall at channel 26.
2002–2007[]
SVG NEEDED
2007–2011[]
SVG NEEDED
Designer:
Indie Box
Typography:
Times Myriad
Launched:
2007
2011–2020[]
This logo was still used for several months after the new logo below was introduced, as a temporary on-screen bug during network programming.
Galano Grotesque Bold (call letters) Galano Grotesque Medium (slogan)
Launched:
October 2020
In October 2020, WGNO refreshed its logo for the first time in a decade after Nexstar Media Group's acquisition of Tribune Broadcasting, also coinciding with the debut of its new graphics package and the "Guardian" music package from Stephen Arnold Music, who previously composed a unique jazz-themed package (known as the "WGNO News Music Package") for WGNO's newscasts.
1Owns a 75% stake of the network, the other 12.5% stake is co-owned between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery. 2Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, in which Nexstar owns 31% while Warner Bros. Discovery owns the remaining 69%. 3Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. 4Nexstar operates this station owned by Cunningham Broadcasting. 5Nexstar operates this station owned by White Knight Broadcasting through an SSA. 6Nexstar operates this station owned by Vaughan Media. 7Predecessor company of LIN Media. 8Currently a repeater for WWLP. 9Nexstar operates this station owned by Londen Media Group.
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