WHNT-TV began operations on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1963. It has been a CBS affiliate for its entire existence, and is the only Huntsville-area station to have never changed its affiliation.
1970–1975[]
LOGO MISSING
1975–1981[]
In 1980, Grisham sold WHNT to The New York Times Company, which operated it for over a quarter century and the third station owned by their broadcasting division.
1981–1987[]
"Looking Good Together" ID (1980)
"Reach For The Stars" (1981)
"We've Got the Touch" ID (1983)
"We've Got the Touch" ID (1984)
1987–1995[]
"CBSpirit" ID #1 (1987–1988)
"Get Ready For CBS!" (1989-1990)
WHNT 19 CBS Ident 1987 Huntsville Alabama
"CBSpirit ID #2 (1987–1988)
WHNT logo bug (1994)
1995–2006[]
1995–1996[]
SVG NEEDED
WHNT news logo bug (1996)
1996–2002[]
SVG NEEDED
"NewsChannel 19 at Five" open (1996)
"NewsChannel 19 at Five" open (1997)
"NewsChannel 19 at Ten" open (1997)
"NewsChannel 19 at Five" open (2000)
2002–2006[]
SVG NEEDED
WHNT "ARMOR" logo (2004)
"NewsChannel 19 at Six" open (2005)
2006–2020[]
2006–2009[]
SVG NEEDED
In September 2006, The New York Times Company announced that it would put its nine television stations, including WHNT, up for sale. On January 4, 2007, the company sold its television stations in a group deal to Local TV, a holding company operated by private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, for $530 million; the sale was finalized on May 7.
2009–2015[]
SVG NEEDED
On July 1, 2013, the Tribune Company (which formed a management company that operated both its own television stations and those owned by Local TV in 2008) acquired the Local TV stations for $2.75 billion; the sale was completed on December 27.
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. 8Nexstar operates this station owned by Londen Media Group.