Changes: WINK-TV

Latest revision as of 10:56, 24 December 2023

1954–1959

WINK-TV began broadcasting on March 23, 1954, owned by the family of taxicab magnate and Cleveland Browns founder Mickey McBride along with WINK radio (1240 AM, later used on 1200 AM; and 96.9 FM). WINK-TV was the first television station in Southwest Florida and is the fifth-oldest surviving station in the state. Although the call letters appear to be an outgrowth of its CBS affiliation, in fact they were simply carried over from its radio sister, which adopted them in 1944—seven years before the CBS Eye made its first appearance.

It carried programming from the four major networks of its era: CBS, NBC, ABC and DuMont in the first two decades of its existence. However, it has always been a primary CBS affiliate.

1959–1966

1966–1983

1983–1993

The station has identified almost exclusively with its call letters since the mid-1980s. This is due in large part to the extremely high penetration of cable and satellite in Southwest Florida—one of the highest in the nation. Cable and satellite are all but essential for acceptable television reception in much of the market, even in the digital age.

1993–1995

LOGO MISSING

1995–2003

2003–present

2003–2017

2003–2006

Designer:

RudeHoney

Typography:

Helvetica Neue

Launched:

2003

2007–2017

Designer:

Giant Octopus (2007–2014)
In-house (2014–2017)

Typography:

Helvetica Neue
Gotham (graphics, 2014–2017)

Launched:

2007

2017–2023

2023-present

Designer:

Vivid Zero

Typography:

Custom text (logo)
Avenir (On-air graphics)

Launched:

2023

Video

WINK-TV news opens (re-upload)

External links

Official website

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-== 1954–1959 ==
+==1954–1959==
 [[File:WINK-TV 1954.png|center|200px]]
+WINK-TV began broadcasting on March 23, 1954, owned by the family of taxicab magnate and Cleveland Browns founder Mickey McBride along with WINK radio (1240 AM, later used on [[WAXA|1200 AM]]; and [[WINK-FM|96.9 FM]]). WINK-TV was the first television station in Southwest Florida and is the fifth-oldest surviving station in the state. Although the call letters appear to be an outgrowth of its [[CBS]] affiliation, in fact they were simply carried over from its radio sister, which adopted them in 1944—seven years before the CBS Eye made its first appearance.
+It carried programming from the four major networks of its era: CBS, [[NBC]], [[ABC (United States)|ABC]] and [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] in the first two decades of its existence. However, it has always been a primary CBS affiliate.
-== 1959–1966 ==
-{{Missing former logo}}
-== 1966–1983 ==
+==1959–1966==
+[[File:Screen Shot 2020-01-27 at 9.25.27 PM.png|center|200px]]
-<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
-Screen Shot 2016-12-12 at 10.00.01 PM.png|
+==1966–1983==
-Screen Shot 2016-12-12 at 10.03.20 PM.png|
+<gallery position="center" bordersize="none" bordercolor="none" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+Screen Shot 2016-12-12 at 10.00.01 PM.png
+Screen Shot 2016-12-12 at 10.03.20 PM.png
 </gallery>
-== 1983–1995 ==
+==1983–1993==
-<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
+<gallery position="center" bordersize="none" bordercolor="none" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
-Wink1986.png|
+Wink1986.png
-Wink1989.png|
+Wink1989.png
-Wink_1986.png|
+Wink 1986.png
+WINK.jpg
 </gallery>
+The station has identified almost exclusively with its call letters since the mid-1980s. This is due in large part to the extremely high penetration of cable and satellite in Southwest Florida—one of the highest in the nation. Cable and satellite are all but essential for acceptable television reception in much of the market, even in the digital age.
-== 1995–2003 ==
+== 1993–1995 ==
+{{Missing logo}}
-[[File:WINK-TV_Logo_1995.jpg|center|200px]]
+<gallery position="center" bordersize="none" bordercolor="none" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+wink11.jpg
+</gallery>
-== 2003–2006 ==
+==1995–2003==
-[[File:Winknews.png|center|200px]]
+[[File:WINK 1990s.svg|center|250px]]
+<gallery position="center" bordersize="none" bordercolor="none" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+WINK-TV Logo 1995.jpg
+</gallery>
+==2003–present==
-== 2007–present ==
+===2003–2017===
-[[File:WINK-TV_CBS_logo_2007.png|center|200px]]
+[[File:WINK wordmark (2003-2017).svg|center|200px]]
+====2003–2006====
+[[File:WINK (2003).svg|center|200px]]
+{{Card|designer=RudeHoney|type=Helvetica Neue|date=2003}}
 <gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
-WINK-TV news logo 2007.png|''WINK News'' logo (2007–2012 and 2014–present)
+WINK News (2003).svg|''WINK News'' logo
+</gallery>
+====2007–2017====
+[[File:WINK (2007).svg|center|200px]]
+{{card|designer=[https://vimeo.com/87099014 Giant Octopus] (2007–2014)<br>In-house (2014–2017)|type=Helvetica Neue<br>Gotham (graphics, 2014–2017)|date=2007}}
+<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
+WINK News (2007).svg|''WINK News'' logo (2007–2012 and 2014–2017)
+WINK News (2014).svg|''WINK News'' logo (2015–2017)
 Wink 2007.png|HD logo (2007)
 Wink20 .jpg|''WINK News'' logo (2008–2012)
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 Wink2012.png|''WINK News Now'' logo (2012–2014)
 Wink2014.jpg|''WINK News'' open (2014–2015)
-Wink new logo.png|''WINK News'' logo (2015–2017)
-Wink2017.png|''WINK News'' logo (2017–present)
 </gallery>
+===2017–2023===
-[[File:WINK-TV news opens|center]]
+[[File:WINK 2021 vector.svg|center|200px]]
+<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
+Wink2017.png
+WINK3PM.png|''WINK News'' 3pm open (2021–2023)
+</gallery>
+===2023-present===
+[[File:WINK-TV (2023).svg|center|250px]]
+{{Card|designer=[https://vividzero.com/work/wink-news-rebrand/ Vivid Zero]|type=Custom text (logo)<br>Avenir (On-air graphics)|date=2023}}
+<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
+WINK News night open 2023.jpg
+WINK graphics 2023.jpg
+WINK Doppler 3X 2023.jpg
+</gallery>
+==Video==
+<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
+WINK-TV news opens (re-upload)
+</gallery>
+==External links==
+{{Official website|https://www.winknews.com/}}
+{{CBS Stations}}
-{{TV stations in Southwest Florida}}
 [[Category:Television stations in the United States]]
 [[Category:CBS network affiliates]]
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 [[Category:Naples, Florida]]
 [[Category:Florida]]
-[[Category:Missing year throughout logo]]
 [[Category:Fort Myers Broadcasting Company]]
-[[Category:Television stations broadcasting on channel 11]]
 [[Category:1954]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1954]]
+[[Category:1950s]]