WISN-TV

For the station in Evansville that currently uses the WTVW callsign this station formerly used, see WTVW.

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1954–1955	1955–1961	1961–1962	1962–1965	1965–1966	1966–1970	1970–1976


1976–1982	1982–1993	1993–1995	1995–2002 (primary), 2002–2007 (secondary)	2002–2007	2007–2012	2012–present

WTVW[]

1954–1955[]

The station first signed on the air on October 27, 1954, as WTVW (for its on-air slogan "Wisconsin's Television Window"). In early 1955, the station was purchased by the Hearst Corporation, publishers of The Milwaukee Sentinel and owners of WISN radio (1130 AM); the new owners changed channel 12's call letters to WISN-TV, after its radio sister (whose calls were derived from now-defunct newspaper The Wisconsin News, which merged with the Sentinel 15 years prior to its sign-on; the WTVW calls are now used by the CW-affiliated station in Evansville, Indiana). The station originally operated as a primary ABC affiliate with a secondary DuMont affiliation. WISN-TV lost the DuMont affiliation when that network ceased operations in 1956, leaving it exclusively with ABC.

WISN-TV[]

1955–1961[]

1961–1962[]

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WISN-TV switched affiliations with WITI (VHF channel 6) on April 2, 1961.

1962–1965[]

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1965–1966[]

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1966–1970[]

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1970–1976[]

1976–present[]

Shortly after WISN introduced this logo, the 1961 affiliation swap was reversed on March 27, 1977, as channel 6's owner Storer Broadcasting had better relations with CBS than ABC after its San Diego station KCST-TV (UHF channel 39, now an NBC-owned-and-operated station as KNSD) disaffiliated with the network over a 4-year dispute stemming from its then-affiliation on Tijuana-licensed XETV, also on channel 6.

1976–1982[]

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1982–1993[]

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1993–1995[]

1995–2002 (primary), 2002–2007 (secondary)[]

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2002–2007[]

2007–2012[]

2012–present[]

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External links[]

Official website

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Hearst Communications

Newspapers:

Hearst Magazines Digital Media: ELLEgirl.com | eCRUSH | eSPIN | Shondaland.com

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Motor Trend Group

Part of Hearst Communications

Magazines:
Hot Rod | Motor Trend

Programming: Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

Predecessor companies:
Argyle Television Holdings II | Pulitzer Broadcasting

See also:
List of Hearst-owned stations

Radio:
WBAL | WIYY

Entertainment and syndication:

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A+E Global Media

Co-owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company

NOTE: Except for European markets which fully owned by Hearst (and its respective partners) since 2019.

Canada:
Crime + Investigation | Lifetime | History | Historia | History 2

United Kingdom & Ireland:⁴
Blaze | Crime + Investigation | Sky History | Sky History2

Italy:
History | Sky Crime⁴

Romania:
History | Crime + Investigation

Hungary:
History | Crime + Investigation

India:⁵
History TV18

Asia
Lifetime | History | Crime + Investigation

Japan
History

Israel
History

Others:
A&E Studios | A&E IndieFilms | Lifetime Films | History Films | The History Channel Iberia

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Vice Media.
²	Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.
⁴	Joint venture with Sky Group.
⁵	Joint venture with TV18.
⁶	Joint venture with Foxtel Group.
⁷	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁸	Joint venture with AMC Networks International Southern Europe.

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ESPN

Owners: The Walt Disney Company (80%) | Hearst Communications (20%)

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ESPN on ABC

Part of ABC and ESPN (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Communications)

Current programming:
Australian Open on ESPN | Bundesliga on ESPN | ESPN College Football on ABC (Saturday Night Football/SEC on ABC) | College World Series on ESPN | ESPY Awards | Formula One on ESPN | La Liga on ESPN | Little League World Series on ESPN | Monday Night Football (NFL Draft/ NFL Pro Bowl on ESPN) | NBA on ESPN | NHL on ABC | NWSL on ESPN | Professional Pickleball Association on ESPN | Soccer on ABC | Supercopa de España on ESPN | Tennis on ESPN | Tournament of Roses Parade | UFC on ABC | UFL on ESPN | US Open | Wimbledon on ESPN | WNBA on ESPN | Women's College World Series on ESPN | X Games

U.S. radio stations
ESPN Radio | ESPN Xtra | ESPNU Radio | ESPN All Access

International:
Australia (2) | Brazil (2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6) | Caribbean | Latin America (2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · Extra (Argentina · Ecuador) · Premium (Argentina · Chile)) | Africa (2) | Netherlands (2 · 3 · 4 · Ultra HD)
Canada⁶: The Sports Network (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 4K) | Réseau des sports (2 · Info)
Japan: J Sports (1 · 2 · 3 · 4)

Notes

¹	Operated by BT under license.
²	Also airs on MLB Network.
³	Partnership with TV5 Network Inc. Now known as One Sports.
⁴	Partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India.
⁵	Joint-venture with University of Texas at Austin and Learfield.
⁶	Joint-venture with Bell Media.

Business Media:
Black Book | First Databank | Fitch Group (BMI Research) | Motor

Real estate:
CDS Global | Hearst Ranch | Hearst Service Center | Hearst Tower

Marketplaces:
Bring a Trailer

Notes

¹	Joint venture with The Walt Disney Company, which owns 80% of ESPN and 50% of A+E Global Media.
²	Co-owned with Verizon Communications.
³	Co-owned with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴	Joint-venture with Miramax.
⁵	Joint-venture with Sanoma. Merged into Burda România in 2013.
⁶	Owned by Montclair Communications and operated by Hearst under a LMA.
⁷	Joint venture with Dow Jones & Company, Hearst sold its stake to Dow Jones in 2010.

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ABC owned and affiliated television stations

Owned Television Stations:

^{Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license or Designated Market Area.}