WKBD-TV



1965–1978	1978–1984	1984–1988	1988–1990	1990–1994	1994–1995	1995–2001


2001–2002	2002–2004	2004–2006	2006–2023	2023–2024	2024–present

1965–1978[]

WKBD-TV commenced programing January 10, 1965, launched by the Kaiser Broadcasting Company as an independent television station on UHF channel 50. This logo incorporated Kaiser's standard branding of its other independent stations.

1978–1984[]

Field Communications acquired the Kaiser stations in 1978, and WKBD began using Field standardized station branding.

1984–1995[]

Field Communications would put its TV assets up for sale in 1982, finding new owners for the stations except for the liquidated WKBS-TV/Burlington-Philadelphia. WKBD-TV would be the last Field station sold, as finding a buyer for their asking price proved difficult. Cox Enterprises would purchase the station in January 1984, unveiling this logo soon after. WKBD would become one of the original charter Fox affiliates in October 1986 along with sister stations KTVU/Oakland-San Francisco-San Jose and KDNL-TV/St. Louis.

1984–1990[]

SVG NEEDED

1990–1994[]

SVG NEEDED

Cox put both of its Fox affiliates—KTVU and WKBD—on the market in November 1992, although it retained the former after the Paramount Stations Group purchased channel 50 in June 1993. A year later, Viacom became the owner of WKBD after it acquired its parent company Paramount Pictures.

1994–1995[]

SVG NEEDED

WKBD lost its Fox affiliation on December 11, 1994, the result of WJBK owner New World Communications signing a deal with the network. The Fox logo was removed from the station's logo as a result.

1995–2001[]

SVG NEEDED

On January 16, 1995, Viacom launched UPN, with WKBD serving as a major backbone of the new network and adopting the "UPN 50" branding.

2001–2002[]

SVG NEEDED

2002–2004[]

SVG NEEDED

In 2002, UPN unveiled a new logo and WKBD changed its name to UPN Detroit.

2004–2006[]

SVG NEEDED

2006–2023[]

UPN and The WB merged to form The CW in 2006, with WKBD serving as the network's first Detroit affiliate. The channel number returned to the station's identity upon the relaunch, after a four-year absence.

2023–2024[]

Designer:

In-house

Typography:

TT Norms Pro

Launched:

August 22, 2023

Exercising an option in its 2022 sale of controlling interest in The CW to Nexstar Media Group, CBS News and Stations announced on May 5, 2023 that WKBD-TV and all of their affiliated CW stations would drop the network and move to independent status on September 1. For WKBD-TV, it meant a return to independence for the first time since the 1994-1995 interim period. As part of the move, the station began rolling out this "Detroit50" logo in August 2023; the logo is similar in "city + channel" form to fellow ex-CW siblings WUPA/Atlanta, WTOG/St. Petersburg-Tampa, KMAX-TV/Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, KSTW/Tacoma-Seattle and WPSG/Philadelphia.

2024–present[]

Designer:

DixonBaxi (The CW logo)

Typography:

Custom (The CW logo)
F37 Bolton (Detroit 50)

Launched:

September 1, 2024

In July 2024, as part of a broader concord that renewed CBS affiliations with 40 Nexstar stations, it was announced that WKBD would reunite with The CW on September 1 of that year.

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Paramount Skydance

Predecessors:

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Paramount Pictures

Part of Paramount Skydance

Television production
Paramount Television Studios (Other | On-Screen Logos) | Paramount Television International Studios (Other | On-Screen Variations)

Home entertainment
CBS Home Entertainment (CBS Blu-ray | CBS DVD) | Paramount Home Entertainment (Other | On-Screen Logos) | Paramount Presents

Video games:
Paramount Game Studios | Skydance Interactive | Skydance New Media

Others:
Paramount Music | Paramount Production Support Inc. | Premium Large Format

Notes
¹Joint-venture with BeIN Media Group.
²Joint-venture with Marvel Comics.
³Joint-venture with Universal Pictures.
⁴Joint venture with 20th Century Fox.

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Paramount International Networks

Part of Paramount Skydance

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Paramount Networks Americas

Part of Paramount Skydance

Television channels:
Latin America and the Caribbean:
Comedy Central | MTV | Nickelodeon (Jr.)

Streaming assets:
Paramount+ | Pluto TV | Mi Telefe¹ | Mi Chilevisión²

Notes

¹	Acquired from Telefónica.
²	Acquired from WarnerMedia Latin America.
³	Sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral.
⁴	Sold to Vytal Group.

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Paramount Networks UK & Australia

Part of Paramount Skydance

Pay television channels:
UK & Ireland:
Comedy Central (Extra)² | MTV | Nickelodeon (Nicktoons | Nick Jr. | Nick Jr. Too)

Other channels:
UK & Ireland: True Crime (Xtra)³ | Legend (Xtra)³ | Colors (Rishtey | Cineplex | Gujarati)⁶

Production companies:
Australia: Network 10 Productions | 10 Comedy Productions | 10 Drama Productions

Digital assets:
Paramount+⁴
United Kingdom: 5 | Win on 5 | Watch Free UK | True Crime UK
Australia: 10 (Pluto TV) | 10 Speaks

Other assets:
United Kingdom: Milkshake! (preschool block on 5) | 5 News (news program)
Australia: 10 News (news program) | 10 Sport (sport television) | 10 Intensify (advertising)

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10 News

Division of Network 10

Television News Stations
Sydney | Queensland | Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth

Bulletins
Lunchtime | Afternoon | News+ | Late

Notes

¹	Under license from Direct Group, later moved to Seven Network.
²	Joint venture with Sky Group.
³	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁴	Managed by Paramount Streaming.
⁵	Joint venture with Travlr.
⁶	Managed by JioStar.

Cinema chains
Showcase Cinemas (United Kingdom | Argentina) (Cinema de Lux) · Multiplex | UCI (Brazil) (UCI Kinoplex³⁹ | UCI Orient⁴⁰)

Notes

¹	Joint venture with BeIN Media Group.
²	Co-owned with TV18.
³	Co-owned with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴	Owned by A+E Global Media, a joint venture of Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company.
⁵	Co-owned with 20th Century Fox.
⁶	Co-owned with Nexstar Media Group (75%) and Warner Bros. Discovery (12.5%).
⁷	Joint-venture with Weigel Broadcasting.
⁸	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
⁹	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
¹⁰	Co-owned with 1+1 Media.
¹¹	Co-owned with RTL Group (Bertelsmann).
¹²	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
¹³	Joint venture with BBC.
¹⁴	Joint venture with Marvel Comics (Disney Publishing Worldwide).
¹⁵	Co-owned with Grupo Abril from 1990 to 2009.
¹⁶	Co-owned with Viva Entertainment.
¹⁷	Joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting.
¹⁸	Co-owned with Solar Entertainment.
¹⁹	51% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting.
²⁰	Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon).
²¹	Joint venture with RTL Group from 2013 to 2018.
²²	Co-owned with ABC.
²³	Joint venture with Comcast.
²⁴	Co-owned with Viaplay Group.
²⁵	Co-owned with CH Media.
²⁶	Co-owned with Vodafone & UPC.
²⁷	Owned by ARY Digital Network, but licensed by Paramount.
²⁸	Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
²⁹	Owned by Amblin Partners.
³⁰	Joint venture with Grupa Polsat Plus.
³¹	Joint venture with Sky Group (25%).
³²	Co-owned with Blue Ant Media.
³³	Operated by E-Plus, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁴	Operated by TIM, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁵	Operated by T-Mobile/KPN, but under license from VIMN.
³⁶	Operated by T-Mobile, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁷	Operated by Telekom Romania Mobile Communications, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁸	Operated by Sunrise, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁹	Joint-venture with Kinoplex.
⁴⁰	Joint-venture with Orient Cinemas.
⁴¹	Co-owned with Sony Music Entertainment.
⁴²	Owned by Viacom18, but licensed by Paramount Skydance.
⁴³	Sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral.
⁴⁴	Sold to Vytal Group.
⁴⁵	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery.
⁴⁶	Owned by CME Group, but licensed by Viacom International Media Networks.
⁴⁷	Joint venture with FTV Prima.
⁴⁸	Sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
⁴⁹	Sold to AMC Networks.
⁵⁰	Now owned by Sega Sammy Holdings.

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CW owned and affiliated television stations

Notes
^{Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license or Designated Market Area.}
⁺Station carries CW programming on a digital subchannel, via The CW Plus.
⁺¹Local CW Plus affiliate operates as cable-only channel.
¹Local CW affiliate carries only sports programming.