WKEF

This page only shows primary logo variants. For other related logos and images, see: Other

Contents
1953–1954	1964–1965	1965–1970	1970–1973	1973–1984	1984–1994
1994–1997	1994–1999	1999–2004	2004–2013	2013–present

WIFE (-TV)

1953–1954

Originally signed on the air as a primary ABC and secondary DuMont affiliate on October 1953 as WIFE, the station was originally owned by the Skyland Broadcasting Corporation. However, the station went dark on March 20, 1954. In 1961, Skyland sold WIFE to Brush-Moore Newspapers. Brush-Moore would sell the station again in 1963 to the Springfield Television Corporation, owner of WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts.

WONE-TV

1964–1965

LOGO MISSING

In 1964, the station was renamed as WONE-TV and was still on the same frequency as the original channel 22 but it was still silent.

WKEF (-TV)

1965–1970

In 1965, channel 22 relaunched as WKEF-TV and became a sole ABC affiliate.

1970–1973

SVG NEEDED

This logo was similar to what WVNY used at one point; the difference, however, is that the 22 has "Dayton" over the channel number both in a circle, thus identifying WKEF as "Dayton 22" at that time.

1973–1984

WKEF used the logo template used on other Springfield Television stations (see WJZB-TV's logo from this time). On New Year's Day 1980, WKEF and WDTN swapped affiliations, making WKEF the NBC affiliate; WDTN wound up taking the ABC affiliation. In 1984, Springfield Television was sold to Adams Communications.

1984–1994

BETTER LOGO NEEDED

During the late 1980s, Adams Communications broke up and WKEF was sold to KT Communications in 1989.

1994–1997

In 1995, Max Television purchased WKEF from KT.

1997–1999

SVG NEEDED

After a major improvement during the ownership, Max Television sold WKEF in a group deal to the Sinclair Broadcast Group, operator of then-Fox affiliate WRGT-TV (UHF channel 45) in 1998.

1999–2004

2004–2013

In early 2004, WDTN was involved in a affiliation deal between then-WDTN parent LIN TV and NBC. In response to that deal, Sinclair decided to renew their agreement with ABC which included all of their existing affiliates as well as new affiliation agreements with WKEF and sister station WICS (channel 20) and WICD (channel 15) in Springfield/Decatur/Champaing/Urbana, Illinois to switch to that network. On August 30, 2004, WKEF and WDTN reversed the 1980 affiliation swap, switching WKEF back to ABC. WDTN would return to NBC on the same date.

2013–present

External links

• Dayton24/7Now.com