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1954–1956 1957–1961 1961–1966 1966–1968 1968–1971 1971–1972
1954–1956 1957–1961 1961–1966 1966–1968 1968–1971 1971–1972
1972–1974 1974–1978 1978–1981 1981–1982 1982–1997 1987–1992
1972–1974 1974–1978 1978–1981 1981–1982 1982–1997 1987–1992
1992–1995 1995–1998 1998-2001 2001–2015 2015–present
1992–1995 1995–1998 1998-2001 2001–2015 2015–present

WDBO-TV[]

1954–1956[]

WDBO-TV

The station first signed on the air on July 1, 1954 under the callsign WDBO-TV, standing for the two major cities in the market; Daytona Beach and Orlando. Or, as it was informally known, "Way Down By Orlando". It is the sixth-oldest television station in Florida, and the oldest in Central Florida. It was originally owned by the Orlando Broadcasting Company, which also owned WDBO radio (580 AM and 92.3 FM, now WWKA).

1957–1961[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1961–1966[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1966–1968[]

Cbs6wdbo

1968–1971[]

Cbs6wdbotv

1971–1972[]

1970-02-wdbo-cbsnews

1972–1974[]

1974-1981[]

WDBO standalone logo 1970s

This logo scheme was also used by then-sister stations owned by the Outlet Company: WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, KSAT-TV in San Antonio, WJAR-TV in Providence, and a flipped version by WNYS-TV (now WSYR-TV) in Syracuse, New York.

1974–1978[]

Wdbo0676

1978–1981[]

Wdbo 6

1981–1982[]

WDBO-TV 6 1981

The "6" survived a callsign change. A similar logo would later be used by WRTV from 1989-2012.

WCPX-TV[]

In 1982, the WDBO radio stations were sold to Katz Broadcasting, as Outlet decided to begin exiting radio. Outlet was nearly bought out by Columbia Pictures around the same time. In advance of this, channel 6 prematurely changed its call letters to WCPX-TV on June 6 (which stood for "Columbia Pix", shorthand for "Pictures"). While the deal fell through, channel 6 kept the WCPX calls for 16 years.

1982–1995[]

WKMG-WRTV 6

1982–1997[]

WCPX-TV 6 1982

In 1986, WCPX was sold to First Media Television L.P., a private company controlled by the Marriott Corporation.

1987–1992[]

Wcpx logo 1980's

1992–1995[]

WCPX 6

1995–1998[]

WCPX (1995-1998)

In 1997, First Media merged with the Meredith Corporation, which already owned Fox affiliate WOFL (UHF channel 35). At the time, duopolies were not allowed, and Meredith decided to keep WOFL (which has since been sold to Fox Television Stations in 2002). In mid-1997, Meredith swapped WCPX-TV to what was then known as Post-Newsweek Stations in exchange for Hartford, Connecticut's WFSB (which at the time was Post-Newsweek's flagship station).

WKMG-TV[]

On January 30, 1998, the station changed its callsign to WKMG in honor of longtime Washington Post publisher, Katherine Meyer Graham. The former WCPX calls were later used by Paxson Communications (owner of WOPX-TV) for its Chicago station WCFC-TV.

1998–2001[]

WKMG98

2001–present[]

WKMG 2001

A similar logo was used by fellow affiliate KAUZ-TV in Wichita Falls, TX from 2005 to 2008. This is a bolder variant of the 1995 logo.

2001–2015[]

WKMG Local 6 (2001)

2015–present[]

News6WKMG

The 6 is now set in a red circle.

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