WMAQ-TV

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1930–1933	1948–1956	1956–1964	1964–1969	1969–1976	1976–1979	1979–1985
1985–1986	1986–1992	1992–1995	1995–2000	2000–2012	2012–present

W9XAP

1930–1933

WMAQ-TV was founded as the first experimental TV station in Chicago, and sixth in the United States on August 30, 1930 as W9XAP from WMAQ-AM studios, and owned by the Chicago Daily News at the time. It was experimented by mechanical TV broadcasting for three years on Channel 1, and on November 1, 1931, WMAQ-AM sold to NBC, four years after joined the Red Network. This began the NBC ownership from that point on; W9XAP was the short-lived predecessor which returned fifteen years after ending the experimental broadcast.

WNBQ

1948–1956

The station first signed on the air on October 8, 1948, as WNBQ (Channel 5); it was the fourth television station to sign on in Chicago, and the 38th of the U.S. It was also the third of NBC's five original owned-and-operated television stations to begin operations, after WNBC-TV in New York City and WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., and before WKYC in Cleveland and KNBC in Los Angeles. The station originally proposed WNBY as its call letters. At NBC's request, however, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an application filed by the network to change the station's calls to WNBQ, a move that was announced on March 3, 1948. NBC officials cited the need to avoid possible confusion with WMBI (1110 AM) and to obtain a callsign that was closer to co-owned NBC Red Network radio station WMAQ (670 AM, frequency now occupied by WSCR; and 101.1 FM, now WKQX) as the reasons for the change.

1956–1964

WMAQ-TV

1964–1969

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Although NBC had long owned the WMAQ radio stations, the television station continued to maintain call letters separate from those used by its co-owned radio outlets; this changed on August 31, 1964, when the network changed the station's calls to WMAQ-TV.

1969–1976

This logo dates back to when it was originally used by KING-TV in Seattle from 1959–1967.

1976–1985

1976–1979

1979–1985

1985–1992

1985–1986

1986–1992

When the same 1985 "Abstract 5" logo was kept by WMAQ-TV, NBC updated it's peacock on May 12, 1986.

1992–1995

WMAQ-TV revived the Helvetica 5 used from 1975–1985.

1995–2000

2000–2012

This logo was the first longest reigning usage by the station for 11 years, which is later surpassed by the next logo in 2012.

2012–present

Designer:  NBC ArtWorks

Typography:  Helvetica

Launched:  January 2012

This logo has been updated with the NBC generic "Look F" package. WMAQ-TV once again revived the Helvetica 5 used in 1975-1985 & in 1992-1995. Currently, it is the second longest reigning logo usage by the station, surpassing the 2000 logo.

External links

• Official website