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1949–1951 1956–1961 1970–1975 1975–1977 1977–1984 1984–1991 1991–1999
1949–1951 1956–1961 1970–1975 1975–1977 1977–1984 1984–1991 1991–1999
1999–2007, 2019–2022 (main) 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2019, 2019–2022 (secondary) 2022–2023 2023–present
1999–2007, 2019–2022 (main) 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2019, 2019–2022 (secondary) 2022–2023 2023–present

WOW-TV[]

1949–1951[]

WOW-TV Omaha

Originally signed on the air as WOW-TV on August 29, 1949 on VHF channel 6, the station was first owned by Radio Station WOW, Inc., alongside WOW radio (590 AM, now KXSP, and 92.3 FM, now KEZO-FM). The Meredith Corporation purchased the WOW stations in 1951.

1951–1953[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1953–1956[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

In 1956, after the radio stations dropped their longtime affiliation with the NBC Red Network in favor of the CBS Radio Network, WOW-TV switched affiliations with KMTV-TV and became Omaha's CBS television affiliate.

1956–1961[]

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1961–1966[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1966–1970[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1970–1975[]

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This logo is based on then-owner Meredith's template.

WOWT (-TV)[]

1975–1977[]

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WOW-TV changed its callsign on July 9, 1975, to the current WOWT, after Meredith sold channel 6 to San Francisco-based Chronicle Publishing Company and then-FCC rules prohibiting the use of the same callsigns by different owners of the time.

1977–1984[]

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1984–1991[]

WOWT (1984)

1984-1986[]

1986–1991[]

WOWT 1992

WOWT swapped affiliations again with KMTV-TV on June 29, 1986, returning the NBC affiliation back to channel 6 after 30 years.

1991–present[]

1991–1999[]

WOWT logo

1999–2007, 2019–2022 (main)[]

WOWT 1999 Logo

2007–2010[]

WOWT 2007

WOWT introduced a 3D variation of the previous logo, which it would phase out of branding sometime in 2019.

2010–2012[]

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Very similar to the last logo, but removing the "-DT" section.

2012–2019, 2019–2022 (secondary)[]

WOWT NBC OMAHA

2022–2023[]

WOWT '22

WOWT revised its longtime logo on August 21, 2022 along with an updated graphics package and music ("This Is The Place" by Stephen Arnold Music); the box was eventually removed with the change.

2023–present[]

WOWT 2023

WMC would drop the "NBC 6" branding, and remove the NBC peacock from its logo, in December 2023.

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