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1953–1961 1961–1967 1967–1972 1972–1977 1977–1983 1983–1988 1988–1990
1953–1961 1961–1967 1967–1972 1972–1977 1977–1983 1983–1988 1988–1990
1996–1998 1998–2004 1998–2002 2002–2004 2004–2006 2006–2023 2023–present
1996–1998 1998–2004 1998–2002 2002–2004 2004–2006 2006–2023 2023–present

WARD-TV[]

1953–1961[]

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The station signed on the air on October 15, 1953 on channel 56 as WARD-TV and was originally a CBS affiliate (the network was also affiliated with WFBG-TV (channel 10, now known as WTAJ-TV which signed on seven months prior)) but also carried ABC programs on a secondary basis. The station was originally owned by Central Broadcasting through its Rivoli Realty division alongside WARD radio (now known as WNTJ and WJHT).

1961–1967[]

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1967–1972[]

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On March 22, 1971, Jonel Construction Company purchased the WARD stations and WARD-TV moved to channel 19 that same year.

WJNL-TV[]

1972–1977[]

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In 1972, the WARD stations changed their call signs to WJNL.

1977–1983[]

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In 1979, the station dropped CBS and became an independent station leaving WTAJ-TV as the sole CBS affiliate for the West-Central Pennsylvania area.

WFAT-TV[]

1983–1988[]

WFAT TV19
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In 1983, the station was purchased by WFAT Incorporated and was renamed to WFAT-TV.

WPTJ-TV[]

1988–1990[]

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In 1990, WPTJ was taken off the air and its frequency remained silent until 1996.

WTWB-TV[]

1996–1998[]

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On July 27, 1996, channel 19 was re-activated by Venture Technologies Group under the call-signs WTWB-TV and became a full-power relay of then-WB affiliate WBPA-LP (then on channel 29, now on channel 12 as WBPA-LD and currently a Rev'n affiliate). In 1997, Venture moved the channel's license to Jeannette.

WNPA-TV[]

1998–2004[]

Number 19 logo set in Serpentine Bold Italic font

1998–2002[]

UPN 19 (1998 WNPA)

In January 1998, WNPA would become a UPN affiliate after the network's original affiliate in Pittsburgh, WPTT-TV (now WPNT) became an affiliate of The WB as part of a greater deal between the network and WPTT's owners, Sinclair Broadcast Group. The station would be purchased by the Paramount Stations Group in December of that same year making WNPA a UPN O&O. In 2000, after Paramount's parent company Viacom purchased CBS Corporation, WNPA became a sister station to CBS O&O KDKA-TV.

2002–2004[]

WNPA19

Same as logo above, but with the updated UPN logo.

2004–2006[]

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WPCW[]

2006–2023[]

Cw pittsburgh wpcw logo

In 2006, WNPA was selected to become a The CW O&O station for the Pittsburgh area, changing its call letters to WPCW in the process.

WPKD-TV[]

2023–present[]

WPKD KDKA+ 2023 boxed
Designer:  Unknown
Typography:  TT Norms Pro
Launched:  September 1, 2023

In 2023, CBS announced that WPCW and all of their affiliated CW stations would drop the network and revert back to their independent status that September. WPCW changed its call letters to WPKD-TV[1] and rebranded as KDKA+[2] on September 1st, 2023 at midnight in order to distance itself from The CW and strengthen its ties to sister station KDKA-TV.

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