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[]
LOGO MISSING
1967–1972[]
LOGO MISSING
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[]
LOGO MISSING
In 1972, the WARD stations changed their call signs to WJNL.
1977–1983[]
LOGO MISSING
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[]
SVG NEEDED
In 1983, the station was purchased by WFAT Incorporated and was renamed to WFAT-TV.
WPTJ-TV[]
1988–1990[]
LOGO MISSING
In 1990, WPTJ was taken off the air and its frequency remained silent until 1996.
WTWB-TV[]
1996–1998[]
LOGO MISSING
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[]
1998–2002[]
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[]
Same as logo above, but with the updated UPN logo.
2004–2006[]
SVG NEEDED
WPCW[]
2006–2023[]
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[]
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.
Notes: 1Owned by Universidad de Chile (former owners of CHV), operating as a secondary channel. 2Local stations until 1993. 3Local version of The Voice, previously made by competitor Canal 13, under current license of ITV Studios. 4Under license of Fremantle. 5Under license of Venevisión. 6Under license of Cartoon Network (WarnerMedia). 7Local version of the game show The Alphabet Game. 8Co-production with Iguana Producciones. 9Under the licence of TVE. 10Under licence of Telefe. 11Local version of the Big Brother program, currently licensed by Banijay. 12Alongside all the members of Anatel. 13Under online availability.
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