WPVI-TV

Not to be confused with KPVI-DT.

This page only shows primary logo variants. For other related logos and images, see: News

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1947–1948	1948–1956	1956–1962	1962–1963	1963–1967
1967–present	1971–1997	1997–2010	2010–2013	2013–present

WFIL-TV

When it was initially established as WFIL-TV (the "FIL" was short for FILadelfia," the Spanish form of the city's name), the station was owned by Triangle Communications and it was a sister company to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

1947–1948

1948–1956

1956–1962

1962-1963

This design's incorporating the network logo into the numeral "6" could with some accuracy be considered the direct design forerunner of the most recent station logo, shown below, even though it was not/isn't employed as a reference for the later design.

1963–1967

1967–1971

WFIL introduced this logo on Monday, September 11, 1967. This "6" logo has been used by the station since, surviving both a callsign and ownership change, with some secondary design elements being changed along the way.

WPVI-TV

On Tuesday, April 27, 1971, WFIL-TV became the current WPVI-TV after Triangle sold the station to Capital Cities Communications, Inc. Then-announcer Paul Norton reassured viewers "It's STILL Channel 6."

1971–present

1971–1997

The change of the station call sign which led/leads into a revision of the Channel 6 logo which used the same type font style as previously back in 1967.

In 1986, Capital Cities bought ABC and changed its name to Capital Cities/ABC.

"We're The One" ID (1978-1979)

"Still the One" ID (1979–1980)

Station ID (1971)

Merv Griffin slide, circa 1980s

Good Morning America promo #1 (1981)

Good Morning America promo #2 (1981)

"Now is the Time, ABC is the Place" ID #1 (1981–1982)

"Now is the Time, ABC is the Place" ID #2 (1981–1982)

"Now is the Time, ABC is the Place" ID #3 (1981–1982)

Hanukkah Greetings slide (1981)

On-screen ID (1981–1987)

"Come on Along!" ID (1982–1983)

That Special Feeling!" ID #1 (1983–1984)

"We're with You" ID #1 (1984–1985)

"We're with You" ID #2 (1984–1985)

"You'll Love It!" ID #1 (1985–1986)

"You'll Love It!" ID #2 (1985–1986)

"You'll Love It" ID #3 (1985–1986)

WPVI-TV station ID in 1986-1987

WPVI-TV station ID with Capital Cities-ABC byline in 1986-1987 as The New Network Flagship Station.

"Together" ID (1986–1987)

"Something's Happening" ID (1987–1988)

Mr. Mom promo

late 80's-early 90's test pattern

WPVI TV Channel 6 (Philadelphia PA) Station ID - Easter 1988

"America's Watching" ID (1990–1991)

"America's Watching" ID (1991–1992)

"It Must Be ABC" ID (1992–1993)

Cinema 6 (Intro, 1985)

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1997–2010

In 1996, The Walt Disney Company absorbed Capital Cities/ABC into itself to giving rise to the Disney-ABC Television Group which still exists at the present time. The station logo design, however, did not/didn't immediately reflect this take-over of the station's parent network.

Station ID (1997)

Station ID (1999)

Logo with website URL

Secondary logo with ABC 2007 logo, used on their ident.

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2010–2013

In 2010, WPVI-TV's new logo was/is given an update; while the "6" design remained the same as it has been since it first debuted on Monday, September 11, 1967, A blue circle with a white outline was/is added, which made it look more similar to the logos used by most of WPVI-TV's fellow ABC O&O television stations. The Red ABC Circle logo located on the bottom right of the "6" was changed to the black "ball" version that the network had been using since 2007 and it was/it's also slightly enlarged.

Parade logo with Dunkin' Donuts co-sponsorship introduced in 2011

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2013–present

The logo used since 2010 remained the same but with a minor change as the ABC Circle logo was modified.

External links

• 6abc.com