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For other related logos and images, see:
1947–1949 1949–1954 1954–1959 1959–1969 1969–1972
1947–1949 1949–1954 1954–1959 1959–1969 1969–1972
1972–December 1975 January 1976–1979 1979–1983 1983–1987 1987–1989
1972–December 1975 January 1976–1979 1979–1983 1983–1987 1987–1989
1989–1992 1992–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998–present
1989–1992 1992–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998–present

WNBW[]

1947–1949[]

WNBW-TV4 (1947)

The Washington's NBC story started in 1939 as a experimental station with W3XNB founded by the RCA, which company was also a pioneer in the introduction and development of television with its sister station, WNBT in New York. Originally, the station was first issued on channel 3 in 1941, but a few months later in order to alleviate interference with the future WSVA-TV, it was cancelled. On June 27, 1947, the eleventh TV station in the United States and the capital's second after WTTG, was re-licensed on Channel 4 and signed on the air as WNBW which stood as NBC Washington. It was the second original Owned and Operated NBC stations before WNBQ in Chicago, WKYC in Cleveland, and KNBH in Los Angeles.

1949–1954[]

NBC4old

WRC-TV[]

1954–1959[]

WRC-old

On October 18, 1954, WNBW changed the call letters to WRC-TV to match its radio sisters, making a tribute as the RCA with two sister stations from New York and Los Angeles until the Early-1960s; even nearly four decades after the radio stations were sold off and changed call letters, the "-TV" suffix remained ever since.

1959–1969[]

NBC 4 numeral 1959

This logo was shared with both sister stations KNBC in Los Angeles and WNBC-TV in New York City.

1969–1972[]

WRC4

1972–1975[]

KVOA 4 1973

KVOA in Tucson also used this 4 from 1973–1979.

1976–1983[]

Helvetica Black 4
Designer:  NBC
Typography:  Helvetica
Launched:  1976

Again, these logos were shared with sister stations KNBC in Los Angeles and WNBC-TV in New York City.

1976–1979[]

NBC 4 1976

1979–1983[]

Nbc4 79

1983–1987[]

WRC-TV4 (1983)

1987–1992[]

1987–1989[]

WRC 4 1987

1989–1992[]

WRC-TV

1992–present[]

NBC4standaloneprint

The "4" is also shared with sister stations KNBC in Los Angeles, WNBC in New York City, and until 1995, KCNC-TV in Denver, and WTVJ in Miami–Fort Lauderdale.

1992–1995[]

WRC92-95
Designer:  NBC
Typography:  Univers
Launched:  1992

1995–1997[]

WRC95-98

1997–1998[]

WRC NBC 4 1997

1998–present[]

WRC NBC 4
Designer:  NBC
Typography:  NBC Futura
Launched:  1998

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