Logopedia
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This page only shows primary logo variants.
For other related logos and images, see:
1950–1953 1953–1954 1954–1956 1956–1960 1960–1968 1968–1976
1950–1953 1953–1954 1954–1956 1956–1960 1960–1968 1968–1976
1976–1980 1980–1981 1981–1986 1981–1994 1994–2002 2002–2005
1976–1980 1980–1981 1981–1986 1981–1994 1994–2002 2002–2005
2005–2008 2008–2015 2015–2020 2020–2023 2023-present
2005–2008 2008–2015 2015–2020 2020–2023 2023-present

WSM-TV[]

1950–1953[]

Wsmsheild

WSM-TV signed on the air on September 13, 1950 as the sister station to radio outlet WSM.

1953–1954[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1954–1956[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1956–1960[]

Logopedia InfoWhite LOGO MISSING

1960–1968[]

Wsm-tv 1961

1968–1976[]

WSM-TV 4 1970

1976–1980[]

WSM-TV (1976) 2

1980–1981[]

WSMV-TV[]

WSM radio and TV would be sold to separate owners on November 3, 1981; WSM-TV's new owner, the Gillett Broadcasting Company changed the station's call sign to WSMV on that day. The "-TV" suffix was added to the call letters in July 1982 (though it was not used on air until 1995).

1981-present[]

1981–1986[]

WSMV-TV4 (1981)

The multi-colored "4" from the last year as WSM-TV was retained, albeit with some slight changes to the colors.

1986–1994 (primary), 1981-1986 (secondary)[]

WSMV 1986

The underlying shape of the previous logo was kept, but was now rendered in gold and having three lines instead of five previously; initially, it was used concurrently with the multi-colored '4' above.

1994-present[]

1994–2002[]
WSMV 4 logo
2002–2005[]
WSMV 2002
2005–2008[]
WSMV logo 2005
2008–2015[]
WSMV logo 2008

From 2008-2020, the "4"'s gold color rendering is stylized like the 2003-2011 KNBC logo.

2015–2020[]
WSMV (2016)
2020–2023[]
WSMV-2020

Since May 2020, the new 4 logotype is solid white or black, depending on the background contrast.

2023-present[]
WSMV 2023

The NBC peacock was removed from its logo in December 2023.

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