Channel 4 began broadcasting on September 14, 1958; the station has been Pittsburgh's ABC affiliate since its sign-on. From the beginning, the Hearst Corporation has been involved in the station's ownership. How the station came to be was the result of a long and complicated drama surrounding the awarding of the station's construction permit and ultimate broadcast license.
1962–1966
LOGO MISSING
1966–1973
LOGO MISSING
1973–present
1973–1983
WTAE station ID from ABC's "Still The One" campaign (1977–1978) #1
WTAE station ID from ABC's "Still The One" campaign (1977–1978) #2
1979 Action News Promo.
WTAE station ID from ABC's "You & Me & ABC" campaign (1980-1981)
WTAE station ID from ABC's "Now is the Time, ABC is the Place" campaign (1981–1982) #1
WTAE station ID from ABC's "Now is the Time, ABC is the place" campaign (1981-1982) #2
WTAE station ID from ABC's "Come on Along" campaign (1982–1983)
1983–1989
The '4' became enclosed in a lined circle.
WTAE-TV station ID (1980s)
Winter of 1984 Station ID
Sign-off background (August 1984)
Action News promo (May 1985)
Station ID from ABC's "We're With You" campaign" (May 1985)
Station ID from ABC's "You'll Love It!" campaign" (1985–1986)
Station ID from ABC's "Together" campaign" (1986–1987)
WTAE station ID from ABC's "Something's Happening" campaign (1987–1988)
Station ID from ABC's "Something's Happening" campaign" (1988–1989)
1989–present
The lines were removed from the circle.
1989–1995
From December 1990
WTAE-TV station ID from ABC's "America's Watching ABC" campaign (1991)
WTAE Entertainment Tonight promo using graphics from the "It Must Be ABC" campaign (1992)
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