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1957–1962 1962–1965 1965–1967 1967–1969 1969–1971 1971–1973
1957–1962 1962–1965 1965–1967 1967–1969 1969–1971 1971–1973
1973–1975 1975–1976 1976–1979 1979 1979–1983 1983–1986
1973–1975 1975–1976 1976–1979 1979 1979–1983 1983–1986
1986-1988 1988-1995 1995–2014 2014–present
1986-1988 1988-1995 1995–2014 2014–present

WLWI[]

1957–1962[]

Wlw-i

The station first signed on the air on October 30, 1957, as WLWI. Founded by the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, it originally operated as an ABC affiliate, taking the affiliation from Bloomington-licensed WTTV (channel 4, formerly a CW affiliate, now a CBS affiliate), which had affiliated with the network one year earlier.

1962–1965[]

WLWI 1962

1965–1967[]

WLWI 1965

1967–1969[]

WLWI 1967

1969–1971[]

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1971–1973[]

WLWI TV Id Logo

1973–1975[]

WLWI 1973

1975–1976[]

Wlwix

WTHR[]

1976-1983[]

Helvetica Black 13

In 1976, WLWI became WTHR, as the station was acquired by Columbus, Ohio-based Dispatch Broadcast Group. The typeface for this 13 is Helvetica Black.

1976–1979[]

WTHR logo 1976

1979–1983[]

1979[]
WTHR (1979)

On June 1, 1979, WTHR switched affiliations with WRTV; the station kept its 1976 Helvetica Black 13; which matched the font used by a number of NBC affiliates during this era.

1979–1984?[]
NBC13-1980

1983–1995[]

WTHR1983

The typeface used for this logo is Serpentine Bold; which was used for the logo of NBC News between 1982 and 1985.

1983-1986[]

WTHR 13 1983

1986–1988[]

WTHR 13 1986

1988–1995[]

WTHR (1988)

1995–present[]

1995–2014[]

WTHR 1995 logo

2014–present[]

WTHR 13 glossy

On June 11, 2019, Dispatch announced it would sell its broadcasting assets, including WTHR, to Tegna Inc. for $535 million in cash. The sale was approved by the FCC on July 29 and was completed on August 8. It makes WTHR sister stations to WHAS-TV in adjacent Louisville and also result in Tegna owning its first station in Indiana since Gannett (its predecessor company) sold off Fort Wayne's WPTA to the now-defunct Pulitzer, Inc. in May 1983.

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