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1954–1968 1968–1972 1975 1975–1986 1986–1989 1989–1997 1997–present
1954–1968 1968–1972 1975 1975–1986 1986–1989 1989–1997 1997–present

WLAC-TV[]

1954–1968[]

Wlac

1968–1975[]

WLAC 1968

The "5" resembles that of KSTP-TV in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Canal 5 in Mexico.

1975[]

Microgramma 5

This Microgramma "5" survived a callsign change. It was also used by KRGV-TV, WCSC-TV, and WFRV-TV.

WTVF[]

1975–1989[]

Microgramma 5

1975–1986[]

Wtvf0581

On December 1, 1975, the American Family Insurance Corporation transferred ownership of WLAC-TV to the Houston-based H&C Communications Company (owned by the Hobby family) and changed the station's call letters to WTVF, a call sign previously used by two separate stations in Buffalo, New York on channels 23 (see WNLO) & 29 (see WUTV).

1986–1989[]

Wtvf1986

1989–present[]

WTVF 5 Present

1989–1997[]

WTVF 5 1989

Norfolk, Virginia-based Landmark Communications from the Hobbys in 1994.

1997–present[]

NewsChannel 5 Network

Landmark attempted to sell WTVF to Bonten Media Group in 2008, but was aborted due to the economic crisis of 2008. Milwaukee-based Journal Communications then bought WTVF from Landmark in 2012. Journal's broadcast holdings were then sold to The E.W. Scripps Company on 2016.

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