WTVF

For the former callsign used in its AM station, see WLAC.

Not to be confused with KTVF.

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

WLAC-TV

1954–1968

1968–1975

Weather alert, April 3, 1974

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

1975

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

WTVF

1975–1989

1975–1986

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

1989–present

1989–1997

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

1997–present

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.

External links

• NewsChannel 5