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1968–1970 1970–1972 1972–1978 1978–1983 1983–1986 1986–2009
1968–1970 1970–1972 1972–1978 1978–1983 1983–1986 1986–2009
1986–1996 1996–2001 2001–2009 2009–2014 2015–present  
1986–1996 1996–2001 2001–2009 2009–2014 2015–present

1968–1970[]

WXIX logo 1968

From the Overmyer-built transmitter facilities and a studio site at 801 West Eighth Street in Cincinnati, WXIX-TV debuted on the afternoon of August 1, 1968. Cincinnati's first commercial independent station featured a schedule consisting primarily of movies, sports, and syndicated programs, though it also produced a local daytime children's program hosted by puppeteer Larry Smith.

1970–1972[]

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In March 1971, the company suspended operations at its stations in Atlanta and San Francisco, and channel 19 had cut back its broadcast day in the second half of 1970. WXIX-TV came close to joining them in silence. On August 5, 1971, The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. Communications had asked the FCC for permission to take channel 19 and WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh off the air. The two stations, however, got a reprieve because they had instead attracted potential buyers.

Metromedia bought channel 19 in August 1972.

1972–1978[]

WXIX 1972

1978–1983[]

WXIX - Channel 19, Cincinnati, OH - ID Sat. Movie Intro - from 1983!
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1983–1986[]

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In 1982, Metromedia entered into an agreement to buy WFLD-TV in Chicago. This $136 million deal required it to divest of one of its two UHF stations, WXIX or KRIV in Houston, under the ownership limits of the day that allowed one company to own as many as five VHF and two additional UHF television stations. Metromedia decided to sell WXIX, which the station was in the smallest market of any in which the firm owned TV properties, and it also sold WTCN-TV in Minneapolis (which was sold to Gannett, predecessor of present owner Tegna) to finance the purchase. The buyer was Cleveland-based Malrite Communications Group. The $45 million sale was approved by the FCC in December 1983.

1986–2009[]

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1986–1996[]

19XIX
Designer:  Television by Design
Typography:  Times
Avant Garde
Launched:  1986

1996–2009[]

1996–2001[]

WXIX FOX 19 1996
Designer:  Television by Design
Typography:  Futura
FF Meta (graphics)
OCR-B (graphics)
Launched:  1996

The station moved into what was renamed "19 Broadcast Plaza" in December 1995; at the same time, it dropped its "19XIX" moniker used for a decade and became known as "Fox 19".

In 1998, Raycom Media purchased Malrite Communications and its five stations, three of them in Ohio. Under Raycom, the station made a series of news expansions and analyzed leaving 19 Broadcast Plaza for a larger building that could be owned rather than leased.

2001–2009[]

WXIX FOX 19 2001 ID
Designer:  Raycom Design Group
Typography:  Frutiger
Launched:  2001

2009–2014[]

WXIX FOX 19
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2015–present[]

WXIX Fox 19 2015
Designer:  Limerick Studios (2015–2019)
Gray Graphics Hub (2019–present)
Typography:  Impact (19)
Franklin Gothic Heavy (NOW)
Launched:  2015

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