Channel 17 in Nashville first signed on as WMCV on August 5, 1968; due to financial difficulties and struggling viewership, WMCV ceased operations on March 10, 1971.
WZTV[]
1976–1986[]
On March 6, 1976, Channel 17 returned to the air under the new call letters WZTV, now branding as "Z-TV 17". Multimedia, Inc. purchased WZTV in the early 80s.
1986–1988[]
SVG NEEDED
1988–1990[]
SVG NEEDED
Multimedia sold WZTV to Act III Broadcasting in 1988.
1990–1992[]
SVG NEEDED
In 1990, WZTV assumed the Fox affiliation from WCAY (now WUXP-TV) and rebranded as "Fox 17," following the Fox network's branding conventions.
1992-1996[]
Act III was purchased by Abry Partners in 1994, then evolved into Sullivan Broadcasting the following year.
1996–1998[]
1998–2006[]
Much of Sullivan's stations were then purchased by Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group in 1998.
1Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an outsourcing agreement. 2Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of Sinclair's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock. 3Operated by Nexstar Media Group under an LMA. 4Owned by Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd. and operated by Sinclair under a LMA. 5Owned by Manhan Media and managed by Sinclair. 6Owned by Howard Stirk Holdings, operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 7Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair. 8Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 9Owned by Roberts Media, but operated by Sinclair. 10Owned by Mitts Telecasting and operated by Sinclair. 11Owned by GOCOM Media and operated by Sinclair. 12Owned by Waitt Broadcasting, but operated by Sinclair under an SSA. 13Owned by Granite Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Sinclair through a JSA and SSA. 14Owned by New Age Media and operated by Sinclair under an MSA. 15Owned by MPS Media, but operated by New Age Media under an LMA. 16Owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture of Sinclair and Entertainment Studios. 17Co-owned with Yankee Global Enterprises, The Blackstone Group, Amazon, RedBird Capital and Mubadala Investment Company. 18Co-owned with Chicago Cubs. 19Owned by Sinclair and operated by Jukin Media. 20Owned by Palm Television, L.P. and operated by Cunningham Broadcasting under an LMA.