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1962–1966[]

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WZZM officially signed on the air at 6:30 p.m. on November 1, 1962. The station went off the air just 20 minutes later, after a tube on its transmitter failed; it returned to the air 10 minutes later. The celebratory opening show anchored by news director Jack Hogan.

1966–1975[]

WZZM-TV 1966

1975–1992[]

WZZM 13

In 1978, West Michigan Telecasters sold WZZM to Miami-based Wometco Enterprises. WZZM (95.7 FM) was sold at that time, becoming WZZR. Wometco's stations were sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 1985; KKR subsequently sold the station to Price Communications in 1986. A local investor, Richard Appleton, formed Northstar Television in 1989 and purchased WZZM. Appleton tried to acquire WUHQ in 1991 and turn it into a satellite of WZZM, which would have created a strong combined signal with about 40% overlap. However, the proposed deal fell through at the last minute. Ironically, WUHQ had served as a de facto satellite of WZZM for most of its history; its engineers had to switch to and from WZZM's signal on most occasions before the station was able to acquire a network feed from ABC.

1992–2008[]

WZZM 13 numeral

1992–199?[]

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199?–1997[]

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1997–2008[]

WZZM late 90s to 00s

In the final years of this logo it was redesigned to feature a glossy finish to match the new ABC 'glass ball' logomark.

2008-present[]

2008–2018[]

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2018–present[]

WZZM (2018)

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