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1962–1968 1968–1972 1972–1974 1974–1978 1978–1983 1983–1996
1962–1968 1968–1972 1972–1974 1974–1978 1978–1983 1983–1996
1996–2005 2005–2011 2011–2013 2013–present 2021–present  
1996–2005 2005–2011 2011–2013 2013–present 2021–present

WNYS-TV[]

1962–1968[]

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Channel 9 was the last of Syracuse's major network affiliates to sign on, doing so September 9, 1962 after a channel shuffle involving rival WHEN-TV and Rochester's WROC-TV allowed a third analog VHF station in Syracuse. The original call letters were WNYS-TV (now assigned to the MyNetworkTV affiliate in the area). It signed-on under the ownership of a group of local investors. The station has always been an ABC affiliate.

1968–1972[]

Wnys0971

WNYS purchased by Providence-based The Outlet Company in 1971.

1972–1974[]

WNYS standalone logo 1970s

This logo scheme was also used by then-sister stations WDBO-TV (now WKMG-TV) in Orlando, WJAR-TV in Providence, WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, and KSAT-TV in San Antonio.

1974–1978[]

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WIXT (-TV)[]

1978–1983[]

WTOP-TV9 (1974)

The Outlet Company sold WNYS in 1978 to WNYS Acquisition Corp., which was a joint partnership of Coca-Cola's New York bottling division and former Washington Post president Larry H. Israel. The call sign was then changed to WIXT on March 1 with "IX" standing for Roman numeral 9.

The logo was also used by then-sister station WTOP-TV (now WUSA) in Washington, D.C. from 1974 to 1978.

1983–1996[]

WIXT 9 1983
Designer:  Unknown
Typography:  Eras
Launched:  1983

The Ackerley Group bought the station in 1982 and the -TV suffix was added to the WIXT calls.

1996–2005[]

WIXT 1
Designer:  Television by Design
Typography:  FF Meta
Launched:  1996

Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) bought Ackerley in 2001, putting WIXT-TV under the same ownership as WSYR radio (570 AM).

WSYR-TV[]

2005–2011[]

WSYR 2
Designer:  Giant Octopus
Typography:  FF Meta, Helvetica Neue
Launched:  June 13, 2005

The call sign was then changed to the current WSYR-TV on June 13, 2005. The change caused a small amount of confusion, as the WSYR-TV call letters had last resided on rival NBC affiliate WSTM-TV from its sign-on in 1950 until its sale to the Times Mirror Company in 1980.

2011–present[]

WSYR Circle 9

With the switch to HD on January 29, 2011, WSYR introduced its "Circle 9", which is slightly similar to the one used by fellow ABC affiliate KMBC-TV in Kansas City; which has been using it along with minor design changes since 1982.

2011–2013[]

WSYR 2011
Designer:  Hothaus Creative
Typography:  Helvetica Neue
Launched:  January 29, 2011

On July 19, 2012, Newport Television announced the sale of WSYR-TV and all of its stations in New York State except WXXA-TV in Albany and WHAM-TV in Rochester to the Nexstar Broadcasting Group as part of a 22-station deal that involved Nexstar, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Cox Media Group. The transaction was completed on December 3.

2013–present[]

WSYR 1
Designer:  Hothaus Creative
Linear Drift
Typography:  Helvetica Neue
Launched:  2013

2021–present[]

WSYR 2021

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