WCPO-TV first signed on the air on July 26, 1949, as a primary ABC affiliate and a secondary DuMont affiliate on VHF channel 7, it was the third television station that was built and signed-on by The E. W. Scripps Company (the first was WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio in 1947 and the second was WMCT (now WMC-TV) in Memphis, Tennessee in 1948).
1952–1956[]
LOGO MISSING
WCPO-TV moved to channel 9 in 1952.
1956–1958[]
1958–1981[]
1958–1966[]
WCPO-TV switched affiliations from ABC with WKRC-TV to CBS in 1961.
1967–1977[]
1977–1981[]
Logo as seen on the station's former Downtown Cincinnati studios on 500 Central Ave.
WCPO-TV's 9 News' On The Move Promo from the 1970s
"Behind the Screen" promo (late 1981)
"The Most Joyful Mystery" promo (December 1981)
1981–1990[]
WCPO-TV's Channel 9 ID from the Mid-1980s
1990–1995[]
WCPO-TV's Channel 9 News At Noon Open from 1991
Cagney & Lacey: The Return.
Sign Off Variant
1995–1996[]
WCPO-TV's 9 News' Cincinnati's 5 O'Clock News Open from 1995
WCPO-TV's 9 News At 11 Open from 1995
Soul Train with Arsenio Hall
You were expecting the cleavers?
Free Willy.
1996–2020[]
1996–2002[]
Designer:
Unknown (this article from the Cincinnati Post only mentions a "Los Angeles-based firm")
Typography:
Futura Bold ("9") Agency FB
Launched:
June 3, 1996
Used after the switch from CBS back to ABC on June 3, 1996 (CBS went back to WKRC-TV). The Futura "9" in this logo has been used by the station since, with minor design changes along the way.
1KZTV is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, but it is programmed and operated by Scripps under a Shared Services Agreement. 2WFLX is owned by Gray Television, but is programmed and operated by Scripps under a Shared Services Agreement.