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1953-1954 1954-1964 1964-1968 1968-1971 1971-1977 1977-1982
1953-1954 1954-1964 1964-1968 1968-1971 1971-1977 1977-1982
1982-1995 1995-2002 2002-2010 2010-2013 2013-present  
1982-1995 1995-2002 2002-2010 2010-2013 2013-present

1953–1954[]

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WJBF-TV began operations on November 23, 1953 as Augusta's first television station. The station was founded by the Georgia-Carolina Broadcasting Company, the broadcasting arm of local entrepreneur J. B. Fuqua, who also owned NBC Radio Network affiliate WJBF (1230 AM). WJBF-TV was a primary NBC affiliate, but picked up programs from CBS, ABC and DuMont on a secondary basis. Sister station WJBF radio was sold by Fuqua in 1954 (it is now WEZO). It lost CBS only three months later when WRDW-TV (channel 12) signed on.

1954–1964[]

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1964–1968[]

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On September 1, 1967, WJBF became a primary ABC affiliate. The move relegated NBC to a shared secondary affiliation with WRDW-TV. This was an unusual situation for a then two-station market, especially one as small as Augusta. ABC, as the smallest and weakest of the big three networks, would not be on nearly the same footing with CBS and NBC until the 1970s, when most markets of Augusta's size grew large enough to support three full network affiliates.

1968–1971[]

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1971–1977[]

WJBF - 1975

1977–1982[]

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1982–2002[]

Cheltenham Ultra Italic '6'

1982–1994[]

WJBF (1982)

1994–2002[]

WJBF (1995)

2002–present[]

WJBF 1

Current variant of the logo, with the 2013 ABC logo.

Designer:  Media General
Typography:  Verdana
Launched:  2002

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