Changes: KCTV

Revision as of 03:41, 26 November 2014

KCMO-TV

1953–1955

KCMO-TV signed on the air on September 27, 1953. The station was owned by the KCMO Broadcasting Corporation along with KCMO radio. It was originally an ABC affiliate with DuMont programming. A week after its launch, Meredith Broadcasting acquired KCMO-AM-TV and this merger was completed less than two months later.

1955–1959

KCMO became a CBS affiliate on September 28, 1955, switching with KMBC-TV.

1959–1969

In 1959, KCMO introduced a "5" logo that incorporated the CBS eye (sans the iris) within it. The Eyewitness News title for its newscasts was later adopted in 1966.

1969–1972

1972–1980

1980–1983

KCTV

1983–1990

File:KCTV 1984.png

On June 7, 1983, KCMO-TV changed its call letters to KCTV after its radio sisters were sold off. It also moved its operations to Fairway, Kansas; on the Kansas side of the market. The newscast title Eyewitness News remained until 1985, and became Kansas City's News (putting it line with the station's then-slogan "Kansas City's Television").

1990–1993

1993–1999

The "Kansas City's Television" slogan and the Kansas City's News branding were retired in 1993. The title of KCTV's newscasts became News 5, thus adopting the station slogan "5 Stands for News"; that slogan lasted until 1997 when it adopted "Taking Action" as its slogan until 1999.

1999–2002

File:KCTV5 logo late 90s.png

In 1999, KCTV eliminated the "5" as their main logo and introduced a stylized "tower" with seismic waves. It represents the station's 1,042-foot transmitter tower at its former studios on East 31st Street on Union Hill south of Downtown Kansas City. During this time, the current newscast title KCTV 5 News was adopted. The slogan for this era was "News That Makes a Difference".

2002–2011

In 2002, KCTV switched to a more traditional logo with a large italic "5". The colors were also changed to red, white, and blue (which were meant to be patriotic colors commemorating the first year anniversary of 9/11). The slogan during this period was "Live. Late-Breaking. Investigative." This same slogan was also used for sister station KPHO from 2002-2008.

2011–present

In 2011, the 2002 logo was given a slight update by having the edges of the box surrounding the "5" rounded off. The current slogan is "It's Your News".

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-kcmobug.jpg|Station ID bug (1970s)
 seyewitnessnews.jpg|''Eyewitness News'' open (1972–1976)
 Kcmonews70s.jpg|Newscast close (1972–1978)
 kcmopromo.jpg|Promo (1976)
 kcmoeyewitness.jpg|''Eyewitness News'' open (1976–1978)
+kcmobug.jpg|Station ID bug (1978)
 kcmonews78.jpg|''Eyewitness News'' open (1978–1983)
 kcmofriday.jpg|''Friday Fright Night'' bumper
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 On June 7, 1983, KCMO-TV changed its call letters to KCTV after its radio sisters were sold off. It also moved its operations to Fairway, Kansas; on the Kansas side of the market. The newscast title ''Eyewitness News'' remained until 1985, and became ''Kansas City's News'' (putting it line with the station's then-slogan "Kansas City's Television").
-<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none">
+<gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" orientation="landscape">
 kctvneon.jpg|Neon version of logo
 kctv83.jpg|Station ID using CBS' "We've Got the Touch" campaign (1983–1984)
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 kctvnews83next.jpg|''Eyewitness News'' open (1983–1984)
 kctvnews83.jpg|''Eyewitness News'' close (1983–1984)
+Mm.png
 kctveyewitness.jpg|''Eyewitness News'' 5 p.m. open (1984–1985)
 kctvnews85.jpg|''Kansas City's News'' open (1985–1989)
-kctvnewsteam.jpg|Alternate ID
-kctvheart.jpg|Logo with slogan (1985–1989)
 kctv86.jpg|News team promo (1985–1989)
+kctvheart.jpg|Logo with slogan (1987)
+kctvnewsteam.jpg|Alternate ID (1988)
+Cbs1988.png
 kctv89.jpg|Station ID/Newscast open (1989–1990)
-Cbs1988.png
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 <gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none">
 kctvnews90.jpg|''Kansas City's News'' open (1990–1993)
-kctv90heart.jpg|Alternate logo used in promos
 KCTV-Cinema5.jpg|"Cinema 5" open (1990)
+kctv90heart.jpg|Alternate logo used in promos
 </gallery>
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 [[File:KCTV5.jpg|200px|center]]
-In 2002, KCTV switched to a more traditional logo with a large italic ''"5''". The colors were also changed to red, white, and blue (which were meant to be patriotic colors commemorating the first year anniversary of 9/11). The slogan during this period was "Live. Late-Breaking. Investigative."
+In 2002, KCTV switched to a more traditional logo with a large italic ''"5''". The colors were also changed to red, white, and blue (which were meant to be patriotic colors commemorating the first year anniversary of 9/11). The slogan during this period was "Live. Late-Breaking. Investigative." This same slogan was also used for sister station [[KPHO-TV|KPHO]] from 2002-2008.
 <gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none" orientation="none" widths="175" bordercolor="transparent">
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 === 2011–present===
-[[File:kctv_2011.jpg|175px|center]]
+[[File:KCTV 5 logo.png|175px|center]]
-In 2011, the 2002 logo was given a slight update. The edges of the box surrounding the "''5''" are rounded off, and the station itself is now referred to by its newscast title ''KCTV 5 News''. The current slogan is "It's Your News".
+In 2011, the 2002 logo was given a slight update by having the edges of the box surrounding the "''5''" rounded off. The current slogan is "It's Your News".
 <gallery spacing="small" gallery="gallery" position="center" widths="175" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordersize="none">
+kctv_2011.jpg|''KCTV 5 News'' logo (2011–present)
-ofdcn8z1k03hgnm54bi5.jpeg
 kctvnews2011.jpg|''KCTV 5 News'' 6 p.m. open (2011–present)
 KCTV Weather 2011.jpg|KCTV weather logo