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1942–1947 (experimental phase) 1947–1955 1955–1956 1956–1959 1959–1961
1942–1947 (experimental phase) 1947–1955 1955–1956 1956–1959 1959–1961
1961–1963 1963–1964 1964–1977 1977–1981 1981–1997
1961–1963 1963–1964 1964–1977 1977–1981 1981–1997
1995–1997 1997–2005 2005–2009 2009–2016 2016–present
1995–1997 1997–2005 2005–2009 2009–2016 2016–present

1942–1947 (experimental phase)[]

W6XYZ Logo

Before its foundation, KTLA was an experimental TV station under the callsign of W6XYZ licensed by the FCC in 1939, broadcasting on VHF channel 4; it did not sign on the air until September 1942.

1947–1955[]

KTLA Channel 5 (1947)

KTLA was officially signed-on the air on January 22, 1947, moved to VHF Channel 5, making the first commercial TV station not only in Los Angeles, but in California, located in the Pacific Time Zone and the callsign starting with "K" (west of the Mississippi River). It's also the eighth commercial TV station in the United States, after WTTG in Washington, D.C., WBKB-TV (now WBBM-TV) in Chicago, WPTZ (now KYW-TV) in Philadelphia, WRGB in Schenectady, New York, and three TV stations in New York City: WNBT (now WNBC), WCBW (now WCBS-TV), WABD (now WNYW). For many years, KTLA was based on the studio campus of Paramount Pictures.

1955–1956[]

KTLA 1955

1956–1959[]

KTLA 1956
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1959–1961[]

KTLA 1959
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1961–1963[]

KTLA 1961
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1963–1964[]

KTLA 1963
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1964–1977[]

KTLA logo 1964

1977–1981[]

KTLA 1977 Color

1981–1997[]

1981–1995[]

KTLA 5 (1981)

Although this logo is no longer in use, it still appears on the KTLA Tower.

1995–1997[]

KTLA 1

On November 2, 1993, the Warner Bros. Television division of Time Warner and the Tribune Company announced the formation of The WB Television Network. KTLA became a network affiliate for the first time in 47 years when The WB launched on January 11, 1995, adopting a logo.

1997–2005[]

KTLA5 WB

2005–2009[]

TR3X 2005
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KTLA launched an entirely new logo and a new slogan "where _LA lives." in January 2005.

2009–present[]

2009–2016[]

Ktla2009

On October 14, 2009, KTLA revived the classic "5" logo used from 1981 to 1997, with most of the beveling (often rendered in print advertising and IDs during the early and mid-1980s as negative space) removed.

2016–present[]

Ktla2016

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