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1953–1955 1955–1960 1960–1965 1965–1969 1969–1974 1974–1978 1979–1988
1953–1955 1955–1960 1960–1965 1965–1969 1969–1974 1974–1978 1979–1988
1985–1988 1988–1990 1990–1995 1995–2004 2004–2024 2024–present
1985–1988 1988–1990 1990–1995 1995–2004 2004–2024 2024–present

1953–1955[]

WAFB logo 1953

WAFB originally signed on April 19, 1953, as the first television station in Baton Rouge, and the second television station in the state of Louisiana. Louis S. Prejean and associates (Modern Broadcasting of Baton Rouge) were the first owners of the station, and they sold it to Royal Street Corporation of New Orleans in 1956, which owned WDSU-TV. Originally broadcasting an analog signal on UHF channel 28, the station has always been primary a CBS affiliate.

1955–1960[]

WAFB logo 1957

1960–1965[]

WAFB logo 1960

WAFB moved down to channel 9 in 1960. Future sister WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi moved to channel 7 to accommodate this switch. Four years later, Royal Street sold the station to locally based Guaranty Corporation.

1965–1969[]

WAFB logo post 1965

1969–1974[]

WAFB 1970 logo

1974–1978[]

WAFB logo early 1977

The logo resembles that of WCPO-TV from 1981-1990.

1979–1988[]

WAFB-TV9 (1979)

1985-2024[]

1985–1988[]

WAFB-TV9 (1985)

1988–2024[]

1988–2004[]

WAFB 1988-2004
1988–1990[]
WAFB logo 1988-1990

In 1988, Guaranty sold the station to AFLAC. Coincidentally, the call letters of the station, WAFB, also spelled out their new owner: American Family Broadcasting.

1990–1995[]
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1995–2004[]
WAFB 9 LNC

In 1997, AFLAC sold its entire broadcasting division, including WAFB, to Raycom Media. Channel 9 would later gain a sister station when Raycom acquired WBXH-CA. As of 2024, this logo is still be seen at the station's studio grounds.

2004–2024[]

WAFB 1

2024–present[]

WAFB 2024

This logo began to be seen on is seen on various promos, its website, and app on January 11, 2024 and debuted on air on January 16, 2024 with 9 News at Noon.

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