WBAL-TV began operations on March 11, 1948, from its original studios on North Charles Street in Downtown Baltimore on VHF channel 11; it's the second in television station in Maryland and the eighteenth in the nation. WBAL-TV is the flagship station of Hearst Television, a subsidiary of New York City-based Hearst Communications, and it has been owned by the company since its inception.
1953–1955[]
1955–1959[]
LOGO MISSING
1959–1961[]
SVG NEEDED
1961–1964[]
SVG NEEDED
1964–1975[]
SVG NEEDED
The Reporters and the News open (1960's)
1975–1990[]
1975–1985[]
Alternate version with CBS logo; WBAL switched to CBS on August 30, 1981.
"We've Got The Touch, You and Channel 11" ID (1983-1984)
"You and Channel 11, We've Got The Touch" ID (1984-1985) #1
1985–1990[]
"You and Channel 11, We're Got The Touch" ID (1984-1985) #2
"We've Got the Touch on Channel 11" ID (1985-1986)
"Share the Spirit on Channel 11" ID (1986-1987)
"Channel 11 Spirit" ID #1 (1987–1988)
"Channel 11 Spirit" ID #2 (1987-1988)
"Television You Can Feel: Channel 11" ID (1988-1989)
"Get Ready for Channel 11" ID (1989-1990)
The same basic design from the previous logo was retained, adding horizontal stripes on the edges of the 11 in the logo.
1990–present[]
This logo was introduced when the station was still with CBS. On January 2, 1995, WBAL-TV regained its NBC affiliation after a 14-year hiatus, swapping affiliations after The E.W. Scripps Company signed an agreement with ABC, which took WMAR-TV's affiliation away from WJZ-TV, which then-owner Westinghouse chose to sign a long-term affiliation contract with CBS (CBS would eventually acquire WJZ-TV outright).