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1949–1952 1952–1958 1958–1962 1962–1971 1971–1978
1949–1952 1952–1958 1958–1962 1962–1971 1971–1978
1978–2000 2000–2003 2003–2011 2011–2023 2023-present
1978–2000 2000–2003 2003–2011 2011–2023 2023-present

WTCN-TV[]

1949–1952[]

WTCN 1949

Originally signed on the air as WTCN-TV on July 1, 1949, a primary CBS affiliate; the call letters would later resurface on the Minneapolis-St. Paul station now known as KARE, and is currently used as the call letters (as WTCN-CD) for the MyNetworkTV affiliate in West Palm Beach.

Channel 4 has been a primary CBS affiliate since its sign on; it is the only major commercial station in the Minneapolis–St. Paul market not to have changed its primary affiliation. However, it had a secondary affiliation with ABC during its early years, from 1949 to 1953, until a new station using the WTCN-TV calls (now KARE) picked up the ABC affiliation, retaining it from its 1953 sign on until 1961 when it became an independent station; it has been affiliated with NBC since 1979.

WCCO-TV[]

1952–1958[]

WCCO-TV 1952
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Twin Cities Newspapers sold off its broadcast holdings in 1952, with channel 4 going to the Murphy and McNally families, who had recently bought the Twin Cities' dominant radio station, WCCO (830 AM), from CBS. The stations merged under a new company, Midwest Radio and Television, with CBS as a minority partner. The call letters of channel 4 were changed to WCCO-TV to match its new radio sibling on August 17 (the WTCN-TV call sign appeared again in the market the following year on the new channel 11).

1958–1962[]

WCCO-TV 1958

1962–1971[]

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1971–1978[]

Wcco tv

1978–2000[]

WCCO 1977

During this logo's run, WCCO-TV and its parent company, Midwest Radio and Television was purchased by CBS in 1992. From 1982-1993, it was also shared with then-fellow affiliate KGBT-TV (now a dual Antenna TV/MyNetworkTV affiliate) in Harlingen, TX.

2000–2003[]

Wcco 2000

2003–2011[]

WCCO 1

2011–2023[]

WCCO4

2023-present[]

WCCO CBS News MN 2023
Designer:  CBS News Creative Services
Typography:  TT Norms
Launched:  April 13, 2023

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