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1963–1970[]

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WHNT-TV began operations on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1963. It has been a CBS affiliate for its entire existence, and is the only Huntsville-area station to have never changed its affiliation.

1970–1975[]

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1975–1981[]

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In 1980, Grisham sold WHNT to The New York Times Company, which operated it for over a quarter century and the third station owned by their broadcasting division.

1981–1987[]

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1987–1995[]

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1995–2006[]

1995–1996[]

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1996–2002[]

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2002–2006[]

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2006–2020[]

2006–2009[]

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In September 2006, The New York Times Company announced that it would put its nine television stations, including WHNT, up for sale. On January 4, 2007, the company sold its television stations in a group deal to Local TV, a holding company operated by private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, for $530 million; the sale was finalized on May 7.

2009–2015[]

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On July 1, 2013, the Tribune Company (which formed a management company that operated both its own television stations and those owned by Local TV in 2008) acquired the Local TV stations for $2.75 billion; the sale was completed on December 27.

2015–2020[]

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2020–present[]

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