WRGB originally was founded as W2XCW on January 13, 1928, and broadcast from the General Electric facility in Schenectady, New York, using a mechanical TV system. The first experimental TV station in America was popularly known as "WGY Television", after WGY and WMAK were owners of the TV station. Further television experiments continued through the 1930s with two call letter changes: W2XAF from 1932, and six years later to W2XB with all-electronic TV standard created by RCA. Moreover the TV station tested in 1939 on VHF Channel 3, becoming the NBC's first television affiliate for 42 years, and later the New York connection was fulfilled via coaxial cable and eventually by satellite.
WRGB (-TV)[]
1942–1954[]
On February 26, 1942, the fourth TV station in the United States began commercial programming with a call letters of WRGB on VHF Channel 4 for twelve years.
1954–1959[]
On January 4, 1954, WRGB moved to Channel 6 to alleviate interference with WRCA-TV in New York and WBZ-TV in Boston.
1959–1965[]
1965–1971[]
1971–1976[]
1976–1981[]
Inverted version
TV6 version of the logo.
Station ID (1981)
This logo was loosely modeled after the 1975 NBC logo. In 1981, the station became a CBS affiliate which led to NBC moving to WAST (channel 13, now WNYT).
1981–1998[]
1981–1993[]
A flipped variant of this logo, which was introduced in 1981 by WRGB, was later used by KMBC-TV (1982), WTVC (1983), WTVM (1990) and WSYR-TV (2011).
WRGB's 1987-1988 ID. The same exact background was used in an ID by WBAY-TV in Green Bay, WI, WRTV in Indianapolis, IN and WVIA-TV in Scranton, PA at the same time.
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