WDAF-TV

==1949–1950==
WDAF-TV was the first television station in Kansas City and the second in Missouri. It launched on October 16, 1949, as an affiliate of all four major television networks operating at the time: NBC, CBS, ABC, and DuMont; the station was originally owned by the Kansas City Star newspaper, along with WDAF radio (at the time operating at 610 AM, now occupied by KCSP; now at 106.5 FM).
==1950–1951==
==1951–1952==
==1952–1953==
==1953–1954==
Programming from the CBS and DuMont networks moved to KMBC-TV (VHF channel 9) when it signed on in August 1953. The ABC affiliation was split between WDAF and KMBC until September of that year when KCMO-TV (VHF channel 5, now KCTV) signed on as Kansas City's original ABC affiliate. Shortly after the DuMont network folded, both KMBC and KCMO swapped network affiliations in 1955. As a result, WDAF remained the Kansas City area's exclusive NBC affiliate for the next four decades.
==1954–1957==
==1957–1958==
==1958–1960==
WDAF logo 1958.jpg
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In 1958, WDAF-AM-TV was sold to National-Missouri Broadcasters.
==1960–1963==
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In 1960, National-Missouri merged with Transcontinent Broadcasting of Buffalo, New York.
==1963–1967==
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WDAF's then-owners Transcontinent merged its stations with the Taft Broadcasting Corporation on April 1, 1963.
==1967–1968==
==1968–1969==
==1969–1972==
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Wdaf70logo.jpg|Alternate version
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==1972–1974==
==1974–1975==
Wdaf70spromo.jpg|Promo slide
==1976–1997==
===1976–1979===
Wdaf76.jpg|Station ID (1976–1979)
Wdafonemoment70s.jpg|Technical difficulties slide (1970s)
Wdafcatch4.jpg|"Catch 4" logo (1977)
===1979–1997===
In 1979, the circle was thickened.
====1979–1981====
Wdafpeacock.jpg|"Channel 4, Proud as a Peacock" (1980–1981)
Wdaf30years.jpg|30th anniversary logo (1979)
====1981–1986====
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Wdaf81id.jpg|Station ID used in news open (1981–1983)
File:Wdaf1982justwatchusnow.jpg|"Channel 4, Just Watch Us Now" (1982–1983)
Wdaf83id.jpg|Station ID used in news open (1983–1985)
File:Wdaf1983hotline.jpg|"Channel 4, Be There" (1983–1984)
Wdaf1984labt.jpg|"Channel 4, Let's All Be There" (1984–1985)
Wdaf1985labt.jpg|"Channel 4, Let's All Be There" (1985–1986)
Wdaftaft.jpg|Station ID with Taft Broadcasting logo
Wdafbug80s.jpg|Station ID bug (1985–1986)
Wdafroyalssign.jpg|WDAF logo on billboard at Royals Stadium
Wdafroyalscongrats.jpg|WDAF "Congrats to Royals" promo (1985)
====1986–1992====
WDAF 1986 1.svg|Regular logo with the peacock
WDAF 1986 2.svg|Print Logo
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Wdafcomehome.jpg|"Come Home to Channel 4" (1986–1987)
Wdafroyalspromo.jpg|WDAF Royals promo (1986–1987)
Wdafcomehome87.jpg|"Come Home to Channel 4" (1987–1988)
Wdaf87.jpg|Station ID used in news open (1987–1989)
Wdaf88.jpg|"Come Home to the Best on Channel 4" (1988–1989)
Wdaf90.jpg|Station ID used in news open (1989–1992)
Wdafemmy.jpg|WDAF Emmy ID
WDAF incorporated NBC's current six-feathered peacock into its logo in 1986 (like most other NBC affiliates at the time). However, the "Proud N" logo was still present on their ID bug until summer 1987. 
Taft Broadcasting (the then-owners of WDAF) was renamed Great American Broadcasting on October 12, 1987. By that year, WDAF had overtaken KMBC-TV as the dominant station in Kansas City, as was the trend at many NBC affiliates at that time. The title of WDAF's newscasts Action 4 News remained until the fall of 1990 when it became WDAF 4 News.
====1992–1997====
WDAF 1992.png|3D version
Newschannel4.jpg|Generic Newschannel 4 logo
Wdaf news sunrise 1994b.jpg|Station ID (1992–1994)
KzD6KZ.png|Station ID, as seen in newscast intros (1994–1995)
WDAF 45 years ID.png|45th anniversary station ID (1994)
Wdaf94.jpg|Station ID with Fox searchlights (1994–1995)
UIamAV.png|Station ID, as seen in newscast intros (1995–1997)
Wdaf95logo.jpg|Numerical logo, as seen in news open (1995–1997)
Wdaf95.jpg|Station ID with Fox searchlights (1995–1997)
Wdaftimetemp.jpg|Station ID with radar, time and temperature (Early 1990s)
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Wdafnewschannelmarquee.JPG|Outdoor marquee at Signal Hill (1994–1997)
On April 17, 1992, WDAF-TV rebranded itself as Newschannel 4 (both as the title of its newscasts and for general station promotion). The slogan was "Kansas City's 24-Hour Newschannel" during a period when WDAF and other television stations around the country ran news updates each hour. Then-owners Great American Broadcasting became Citicasters in 1993, which in turn sold WDAF to New World Communications in 1994. Once the Fox network won the broadcast rights to the National Football Conference of the NFL, New World signed a long-term deal to convert most of its stations to Fox. On September 12, 1994, WDAF switched its network affiliation from NBC to Fox, swapping affiliations with KSHB-TV. The Fox network's branding was not incorporated into the station's logo, due to WDAF's contractual obligations with New World to keep the Newschannel 4 name.
==1997–present==
This streched-out version of the 1976-97 '4' logo, is similar to those used by KCNC-TV in Denver until 2003, KNBC in Los Angeles, WNBC in New York City, WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., and WTVJ in Miami–Fort Lauderdale until 1995, all owned-and-operated by NBC at the time.
===1997–2003===
WDAF 1.svg|"Fox 4 Kansas City" variant
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Fox4slogan2000.jpg|Station slogan
File:Wdaffox4tonightschedule10-19-02.png|Fox 4 KC Schedule Oct. 19, 2002
File:Wdaftvtonightschedule11-11-02.png|Fox 4 KC Schedule Nov. 11, 2002
File:Wdaftonight@nine2-15-01.png|WDAF Fox 4 News Tonight at 9 2-15-2001
File:Wdaftonight@nineearly'02.png|WDAF Fox 4 News at 9 May 19, 2002 Teaser
File:Wdaftonight@ninelate'02.png|WDAF Fox 4 News at Nine Teaser Nov. 11, 2002
In January 1997, then-owners New World Communications was acquired by News Corporation, effectively turning WDAF-TV into a Fox owned-and-operated station, until its sale to Local TV, LLC in 2008. Upon the buyout by News Corporation, all former New World stations that switched affiliation to Fox between 1994 and 1996 began incorporating "Fox" into their on-air branding with WDAF changing its branding from NewsChannel 4 to "Fox 4" for general entertainment purposes and Fox 4 News for newscasts. WDAF later adopted its current slogan "Working for You" in 1999.
===2003–2007===
===2007–present===
WDAF Fox 4 Kansas City.png|Alternate logo
Wdaf c.png|News logo
WDAF print.svg|Print logo
WDAF 2007 - horizontal.jpg|Horizontal version of logo
Fox 4 Kansas City logo.png|Alternative horizontal logo
Fox4kc app.png|Android/iPhone app logo
Fox4kc-weather-app.jpg|Android/iPhone weather app logo
==External links==
Category:Television stations in the United States
Category:Fox network affiliates
Category:Former NBC network affiliates
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Category:Nexstar Media Group
Category:Taft Television Stations
Category:Former owned-and-operated station in the United States
Category:Former New World stations
Category:Former Fox owned and operated stations
Category:1949
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1949
Category:Television stations involved in the 1994–1996 United States broadcast TV realignment
Category:Former Tribune stations