KFOR-TV

==WKY-TV==
===1949–1954===
KFOR-TV signed on the air as Oklahoma's first television station, WKY-TV on June 6, 1949. It was originally owned by Edward K. Gaylord, and sister to WKY 930 and 98.9 WKY-FM (now KYIS).
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===1954–1958===
Wkypalette.jpg|Color ID
===1958–1961===
===1961–1964===
===1964–1973===
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WKY-TV 1960s.png|Color ID
===1973–1974===
===1974–1976===
This was a condensed version of the short-lived 1973 logo above.
====1974–1975====
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====1975–1976====
==KTVY==
===1976–1980===
====1976–1978====
In 1976, following original owner Gaylord Broadcasting (a subsidiary of the Oklahoma Publishing Company, formerly known as the WKY Television System) sold the station to the Evening News Association, WKY-TV changed its callsign to KTVY due to FCC rules at the time forbidding different owners from using same callsigns. The same '4' from the final years as WKY-TV was kept.
KTVY (1976, alternate).svg|Alternate logo
KTVY (1976, outline variant).svg|Outline variant
====1977–1980====
KTVY1977 (Alternate).svg|Variant with city of license
KTVY 1977 Dropshadow variant.svg|Dropshadow variant
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ScreenHunter 54795 Aug. 04 19.19.jpg|"We're 4 Oklahoma" image campaign ID (1977–1980)
===1980–1986===
The then-Arlington County, Virginia-based Gannett Company purchased the Evening News Association, including its stations, on September 5, 1985, for $717 million. As Gannett already owned KOCO-TV at the time; KTVY, along with WALA-TV in Mobile, and KOLD-TV in Tucson, were sold to Knight Ridder Broadcasting for $160 million. Knight Ridder in turn, sold KTVY to Palmer Communications in February 1989. This logo's design is similar to that of WTAE-TV's.
KTVY 1979 ONE COLOR.svg|Monochrome numerical logo
KTVY 4 1980 (Alternate).svg|Variant with callsign (1980–1987)
KTVY 4 1980 (Alternate II).svg|Alternate logo
KTVY 4 1980 (Alternate III).svg|Station ID variant #1
KTVY 4 1980 (Alternate IV).svg|Station ID variant #2
KTVY 4 1980 ID.svg|Station ID variant #3
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===1986–1990===
The "4" is the same basic design as the 1980 logo, but it is now rendered in gold beveling and was de-lined.
KTVY1986 (Alternate).svg|Alternate logo #1 (1986–1990); used mainly as an ID bug for syndicated promos shown at/near the half-hour/top of the hour
KTVY1986 (Promo ID).svg|Alternate logo #2 (1986–1990); used mainly as an ID bug during NBC network promos; the KTVY calls and city of license are rendered in NBC's proprietary version of the Futura typeface
KTVY1986 (Channel Number Only).svg|Base logo without circular wraparound text, used mainly as an ID bug during NBC network promos
KTVY1986 (Channel Number Only, lower third variant).svg|Alternate base logo variant (1986–1988); used mainly as a chyron ID bug during newscasts
KTVY1986 (Channel Number Only, standalone variant).svg|Standalone numerical logo; used mainly as a chyron ID bug during newscasts from 1988 to 1990
Screenshot 2024-06-30 at 11.30.37 AM.jpeg.png|Generic promo ID; used primarily in news promos (featuring an animation showing the News 4 Oklahoma variant transitioning to the main logo)
Screenshot 2024-06-30 at 11.31.13 AM.jpeg.png|Static station ID slide (1986–1990); primarily used in the event of technical issues and for program preemption notices
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==KFOR-TV==
===1990–1994===
In April 1990, after several weeks of on-air promotions that "TV reception in Oklahoma would get stronger," KTVY changed its callsign to the current KFOR-TV; the station branded itself as "4 Strong" (analogous to the "5 Alive" moniker used at the time by rival KOCO-TV) for entertainment purposes, and as News Team 4 for its newscasts. This '4' logo, despite a few color changes and minor tweaks along the way, has remained the only logo the station has used since it became KFOR-TV.
In 1991, Palmer Communications sold KFOR and WHO-TV to Hughes Broadcasting Corporation; five years after that deal fell apart, Palmer sold both KFOR and WHO to The New York Times Company in 1996.
KFOR (1990-94, print).svg|Monochrome variant
====1990–1992====
KFOR (4 Strong, 1990-92 alternate).svg|Alternate logo (1990–1992); used mainly as an end tag bug during NBC network promos
KFOR 4 Strong ID.png|Station ID (1990–1992)
KFOR 1990 ID.png|Alternate station ID (1990–1992)
====1992–1994====
Near the end of the "4 Strong" era, the NewsChannel 4 branding was used full-time in both general and news brandings.
KFOR (1992-94, alternate).svg|Alternate logo #1 (1992–1994); used mainly as an end tag bug during NBC network promos
KFOR (1992-94, alternate 2).svg|Alternate logo #2 (1992–1994); used mainly as an end tag bug during NBC network promos
KFOR (1990-94, alternate print version).svg|Print logo used for NBC programming advertisements in the Oklahoma City edition of TV Guide (1992–1994)
KFOR 1993.png|Station ID (1992–1994)
===1994–present===
====1994–2008====
=====1994–1997=====
KFOR 1994 Alt.svg|Alternate NewsChannel 4 variant without the red underline (1994-1997, typically used in newscast graphics)
KFOR-TV Oklahoma's News Channel - 1994.svg|Secondary logo (1994–1999)
KFOR 1994.svg|Station ID variant (1994–1999)
KFOR 1994 (Alternate II).svg|Alternate logo #1 (1994–1999); used mainly as an end tag bug during local and NBC network promos
KFOR 1994 (Alternate III).svg|Alternate logo #2 (1994–1996); used mainly during local and syndicated programming promos
KFOR 1994 (Print).svg|Print logo used for NBC programming advertisements in the Oklahoma City edition of TV Guide (1994–1999)
=====1997–2008=====
The Times left broadcasting entirely in 2007, selling their nine-station group to Local TV.
KFOR 1999.svg|Secondary logo (1999–2008); the "-DT" suffix was added to the original 1994 secondary logo once KFOR commenced digital television broadcasts
KFOR-TV 1996 (ID variant).svg|Station ID variant (1997–2008)
====2008–2017====
This updated version of the 1997 logo was introduced on August 8, 2008, coinciding with the start of NBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China; the "4" logo's color was changed from gold-ish yellow to blue in this revamp. Tribune Broadcasting would then acquire Local TV in 2013.
KFOR NewsChannel 4.png|Gradient variant (2008–2017)
Kfor logo.png|Station ID variant (2008–2017)
KFOR 2008 with NBC Rainbow Peacock.svg|Version with NBC peacock logo (2016–2017)
KFOR NewsChannel 4 (2017).svg|Version with reintroduced "Oklahoma's NewsChannel 4" branding (February–August 2017)
KFOR NewsChannel 4 (2017, ID variant).svg|Station ID variant (February–August 2017)
====2017–present====
On August 21, 2017, KFOR-TV moved to a new studio facility next door to its original Britton Road studio (which it had occupied since 1952). Along with the studio move, the station rebranded to Oklahoma's News 4 concurrent with a revised on-air presentation.
KFOR 2017.svg|Flat version
KFOR 2017 (Monochrome Variant).svg|Print version
KFOR Oklahoma's News 4 with website.png|With website 
KFOR-TV Olympics (2018).svg|Olympics logo (2018-present)
KFOR Facebook Profile Pic 2017.svg|Facebook profile picture
KFOR 2017 image.png|Oklahoma's News 4 image ID (2017–present)
Kfor75.jpg|75th Anniversary logo (2024)
KFOR-TV news opens
==External links==
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