WKBD-TV

==1965–1978==
WKBD-TV originally signed on the air on January 10, 1965, by the Kaiser Broadcasting Company as an independent television station on UHF channel 50. This logo incorporated Kaiser's standard branding of its other independent stations.
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Wkbdlougordon.JPG|Lou Gordon slide (1977)
Wkbdbeethtoven.JPG|Beethoven slide (1977)
Wkbdstartrek.JPG|Star Trek slide (1977)
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WKBD-TV's Channel 50 ID From Early 1978.jpg|Station ID (1978)
Screenshot 2022-01-04 5.07.14 PM.png|Liars Club promo (1978)
==1978–1984==
Field Communications acquired the Kaiser stations in 1978, and WKBD began using Field standardized station branding.
Wkbd1979slide.JPG|Station ID (1978–1981)
Wkbdcasper.JPG|Casper promo (1979)
Screenshot 2021-11-25 11.39.30 PM.png|Station ID (1981–1984)
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Wkbd50chillermovie.jpg|The Fly (1958) promo
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==1984–1995==
Field Communications would put its TV assets for sale in 1982, finding new owners for the stations except for the liquidated WKBS-TV/Philadelphia. WKBD-TV would be the last Field station sold, as finding a buyer for their asking price proved difficult. Cox Enterprises would purchase the station in January 1984, however, and unveiled this logo soon after. WKBD would become one of the original charter Fox affiliates in October 1986 along with sister stations KTVU/Oakland and KDNL-TV/St. Louis.
===1984–1990===
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Wkbd5087.jpg|TV Guide clipping (ca. 1987)
Foxlogo-0.gif|Fox 50 logo (Fall 1989)
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WKBD4.jpg|Station ID (1986–1988)
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WKBD FOX 50.png|Fox 50 promo backdrop (1990)
DVD Video Recording Title 01 05.jpg|WKBD logo (1988–1990)
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Wkbdsignon89.jpg|Sign-on (1984–1990)
===1990–1994===
In June 1993, the Paramount Stations Group purchased WKBD from Cox Enterprises. A year later, Viacom became the owner of WKBD after it acquired its parent company Paramount Pictures.
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Picture 6.png|News Update card (1993)
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===1994–1995===
WKBD lost its Fox affiliation on December 11, 1994, the result of WJBK owner New World Communications signing a deal with the network. The Fox logo was removed from the station's logo as a result.
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==1995–2001==
On January 16, 1995, Viacom launched UPN. WKBD would serve as a backbone of the new work, and would adopt the "UPN 50" branding.
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Wkbd5.PNG|UPN 50 10:00 News promo (1995)
Wkbd3.PNG|UPN 50 10:00 News promo
Screenshot 2023-11-28 at 6.21.34 PM.jpeg.png|UPN 50 10:00 News open (1995–1997)
Wkbd2.PNG|UPN 50 News Update bumper (1995–1997)
Wkbd4.PNG|Schedule bumper #1 (1995–1998)
Wkbd98lineup.jpg|Schedule bumper #2 (1995–1998)
Wkbd1.PNG|UPN 50 10:00 News open (1997–2000)
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Upn50.jpg|Schedule bumper (1998–2000)
==2001–2002==
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==2002–2004==
In 2002, UPN unveiled a new logo and WKBD changed its name to UPN Detroit.
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UPN Detroit Action News open May 2003.png|10:00 news open from May 15, 2003. The Action News branding was used by WXYZ-TV, which produced the newscast for WKBD.
==2004–2006==
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==2006–2023==
UPN and The WB merged to form The CW in 2006, with WKBD serving as the network's first Detroit affiliate. The channel number returned to the station's identity upon the relaunch, after a four-year absence.
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Wkbd c.png|Alternate version 
Msft office 07.png|50 years logo (January 10, 2015)
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WKBDProgramBug.png|Syndicated Program Bug
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Vlcsnap-2023-01-25-22h49m02s761.png|Detroit Now open (2021–2023)
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Vlcsnap-2023-01-25-23h07m05s095.png|Local News Anchor (this follows a similar format to the former News Central model used by Sinclair Broadcast Group stations)
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Vlcsnap-2023-01-25-23h08m09s361.png|National News Anchor
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==2023–present==
Exercising an option in its 2022 sale of controlling interest in The CW to Nexstar Media Group, CBS News and Stations announced on May 5, 2023 that WKBD-TV and all of their affiliated CW stations would drop the network and move to independent status on September 1. For WKBD-TV, it means a return to independence for the first time since the 1994-1995 interim period. As part of the move, the station began rolling out this "Detroit50" logo in August 2023; the logo is similar in "city + channel" form to fellow ex-CW siblings WUPA/Atlanta, WTOG/Tampa-St. Petersburg, KMAX-TV/Sacramento, KSTW/Seattle-Tacoma and WPSG/Philadelphia.
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