WTKR

==WTAR-TV==
===1950–1952===
Hampton Roads' first television station and the second television station in Virginia; WTAR-TV began operations on channel 4 on April 2, 1950. It was originally owned by Norfolk Newspapers, along with WTAR radio (AM 790, now on AM 850) and WTAR-FM. It moved to channel 3 to alleviate interference with NBC owned-and-operated WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.
===1952–1957===
===1957–1962===
===1962–1964===
===1964–1968===
===1968–1971===
===1971–1974===
S-l1600-5-0.jpg|"Flibbertigibbet with Ann Dawson" newspaper ad (1971)
Screen Shot 2016-04-05 at 3.00.12 PM.png|Station ID slide
===1974–1977===
===1977–1981===
The logo resembles that of independent station XETV in Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California from 1973 to 1984. This logo survived a callsign change.
==WTKR (-TV)==
Although Landmark Communications; the new name of Norfolk Newspapers after it was reorganized in 1967; was able to get grandfathered protection for its flagship Hampton Roads cluster, it opted to sell channel 3 to Knight Ridder in 1981, who changed the station's calls to WTKR on March 4.
===1981–1986===
WTKR1981.svg|Logo without shadow
WTKR 1985.png|1985 newspaper ad
Wtkr news3.jpg|News logo
Wtkr-121983-ch37.png|"Chips Patrol" promo
Screen Shot 2021-04-24 at 4.16.19 PM.png|On-screen ID (1984)
===1985–1986===
WTKR_1984-85.png|1984 WTKR text ID as part of CBS' "We've Got The Touch" campaign for the 1984-85 season
Wtkr 1985 2.jpg|1985 promo (Sal Urbano)
Screen Shot 2020-06-30 at 5.40.41 PM.png|1985 WTKR News 3 Topical (Sal Urbano)
WTKR 1985.jpg|1985 WTKR text ID as part of CBS' "We've Got the Touch" campaign for the 1985-86 season.
Used concurrently with the 1977 '3' logo in this period.
===1986–1992===
In 1986, coinciding with the launch of the "Discover the Land of the 3" image campaign (developed by Klein & and used until 1990), WTKR adopted a new logo containing an italicized numerical "3" overlaid on white, red, an1985 WTKRd blue stripes.
Knight-Ridder sold WTKR and sister station WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island to Narragansett Television in 1989.
WTKR_1986-87.png|1986 WTKR text ID as part of CBS' "Share the Spirit" campaign for the 1986-87 season.
1986-88 WTKR News 3 Bumper.jpg|April 28, 1988 WTKR News 3 bumper
1986-88 WTKR on-screen bug.jpg|1986-88 WTKR onscreen bug (Michele Harvey)
WTKR_1988.jpg|1987 WTKR text ID as part of CBS' "CBSpriit" campaign for the 1987-88 season.
1986-88 WTKR News 3 copyright tag.jpg|1986-88 WTKR News 3 copyright tag (from end of April 28, 1988 newscast)
April 6, 1989 WTKR ID (Discover the Land of the 3).jpg|1986-90 WTKR "Discover the Land of the 3" station ID
April 3, 1989 WTKR Promo (Win, Lose or Draw).jpg|April 3, 1989 WTKR promo (Win, Lose or Draw)
April 3, 1989 WTKR Promo (Sally Jessy Raphael).jpg|April 3, 1989 WTKR promo (Sally Jessy Raphael)
April 6, 1989 WTKR Live at Five Bumper.jpg|1989 WTKR News 3 Live at Five bumper
April 6, 1989 WTKR News 3 Live at Five Intro.jpg|1989 WTKR News 3 Live at Five intro
April 6, 1989 WTKR News 3 Live at Five onscreen bug.jpg|1989-90 WTKR onscreen bug (Ed Hughes)
November 22, 1989 WTKR ID (CBS In Service to the Community-Stop the Madness PSA).jpg|thumb|November 22, 1989 WTKR ID. This was used on CBS' "In Service to the Community" bumpers preceding the network's "Stop the Madness" public service announcements. Note that the middle stripe in this variant of the logo is green instead of silver.
November 26, 1989 WTKR News 3 Topical (Brian Hill).jpg|thumb|November 26, 1989 WTKR News 3 Topical (Brian Hill)
December 24, 1991 WTKR Promo Graphic (Lou Rawls Parade of Stars).jpg|thumb|December 24, 1991 WTKR Promo (Lou Rawls Parade of Stars)
December 1991 WTKR Project A+ Promo.jpg|thumb|December 1991 WTKR "Project A+" promotion
December 1991 WTKR Your First Team Promo (News 3).jpg|thumb|December 1991 WTKR News 3 "First Team" promo
December 24, 1991 WTKR on-screen bug (Andy Roberts).jpg|thumb|December 24, 1991 WTKR on-screen bug (longtime WTKR weatherman and announcer Andy Roberts)
December 24, 1991 WTKR ID (News 3 Promo).jpg|thumb|December 24, 1991 WTKR News 3 Promo. The "3" here is a transitional logo as WTKR transitioned from the 1986 logo in preparation for its February 1992 "Channel 3 Eyewitness News" rebrand and the logo used until 1994
December 24, 1991 WTKR ID (1992 Winter Olympics).jpg|thumb|December 1991 WTKR ID (1992 Winter Olympics Coverage)
WTKR ID 1991.jpg|Station ID (1991-1992)
===1992–1994===
On February 6, 1992, WTKR dropped the News 3 branding used since 1974 in favor of Eyewitness News. At the same time, WTKR began using this logo in place of the version used since late 1986. The Eyewitness News branding had previously been used in the Hampton Roads market by NBC affiliate WAVY-TV from 1969 to 1981.
File:1992-94 WTKR large top of hour station ID bug (Dark Justice).jpg|1992-94 WTKR top of the hour station ID (during an episode of "Dark Justice")
File:August 1992 WTKR Growing Up Great special promo.jpg|August 1992 WTKR promo for the special "Growing Up Great" alongside co-sponsors Farmco (pharmacy division of Farm Fresh), the Junior League and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters)
WTKR922.png|August 18, 1992 WTKR Eyewitness News promo
WTKR92.png|August 18, 1992 WTKR ID (Eleven at Eleven)
October 31, 1992 WTKR Eyewitness News Promo (The Relations Race).jpg|October 31, 1992 WTKR Eyewitness News Promo (The Relations Race)
October 31, 1992 WTKR Time and Temperature ID (The Little Mermaid - The Series).jpg|1992 WTKR time and temperature on-screen bug (from "The Little Mermaid: The Series")
Wtkrff93.jpg|February 19, 1993 WTKR "Family Feud" promo
Snapshot2022-10-24-19h21m18s529.jpg|February 19, 1993 WTKR Eyewitness News Live at Five Teaser
Snapshot2022-10-24-19h21m41s283.jpg|February 19, 1993 WTKR Eyewitness News Live at Five 2-shot (Ed Hughes and Jane Gardner)
Snapshot2022-10-24-20h22m07s979.jpg|February 14, 1993 WTKR Eyewitness News at 11 promo (Jan Callaghan)
Snapshot2022-10-24-20h48m59s389.jpg|February 14, 1993 WTKR ID (Eleven at Eleven)
===1994–1995===
In 1994, WTKR took on a more simple logo. The newscast were renamed to "TV3 News" and incorporated flashy graphics.
WTKR-1994-95.png
WTKR1994ID.png|Legal bug (1994)
WTKR ID 1994.jpg
File:1994-95 WTKR on-screen bug (A Current Affair).jpg|thumb|1994-95 WTKR on-screen bug during episode of "A Current Affair"
===1995–2002===
In 1995, after Narragansett sold WTKR to The New York Times Company, the station rebranded itself as News Channel 3 and adopted its News Channel branding, which was also used by other of its sister stations at the time.
Wtkr 1995-1997.JPG|1995-1998
WTKR 1.svg|1998–2002
Wtkr News Open.JPG|WTKR NewsChannel 3 open (1995-1997)
Snapshot2022-10-14-19h13m34s487.jpg|1995-97 WTKR NewsChannel 3 on-screen graphics teaser (from October 31, 1995 edition of NewsChannel 3 News at 10 on UPN 27)
Snapshot2022-10-14-19h14m16s896.jpg|1995-97 WTKR NewsChannel 3 close (from October 31, 1995 edition of NewsChannel 3 News at 10 on UPN 27)
1996 WTKR Norfolk Tides ID.jpg|March 1996 WTKR promo for the Norfolk Tides International League baseball team taking on the Toledo Mud Hens
News intro 1995-1999.JPG|WTKR NewsChannel 3 open (1997-1998)
WTKR1998Open.jpeg|NewsChannel 3 open (1998-2000)
WTKR1998Close.jpeg|NewsChannel 3 close (1998)
WTKR1999Close.jpeg|NewsChannel 3 close (1999)
File:WTKR 2000 news open.png|NewsChannel 3 open (2000)
1999-2002.JPG|NewsChannel 3 open (2000-2001)
WTKR open 2001-02.png|NewsChannel 3 open (2001-2002)
WTKRwatermark1999.jpeg|NewsChannel 3 watermark (1998-2002)
WTKRPrimetimeLogo.png|NewsChannel 3 primetime watermark with CBS eye (1998-2002)
WTKR2000Countdown.jpeg|Celebrate 2000 Countdown
CBSEN WTKR Promo 2001.jpeg|CBS Evening News WTKR Promo (2001)
===2002–2016===
The Times left broadcasting entirely in 2007, selling their nine-station group to Local TV. Tribune Broadcasting would then acquire Local TV in 2013.
WTKR 2000s 3 italic.svg|Italicized version
WTKR 2000s.svg|NewsChannel 3 logo (2002–2003)
WTKR 2003.png|Your NewsChannel 3 logo (2003–2007)
WTKR 2007 2.png|NewsChannel 3 logo (2007)
WTKR 2007.png|NewsChannel 3 logo (2007–2008)
WTKR NewsChannel 3.jpg|NewsChannel 3 logo (2008-2016)
WTKR2002Watermark.jpeg|NewsChannel 3 watermark [used for syndication programs] (2002-2009)
WTKRCBSWatermark2002.jpeg|NewsChannel 3 CBS watermark [used for network programs] (2002-2009)
WTKR 2002.jpg|NewsChannel 3 open (2002-2003)
newschannel 3 2003-2006.JPG|Your NewsChannel 3 open (2003-2005)
IMG 3791.jpg|Your NewsChannel 3 open (2005-2006)
WTKR2006Open.jpeg|Your NewsChannel 3 open (2006-2007)
WTKR2007Open.jpeg|NewsChannel 3 Open (2007)
News Channel 3 Open 2007-2008.JPG|NewsChannel 3 open (2007-2009)
News Channel 3 2009-2012..JPG|NewsChannel 3 open (2009-2011)
WTKR Breaking News Open 2008.jpg|Breaking news open (2009-2011)
IMG 3791.JPG|NewsChannel 3 open (2011-2016)
Safeway new.jpg|Emergency Alert System card (2007)
WTKR EAS 2016 Logo.jpg|Emergency Alert System card (2016)
2013 g rated screen from Rio 2..png|Android app icon
===2016–present===
With the adoption of this logo, WTKR also revived the "News 3" branding last used in early 1992. The E. W. Scripps Company acquired WTKR in 2019 as part of Tribune Broadcasting's acquisition by Nexstar Media Group, owners of WAVY and WVBT.
WTKR (2016).svg|Alternate logo
13442146 10153638856436146 5376187956479940911 n.jpg|Profile picture on Facebook
WTKR Engrained 3 Open.png|The "3" numeral seen in its news opening sequence (2016-2020)
WTKR2016NoonOpen.png|WTKR News 3 noon open (2016-2020)
WTKR 5 PM Tribune Open.png|WTKR News 3 5pm open (2016-2020)
WTKR First Warning Weather Open Tribune.png|First Warning Storm Team 3 bumper (2016-2020)
WTKR EAS 2020 Logo.jpg|Emergency Alert System card (2020)
EIyJu3yXYAApRzu.jpg|Breaking news open (2016-2020)
Wtkr-logo-gray.png|Grayscale logo
WTKR 2020.png|Website logo (2020-present)
WTKR Android..PNG|Android app icon
WTKR 2020 ID.png|Station ID (2020)
Vlcsnap-2022-09-16-01h04m16s906.png|WTKR News 3 11pm open (2020-2022; frame A)
Vlcsnap-2022-09-16-01h03m00s293.png|WTKR News 3 11pm open (2020-2022; frame B)
Vlcsnap-2022-09-16-01h02m14s865.png|Breaking news open 1 (2020-present)
WTKR Breaking News Open .png|Breaking news open 2 (2020-present)
WTKR 2022 News Open .png|WTKR News 3 generic daytime open with slogan (2022-2024)
IIINewsOpen2.png|WTKR News 3 generic nighttimee open with slogan and Severe Weather Crawl (2022-2024)
11PMNewsOpen2024.png|WTKR News 3 11pm open (2022-2024)
WTKRNewsApps.png|WTKR News 3 app promo (2022-2024)
WTKRSlogan.png|WTKR News 3 promo with slogan (2022-2024)
WTKRClose.png|WTKR News 3 close (2023)
WTKR5PM2024Open.png|WTKR News 3 5pm open (2024-present)
WTKR6PM2024Open.png|WTKR News 3 6pm open (2024-present)
WTKR news opens
==External links==
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