WCNC-TV

==WCTU-TV==
===1967–1971===
North Carolina's first independent station, WCTU, signed on the air on July 9, 1967.
==WRET-TV==
In 1971, Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System purchased WCTU and renamed it WRET which stood for his full name: Robert Edward Turner. 
===1971–1976===
===1976–1980===
On July 1, 1978, WRET-TV joined NBC when former affiliate WSOC-TV switched to ABC. Turner had committed into investing $2.5 million for station improvements.
==WPCQ-TV==
===1980–1981===
In early 1980, Westinghouse Broadcasting acquired WRET for $20 million — then the largest station sale at that time — so that Ted Turner could finance CNN, and changed its call letters on September 29 of that year to WPCQ standing for "People, the Carolinas, the Queen City". The station rebranded as Q36 to coincide with the callsign change.
===1981–1985===
WPCQ-TV 36 NBC 1982.png|"We're 36, Just Watch Us Now!" ID(1982-1983)
WPCQ-TV 1984.png|"36, Let's All Be There" ID(1984-1985)
From 1981 to 1985, WPCQ used the distinctive Group W typeface.
===1986–1988===
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Westinghouse sold WPCQ to Renaissance Broadcasting in 1986 and the Group W font was subsequently dropped in favor of this Serpentine-based logo.
===1988–1989 ===
In its last year under the WPCQ callsign, channel 36 became known as "Today's 36".
==WCNC-TV==
===1989–1996===
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The Providence Journal Company acquired WPCQ in 1988. On September 3, 1989; WCNC adopted its current call letters.
===1996–2006===
====1996–1998====
Beginning in 1996, the station was branded on-air as "NBC 6", in reference to its cable channel location. 1997 saw Belo acquire The Providence Journal Company, including WCNC.
WCNC 6News (1996).svg|6 News logo
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====1998–2006====
6news.png|NBC 6 News horizontal logo (1998-2006)
6newstv.jpg|NBC 6 News vertical logo (1998-2006)
Skymax.gif|Skylmax 6 Weather logo (1998-2006)
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===2006–2008===
WCNC quietly shed that moniker to go by its call letters in 2004, seeking to avoid potential confusion in ratings diaries. By 2006, the cable channel position was dropped.
===2008–2012===
In 2008, WCNC began using its over-the-air channel number again, with Carolinas' NewsChannel 36 being the new brand.
WCNC logo.jpg|2008-2012
WCNC 2012.jpg|Mid 2012
Wcnc2012.jpg|Mid-late 2012
WCNC generic open 2008-2010.png|Generic open (2008-2010)
===2012–2014===
In 2012, the station changed its name to "NBC Charlotte", dropping the "36" entirely.
WCNC Olympics old.svg|Olympics logo (2013-2014)
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WCNC open (2012-2014).png|News open
===2014–2020===
WCNC joined Gannett in 2013 with that company's acquisition of Belo. WCNC revealed a new logo on July 31, 2014, as well as adopting Gannett's corporate graphics. The station reverted back to its call letters, but they are used alongside the name "NBC Charlotte".
Wcnc-logo.jpg|Vertical version with the 3D 2011 NBC peacock
WCNC NBC Charlotte News Open 2014.jpg|News open (2014-2018)
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WCNC Olympics.svg|Olympics logo (2016-2018)
WCNC Olympics Print.svg|Olympics print logo
WCNC_(2017)_Print.svg|Print logo
===2020–present===
This logo is similar to that of NBC-owned New England Cable News (NECN).
WCNC_2020_Olympics.svg|Olympics logo (2020-present)
WCNC 2020 (print).svg|Print logo
WCNC_2020_Olympics_Print.svg|Olympics print logo
WCNC Social.svg|Social media logo
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==External links==
*WCNC.com
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