WPLY-TV

WPLY-TV (channel 44) is an independent television station that serves Madison, Wisconsin.
==History==
On October 11, 1978, WPLY-TV signed on for the first time as WHAR-TV. It aired some sitcoms, news broadcasts, and cartoons. 3 years in, they did their first logo change, foreshadowing the fact that Anticipalibow would become the mascot of the station in 1990. At the same time, Gannett would partially own the station from 1981 until 2005. Once the station had its first call sign change, its logo changed for the second time. On June 29, 1990 (28 years before Harvey Girls Forever, WOW!), Anticipalibow (albeit with the name Ribbonette, often nicknamed Ribbie) became the mascot of the station. In 1995, they became a UPN station. In 2003, they changed their call sign to the one we know and love. In 2006, as a result of the merger of UPN and The WB to form The CW, it became independent again. In 2019, Anticipalibow’s design changed to the one we have today. WPLY is still on air to this day.
==Logos==
File:Whar1.png|1978-1981
File:Whar2.png|1981-1985
File:Wpre3.png|1985-1992
File:Wpre4.png|1992-1997
File:WASH5.png|1997-2001
File:WASH6.png|2001-2003
File:WPLY65.png|2003-2010
File:WPLY7.png|2010-2019
File:Preliminarystation.png|2019-present
==UPN Logos ==
File:PREtv.png|1995-1997
File:ASHtv.png|1997-2001
File:ASH2.png|2001-2002
File:ASH3PLY1.png|2002-2006
==Subchannel Logos==
File:1stthrowlogo.png|Subchannel 44.1 (2008-2010)
File:2ndthrowlogo.png|Subchannel 44.1 (2010-2019)
File:Currentthrowlogo.png|Subchannel 44.1 (2019-present)
File:Pridean.png|Subchannel 44.2 (2023-present)
File:Pridenoan.png|Subchannel 44.2 (2023-present) (no Anticipalibow)
File:APN44.png|Subchannel 44.3 (2024-present)
==Trivia== 
*The current logo has a similarity to WUVC's logo in the mid-90's when it was still known as WKFT. However, the logos from 1992-2001 basically somehow copy said WKFT logo.
* It was once planned to become a The WB affiliate in 1999, but the plans were scrapped. They even made a promo and everything!
*They have many social media accounts.
*They, hinted by some of their posts and one of their subchannel affiliates being The Pride Network, support LGBTQ+. They don’t pretend, they really do.
==Tweets (Free to add)==
File:Gaytweet.png|A tweet from Pride Month 2020.
File:WPLYBowTweet.png|A tweet from a day after Harvey Girls Forever! released on Netflix.
== Gallery ==
File:Profilepic.png|Profile picture on all of their social media accounts (2019-present)
File:2010pfp.png|Profile picture on all of their social media accounts (2010-2019)
File:2004pfp.png|Profile picture on all of their social media accounts (2004-2010)
Category:Former UPN affiliates
Category:Independent television stations
Category:Channel 44
Category:Fictional Television stations
Category:Wisconsin
Category:Madison, Wisconsin
Category:Anticipalivision Corporation
Category:The CW subchannel-only affiliated stations
Category:APN subchannel-only affiliated stations
Category:Former WB affiliates
Category:United States
Category:Stations with mascots
Category:Mascots
Category:The Pride Network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1978
Category:1978