KTLA Logo History

Here is a logo history of one of the oldest television stations in the United States. I hope that you will enjoy this video, and thank you for watching.

[@TheRenard10]

I'm 5 days late, but happy birthday to KTLA! 🎂🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 It debuted January 22, 1947!

[@RedTyphoon]

12:51 - I saw this during the KidsWB block; my brain immediately remembered.

[@pauljohn8433]

Ownership changes:
Paramount pictures corporation (1947-1968)
Golden West broadcasters (1968-1988) (in addition to LA station KMPC radio, 710 AM)
Tribune Broadcasting (1988-2018) (in addition to New York station WPIX TV 11 & Chicago station WGN radio and television)
Nexstar media group (2018-)
As of 2018, all Tribune owned stations were sold out to Nexstar media group, making it the largest television group in terms of markets.
Call sign meaning:
T - television
LA - Los Angeles
Affiliation changes:
Paramount (1947-1953)
Independent (1953-1995)
The WB (1995-2006)
The CW (2006-)

[@gidzmobug2323]

The K indicates that the station is west of the Mississippi. Stations east have a W.

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

I did not know that KTLA channel 5 is part of Tribune Broadcasting. : )

[@gidzmobug2323]

It was till very recently. Nexstar owns it now.

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

@@gidzmobug2323 Ok. What’s Nexstar?

[@gidzmobug2323]

@@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624 Nexstar is a media company. They bought all of the stations that Tribune owned (including KTLA).

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

@@gidzmobug2323 OK, thanks for telling me what Nexstar is. : )

[@iamdanielmcgee]

KTLA 5 “L.A.’s Very Own”

[@CappyDash]

KTLA was a cool indepedent station until The WB and The CW both destroyed it.

[@gidzmobug2323]

How did they ruin it for you?

[@RedTyphoon]

The News is great here.

[@kuronoch.1441]

well Tribune got wrecked by the 2008 financial crisis, so...

[@derrickquintero1489]

It's mostly news during the weekday. Two hours for CW.