KATU originally signed on the air on March 15, 1962, as an independent station on VHF channel 2 and was owned-and-operated by Seattle, Washington-based Fisher Communications, who later opted to affiliate the station with ABC, which at the time was seen on KPTV (channel 12).
1966–1968
1968–2000
The logo design was slightly changed in its 32-year lifespan.
1968–1976
1968–1970
1970–1976
Station ID (1978)
1976–1992
1976–1991
Logo with call letters
Alternate logo (1988–1991)
Alternate logo with call letters (1988–1991)
"Still the One" ID (1979–1980)
"You & Me & Channel 2" ID (1980-81)
"Now is The Time, Channel 2 is The Place!" ID (1981-82)
"Come on Along with Channel 2!" ID (1982-83)
"That Special Feeling on Channel 2!" ID (1983-84)
"We're With you on Channel 2, With You!" ID (1984-85)
"You'll Love It on Channel 2" ID #1 (1985-86)
"You'll Love It on Channel 2" ID #2 (1985-86)
"You'll Love It on Channel 2" ID #3 (1985-86)
"Something's Happening on Channel 2" ID (1987-88)
"Something's Happening on Channel 2" ID (1988-89)
"Something's Happening, Here on Channel 2" ID (1989-90)
1Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an outsourcing agreement. 2Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of Sinclair's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock. 3Operated by Nexstar Media Group under an LMA. 4Owned by Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd., operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 5Owned by Howard Stirk Holdings, operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 6Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair. 7Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 8Owned by New Age Media and operated by Sinclair under an MSA. 9Owned by MPS Media, but operated by New Age Media under an LMA. 10Owned by Main Street Sports Group. 11Co-owned with Yankee Global Enterprises, The Blackstone Group, Amazon, RedBird Capital and Mubadala Investment Company. 12Co-owned with Chicago Cubs. 13Owned by Palm Television, L.P. and operated by Cunningham Broadcasting under an LMA. 14Operated by Marquee Broadcasting under an SSA. 15Owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group, but operated by Sinclair under an SSA. 16Owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group, but operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 17Owned and operated directly by Cunningham. 18Owned by Sinclair, but operated by Rincon Broadcasting Group under an SSA.
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