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1949–1951 1951–1953 1953–1954 1954–1955 1955–1956 1956 1956–1957
1957–1958 1958–1959 1959 1959–1962 1962–1954 1964–1966 1966–1969
1957–1958 1958–1959 1959 1959–1962 1962–1954 1964–1966 1966–1969
1969–1970 1970–1972 1972–1975 1975–1984 1984–1991 1991–1999 1999–2007, 2019–2022 (main)
1969–1970 1970–1972 1972–1975 1975–1984 1984–1991 1991–1999 1999–2007, 2019–2022 (main)
2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2019, 2019–2022 (secondary) 2022–2023 2023–present
2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2019, 2019–2022 (secondary) 2022–2023 2023–present

WOW-TV

1949–1951

WOW-TV Omaha

Originally signed on the air as WOW-TV on August 29, 1949 on VHF channel 6, the station was first owned by Radio Station WOW, Inc., alongside WOW radio (590 AM, now KXSP, and 92.3 FM, now KEZO-FM). The Meredith Corporation purchased the WOW stations in 1951.

1951–1953

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1953–1954

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1954–1955

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1955–1956

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In 1956, after the radio stations dropped their longtime affiliation with the NBC Red Network in favor of the CBS Radio Network, WOW-TV switched affiliations with KMTV-TV and became Omaha's CBS television affiliate.

1956

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1956–1957

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1957–1958

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1958–1959

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1959

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1959–1962

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1962–1964

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1964–1966

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1966–1969

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1969–1970

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1970–1972

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1972–1975

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This logo is based on then-owner Meredith's template.

WOWT (-TV)

1975–1984

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WOW-TV changed its callsign on July 9, 1975, to the current WOWT, after Meredith sold channel 6 to the San Francisco, California–based Chronicle Publishing Company and then-FCC rules prohibiting the use of the same callsigns by different owners of the time.

1984–1991

WOWT (1984)

1984–1986

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1986–1991

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WOWT swapped affiliations again with KMTV-TV on June 29, 1986, returning the NBC affiliation back to channel 6 after 30 years.

1991–present

WOWT 6

1991–1999

WOWT logo

1999–2007, 2019–2022 (main)

WOWT 1999 Logo

2007–2010

WOWT 2007
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WOWT introduced a 3D variation of the previous logo, which it would phase out of branding sometime in 2019.

2010–2012

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Very similar to the last logo, but removing the "-DT" section.

2012–2019, 2019–2022 (secondary)

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2022–2023

WOWT '22

WOWT revised its longtime logo on August 21, 2022 along with an updated graphics package and music ("This Is The Place" by Stephen Arnold Music); the box was eventually removed with the change.

2023–present

WOWT 2023

WOWT would drop the "NBC 6" branding, and remove the NBC peacock from its logo, in December 2023.

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