WFTS (TheWBfan06’s vision)

Contents
1981–1985	1985–1987	1987–1988	1988–1990
1981–1985	1985–1987	1987–1988	1988–1990	1990–1994	1991–1994

1994–1995		2002–2006	2006-2019
1994–1995	1995-2002	2002–2006	2006-2019	2019-2024	2024–present

1981–1985[]

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Originally signed on the air on December 14, 1981, channel 28 was the flagship station of Family Group Broadcasting, which also owned WFTX-TV, WFGX-TV, WPGX-TV, WVFT-TV, WGBA-TV and WLAX-TV. The Family Group Broadcasting sold WFTS-TV to Capital Cities on April 22, 1984, becoming their first television station in Florida, the group's first (and only) independent station, and the last station to be acquired by the group prior to its merger with ABC.

1985–1987[]

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In March 1985, Capital Cities announced its intent to acquire ABC. In order to comply with the limits imposed by the FCC at the time, Capital Cities opted to sell both WFTS-TV and the ABC owned-and-operated station WXYZ-TV in Detroit to The E.W. Scripps Company, which the sale would be finalized in January 1986.

1987–1990[]

1987–1988[]

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WFTS-TV picked up the Fox affiliation after WTOG disaffiliated from the network. The "28" design was used from 1987 until 2002, when it was temporarily retired in favor of "The WB Tampa Bay", the "28" design would be revived in 2007. Despite having the "FTS" as its call letters and its meaning as "Fox Television Station", Fox Television Stations would not have a station of its own until the swap in 1994, with the affiliation move to then-CBS affiliate WTVT and the acquisition of then-owner New World Communications in 1997.

1988–1990[]

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1990–2002[]

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1990–1995[]

In 1994, Fox programing moved to then-CBS affilate WTVT due to a deal with the then-owner of the station, New World Communications. However, even after it became an Independent Station, WFTS kept it's former affilation's Children's programing due to WTVT declining to carry the Fox Kids Block.

1995–2002[]

Used after WFTS became Tampa Bay's affiliate of The WB television network. This Logo was used by WLWC from 1997 to 2001

2002–2006[]

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WB 28 was rebranded to The WB Tampa Bay in 2002, in full-time for both its general and news programming simultaneously.

2006-2019[]

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Following the fold of UPN and The WB into The CW, WFTS became an affiliate of The CW in September 18, 2006, changing its branding to "Tampa Bay's CW 28".

2019-2024[]

The E. W. Scripps Company sold WFTS to Nexstar Media Group and became a sister station to WFLA-TV and changed its logo and branding to "The CW Tampa Bay" on September 19, 2019.