KABC-TV

1949–1954
KABC-TV originally signed on the air on September 16, 1949, as KECA-TV and has been owned-and-operated by ABC since its inception. The station's call sign was named after Los Angeles broadcasting pioneer Earle C. Anthony, whose initials were also present on channel 7's then-sister radio station, KECA (790 AM, now KABC).

1954–1956
On February 1, 1954, KECA-TV changed its call sign to the current KABC-TV.

1962–1997
In 1962, ABC commissioned designer G. Dean Smith to create a proprietary logo for its owned-and-operated stations, known as the "Circle 7". This logo has since expanded into use by many ABC stations not owned by the network. It predates Paul Rand's ABC logo by 4 months. This can be still seen as a patch on the station's news anchors, albeit in gold.

1996–present
This logo's design is shared with sister station KGO-TV in San Francisco.

2000–2007
As of November 2021, this is still used outside (and even on some parts inside) the station's Glendale, CA studios, as well as a handful of its news vans and helicopters.

2007–2012
Like with the previous logo, this is still used on a handful of its news vans and helicopters. This was also still briefly used in the station's Sports Zone openings, even after the debut of the next 2 logos.

2013–2021


As of November 2021, this is still used in tandem with the next one, as it is still seen on air on its Eyewitness News newscasts, on its website, and even as a temporary on screen bug during syndicated programming.