The station was founded in 1947 as WFIL-TV (the "FIL" was a combination of the call letters of two early radio stations that later merged to form radio sister WFIL; it was merely a coincidence that they were close to a phonetic spelling of "Philadelphia"), the station was owned by Triangle Communications and it was a sister company to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
1947–1948[]
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1948–1956[]
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1956–1962[]
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1962-1963[]
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This design's incorporating the network logo into the numeral "6" could with some accuracy be considered the direct design forerunner of the most recent station logo, shown below, even though it was not/isn't employed as a reference for the later design.
1963–1967[]
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WFIL introduced this logo on Monday, September 11, 1967. This "6" logo has been used by the station since, surviving both a callsign and ownership change, with some secondary design elements being changed along the way.
WPVI-TV[]
On Tuesday, April 27, 1971, WFIL-TV became the current WPVI-TV after Triangle sold the station to Capital Cities Communications, Inc. Then-announcer Paul Norton reassured viewers "It's STILL Channel 6."
1971–present[]
1971–1997[]
The change of the station call sign which led/leads into a revision of the Channel 6 logo which used the same type font style as previously back in 1967.
In 1986, Capital Cities bought ABC and changed its name to Capital Cities/ABC. This led to WPVI becoming a flagship station to the network alongside WABC-TV in New York.
1997–2010[]
In 1996, The Walt Disney Company absorbed Capital Cities/ABC into itself to giving rise to the Disney-ABC Television Group which still exists at the present time. The station logo design, however, did not/didn't immediately reflect this take-over of the station's parent network.
2010–2021[]
In 2010, WPVI-TV's new logo was/is given an update; while the "6" design remained the same as it has been since it first debuted on Monday, September 11, 1967, A blue circle with a white outline was/is added, which made it look more similar to the logos used by most of WPVI-TV's fellow ABC O&O television stations. The Red ABC Circle logo located on the bottom right of the "6" was changed to the black circle version that the network had been using since 1962.
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Moreover, at the bottom right of the "6" was changed to the black "sphere" version that the network had been using since 2007 and it was/it's also slightly enlarged.
2013–2021[]
The logo used since 2010 remained the same but with a minor change as the ABC Circle logo was modified.
ESPN College Football (Saturday Night Football) | Battle of the Network Stars | ESPY Awards | NBA on ESPN | WNBA on ESPN | X Games
Former programming: ABC College Football | ABC's Wide World of Sports | The American Sportsman | Arena Football League on ESPN | College Basketball on ABC | ESPN Sports Saturday | Fight of the Week | IndyCar Series on ESPN | Major League Baseball on ABC | Monday Night Football | NASCAR on ESPN | NHL on ABC | Olympics on ABC | PGA Tour on ABC | Professional Bowlers Tour | The Superstars
U.S. radio stations ESPN Radio | ESPN Deportes Radio | ESPN Xtra | ESPNU Radio | ESPN All Access
International: Australia (ESPN2) | Brazil (2 | Extra) | Caribbean | Latin America (ESPN+ | 2 | 3) | ESPN 5 (Philippines)3 | UK1 | Sony ESPN (HD) (India)4
Canadian networks (Co-Owned with Bell Media): The Sports Network (TSN1 | TSN2 | TSN3 | TSN4 | TSN5) | RDS | RDS2 | RDS Info | ESPN Classic Canada
Current ventures: ESPN+ | ESPN.com | ESPN Deportes.com | ESPN Broadband | ESPN Events | ESPN Films | ESPN Home Entertainment | ESPN The Magazine | ESPN Deportes La Revista | ESPN Books | ESPY Awards | ESPN Integration | The Undefeated | WatchESPN
Defunct ventures: ESPN Extra | ESPN Now | ESPN West | Arena Football League (minority stake, 2006–2009) | ESPN Star Sports (equity stake, 1994–2013) | ESPNews Asia (1996–2013) | ESPN 3D (2010–2013) | ESPN America (2002–2013) | ESPN Buzzer Beater (2010–2017) | ESPN Classic (UK) (2006–2013) | ESPN Full Court (1995–2015) | ESPN GamePlan (1996–2015) | ESPN HD (2003–2011) | ESPN HS (1997–2012) | ESPN MVP (2005–2006) | ESPN Plus (1996–2009) | NHL Network Canada (2001–2015) | SEC TV (2009–2014) | Grantland (2011–2015) | ESPN Zone (1998–2018)
U.S. sports broadcasting rights: AFL | College Basketball | College Football | Golf | High School Football | MLB | MLS (MLS Game of the Week | MLS Soccer Sunday) | NFL | NBA | WNBA | Tennis | X Games Former sports broadcasting rights: IndyCar Series | NASCAR | NHL | Thoroughbred Racing on ESPN
Other properties: FiveThirtyEight | Jayski's Silly Season Site | ESPN FC | ESPNF1 | ESPNscrum | Scouts Inc. | TrueHoop | ESPNcricinfo
Current programming: 30 for 30 | Around the Horn | Baseball Tonight | The Beat | College Football Final | College Football Live | College Football Scoreboard | College Basketball Live | College GameDay (Basketball) | College Gameday (Football) | College GameNight | E:60 | First Take | ESPN2 Garage | The Fantasy Show | Get Up! | Golic and Wingo | Highly Questionable | Intentional Talk2 | Jalen & Jacoby | The Jump | Monday Night Countdown | NBA Coast to Coast | NBA Countdown | NBA Shootaround | NBA Tonight | NFL Insiders | NFL Live | NFL Matchup | NFL Primetime | Outside The Lines | Pardon the Interruption | SportsCenter (SportsCenter:AM | SportsCenter Face to Face with Hannah Storm | SportsCenter Coast-to-Coast | SC @ Night | SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt | X Center | SportsCenterU) | SportsNation | Sunday NFL Countdown | WNBA Shootaround | World Cup Live
Former programming: 1st and 10 | 2 Minute Drill | Baseball 2Day | BassCenter | Battle of the Gridiron Stars | Beg, Borrow and Deal | Bonds on Bonds | Bound for Glory | The Bronx is Burning | Cheap Seats | Cold Pizza | The Contender | Dream Job | ESPN Friday Night Fights | ESPN Hollywood | His & Hers | I'd Do Anything | Jim Rome is Burning | Knight School | Madden Nation | Mike & Mike | MLS ExtraTime | MLS Primetime Thursday | MLS Soccer Saturday | MMA Live | NASCAR Countdown | NASCAR Now | NFL 32 | NHL 2Night | Nine for IX | Olbermann | Playmakers | Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | RPM 2Night | SC6 with Michael and Jemele | SpeedWeek | SportsNight | The Sports Reporters | Stump the Schwab | Sunday Night Football | Talk2 | Tilt | Upscripted with Chris Connelly | Up Close
1Operated by BT under license. 2Also airs on MLB Network. 3Partnership with TV5 Network Inc. 4Partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India.
International channels Disney Channel Asia | Africa | Bulgaria | Canada (French)12 | Czech Republic | France | Germany | Greece | Hong Kong | Hungary | India | Israel | Japan | Latin America | Malaysia | Middle East | Moldova | Netherlands and Flanders | Norway | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Scandinavia | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Taiwan | Thailand | Turkey | Vietnam
Disney Junior Africa | Canada12 | France | India | Israel | Latin America | Middle East | Netherlands and Flanders | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Scandinavia | Spain |
Disney XD Africa | Canada12 | Latin America | Netherlands and Flanders | Poland | Slovenia | Southeast Asia
Fox Asia | Africa | Balkans | Belgium | Bulgaria | Estonia | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Italy | Japan | Moldova | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Russia | Spain | Taiwan | Turkey | UK and Ireland
Fox Movies/Premium Asia (Action | Family) | Balkans | Brazil (1 | 2) | Latin America (Action | Cinema | Classics | Family | Comedy | Movies | Series) | Philippines | Taiwan | Middle East
Fox Sports Asia (2| 3) | Brazil (2) | Chile | Japan | Latin America (2 | 3 | Premium) | Netherlands | Peru
FX Asia | Latin America
National Geographic Latin America (Kids) | National Geographic Wild (Africa | Asia | Australia | Canada | Europe | India | Latin America | Middle East) | Nat Geo Music | Nat Geo People (HD)
Other channels 24Kitchen | BabyTV | Channel V | Fox Comedy | Fox Crime | Fox Rewayat | Cinecanal | RTL Zwei | Sky Cinema Disney10 | Star Channel (Latin America) | STAR Chinese Channel | STAR Chinese Movies | STAR Chinese Movies Legend | Super RTL23 | TOGGO Plus23 | TVN18 | Viajar | Voyage | TV Chile19 | Canal 24 Horas19
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Radio networks ABC Audio | ABC News Radio | ABC News Now | ESPN Radio | ESPN Xtra
Radio stations Radio Disney Country station:KRDC Radio Disney stations:Rádio Disney Brasil8 | Radio Disney Peru ESPN Radio stations: KESN5 | KSPN | WEPN | WEPN-FM1 | WMVP22
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Disneyland Resort (Disneyland Park | Disney California Adventure) | Walt Disney World (Magic Kingdom | EPCOT | Disney's Hollywood Studios | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Disney's Typhoon Lagoon | Disney's Blizzard Beach) | Tokyo Disney Resort (Tokyo Disneyland | Tokyo DisneySea) | Disneyland Paris (Disneyland Park | Walt Disney Studios Park) | Hong Kong Disneyland | Shanghai Disney Resort | Disney Cruise Line | Disney Vacation Club | Adventures by Disney | Disney Publishing Worldwide (Disney Comics | Disney English | Disney Press | Disney–Lucasfilm Press) | The Muppets Studio | Disney Interactive | Gamestar | Disney Mobile | Playdom | 20th Century Fox Consumer Products | 20th Century Fox Games | Fox Digital Entertainment | Disney Store | ShopDisney | Walt Disney Imagineering | FoxNext
Disney Streaming Services:BAMTech Media (75%) | Disney Digital Network | ESPN+ | Hulu (67%) (United States and Japan)20 | Disney+ | FX Now (United States) | Fox+ (Asia) | Fox App (Latin America) | Disney+ Hotstar (India) | Star+ (Latin America)
Other assets A&E Networks (50%)6 | DGamer | CDVU+ | Disney Institute | Disney Research | Disney DVD (Others) | Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix | Disney's Fast Play | Disney Movie Insiders | Disney Blu-ray Disc | Disney Blu-ray 3D | Disney Second Screen | Disney's Fastpass | Disneytek | ABCtek | LucasArts | Industrial Light and Magic | Skywalker Sound | Disney Classics | Disney D23 | Vice Media (26%) | Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment4 | Fox Networks Group | Fox Studios Australia | FOX Telecolombia | Disney Interactive | National Geographic Partners (73%) | FOX Producciones Originales | Buena Vista Original Productions | Patagonik Film Group
US networks: A&E (HD) | Crime + Investigation (HD) | FYI (HD) | History (HD) | History en Español | Lifetime (HD) | Lifetime Movies (HD) | LRW (HD) | Military History | Viceland1
Latin America2: A&E (HD) | History (HD) | History 2 (HD) | Lifetime3 (HD)
United Kingdom & Ireland:4 Blaze | Crime & Investigation | History | H2 | Lifetime
Defunct: The Entertainment Channel | Alpha Repertory Television Service | The History Channel India | The Biography Channel UK and Ireland | The Biography Channel Latin America | Lifetime Moms
1Joint venture with Vice Media. 2Joint venture with Ole Communications. 3Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television. 4Joint venture with Sky Limited. 5Joint venture with AMC Networks International. 6Joint venture with TV18.
Notes 1Disney manages and operates this station owned by Emmis Communications. 2Disney manages film catalog created for ABC; remainder of library controlled by Bristol-Myers Squibb. 3Disney manages and operates this television and interactive units by Saban Capital Group. 4Joint venture with Paramount Pictures. 5Operated by Cumulus Media under an LMA. 6Joint venture with the Hearst Corporation, which owns 20% of ESPN and 50% of A&E Networks. 7Co-owned with Westinghouse Broadcasting (aka Group W) 8Joint verture with Rádio Holding Participações Ltda. 9Joint venture with Electronic Arts. 10Joint venture with Sky Limited. 11Joint venture with Telefónica. 12Owned by Corus Entertainment. 13Joint venture with Sky Network Television. 14Joint venture with Global Group. 16Joint venture with Apollo Global Management. 17Joint venture with GMA Network Inc. 18Joint venture with CJ E&M. 19Joint venture with Televisión Nacional de Chile. 20Co-owned with NBCUniversal 21Co-owned with ViacomCBS 22Operated by Good Karma Brands under an LMA. 23Co-owned with Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland (RTL Group)
24Joint venture with Rede Globo.
