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The Circle 7 logo is one of the most classic and familiar television station logos in the United States. Designed in the early 1960s for the ABC Television Network's five owned and operated stations (O&Os), the logo, or a version of it, is currently being used not only by ABC stations and affiliates, but also by a number of TV broadcasters around the world. Circle 7 Animation was a division of Disney specializing in computer generated imagery (CGI) animation. ... Image File history File links Circle7logo. ... This article is about a television transmitting location or company. ... For other uses, see Logo (disambiguation). ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... In the television industry (especially in North America), an owned and operated station (frequently abbreviated as O&O) is a television station that is owned by the network with which it is associated. ...

History and information

The Circle 7 logo was designed by G. Dean Smith, and first used in 1962 by ABC for its five owned and operated stations (O&Os): WABC-TV in New York City, KABC-TV in Los Angeles, WBKB-TV (now WLS-TV) in Chicago, KGO-TV in San Francisco and WXYZ-TV in Detroit. When ABC applied for TV licenses in the late 1940s, it was thought that the low-band (channels 2 through 6) TV channels would be discontinued, thus making these five stations broadcasting on VHF channel 7 the lowest on the TV dial. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., ABC's corporate parent, registered the Circle 7 logo with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1962. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... In the television industry (especially in North America), an owned and operated station (frequently abbreviated as O&O) is a television station that is owned by the network with which it is associated. ... , WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... WLS-TV abc Disney 7 is an American television station in Chicago, Illinois and thats owned and operated by the abc-TV Network & The Walt Disney Company. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... KGO-TV (ABC7) is an owned-and-operated television station of The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC, based in San Francisco, California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... WXYZ-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company and is Scripps largest TV station. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ... Channel 7 can mean: A small US-based personal computer game developer most famous for Iron Seed, a game set in space. ...

When WABC adopted the Eyewitness News format in 1968, all reporters and anchors were required to wear a blazer with a Circle 7 patch (in later years a lapel pin) when they appeared on the air—a marketing practice that spread to the other ABC O&Os. WEWS also did something similar with using a Circle 5 pin. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... WEWS (Channel 5) is the local ABC network affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ...

WABC-TV, WJLA-TV and WLS-TV

The Circle 7 logo was designed to be interchangeable with the circular ABC logo in network and channel imaging, although many current variations of the Circle 7 have incorporated the ABC logo itself (see below). It also was used as the name Circle 7 Productions of the production company for locally-produced programming by ABC owned-and-operated stations prior to takeover by Capital Cities. ABC7 New York (WABC) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... ABC7 New York (WABC) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... , WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. ... WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC television affiliate in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station News Channel 8. ... WLS-TV abc Disney 7 is an American television station in Chicago, Illinois and thats owned and operated by the abc-TV Network & The Walt Disney Company. ... This article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. ...

This logo has become iconic in local television, largely due to the presence of the logo in major markets. Today, many other ABC affiliates around the United States which broadcast on channel 7 are allowed to use the Circle 7 logo. Such stations include KATV in Little Rock, Arkansas, WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. (which used its own stylized version until 2001, when it adopted the original version), KLTV in Tyler, Texas, WVII-TV in Bangor, Maine, KVII-TV in Amarillo, Texas, KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico, KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas, KSWO-TV in Lawton, Oklahoma, KRCR-TV in Redding, California, WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee (formerly used on WTVW in Evansville when it was ABC affiliated). KMGH in Denver uses a variation of the circle 7 logo, and places the ABC logo in the same position as the other stations. KATV (referred to as KATV 7 or Channel 7 News), is an affiliate station of ABC serving the Little Rock television market and central Arkansas. ... Little Rock redirects here. ... WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC television affiliate in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station News Channel 8. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... KLTV is a television station in Tyler, Texas, USA. It is an ABC network affiliate, and it broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and digital signal on channel 10. ... Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas, United States. ... WVII is an ABC-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 7 in Bangor, Maine. ... For other places with the same name, see Bangor. ... KVII-TV, better known as ProNews7, is an ABC affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas. ... Amarillo redirects here. ... KOAT is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Albuquerque redirects here. ... KVIA channel 7 is a ABC affiliate in El Paso, Texas. ... El Paso redirects here. ... KSWO-TV (branded as 7 News) is the ABC affiliate located in Lawton, Oklahoma but also serves Wichita Falls, Texas. ... Lawton is a city in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. ... KRCR-TV News Channel 7 (formerly known as Channel 7R) is an ABC affiliated station which serves parts of Northern California north of Sacramento, including the towns of Redding and Chico. ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding (pop. ... WBBJ (channel 7) is the ABC affiliate located in Jackson, Tennessee. ... Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. ... WTVW is an affiliate of the Fox Network in Evansville, Indiana. ... KMGH-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Denver, Colorado. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ...

The low-VHF channels 2-6 never were discontinued, but were subject to greatly-reduced power limits as a result of the 2009 DTV transition in the US, leaving relatively few stations willing to remain on these channels under these restrictions. A station limited to 20kW or less on channel 6 could apply for up to 65kW of power on channel 7-13 or 1000kW UHF. This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... Channel 6, also marketed as Six, are an Irish cable and satellite television operating, intending to launch on the Dublin, Waterford and Cork cable systems formerly owned by NTL, and Sky Digital in September 2005. ... Channel 7 can mean: A small US-based personal computer game developer most famous for Iron Seed, a game set in space. ... WNET (Thirteen/WNET) is an American television station licensed by the FCC to serve Newark, New Jersey. ... Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ...

KABC-TV, and KGO-TV

Note: WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio uses the circle as part of its logo. But instead of using a Circle 7, WEWS uses the Circle 5 variation. An older version is still used on West Palm Beach, Florida's NBC affiliate, WPTV. Since WEWS went high definition on January 7, 2007, the Circle Five looks like a brother of the Circle 7, similar to WABC-TV in New York City, New York and KABC-TV in Los Angeles, California. Logo for KABC-TV (Los Angeles) and KGO-TV (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Logo for KABC-TV (Los Angeles) and KGO-TV (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. ... KGO-TV (ABC7) is an owned-and-operated television station of The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC, based in San Francisco, California. ... WEWS (Channel 5) is the local ABC network affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... This article is about the television network. ... WPTV is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Gold and Treasure Coasts of Florida. ... , WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

Due to its popularity, several variations have arisen for use by non-ABC affiliates.

Boston's three Circle 7 logos over the last 30+ years

In addition, the channel 7 brand in Boston, Massachusetts has had three different Circle 7 logos. In the mid-1970s, as WNAC, it had a logo similar to the ABC logos (except it was a white "7" inside a filled circle). That logo was abandoned in 1977 for a Times-Serif-Italic "7". In 1987, as WNEV, the filled-circle came back, and inside was a "7" made up of 7 small white dots. That logo was abandoned shortly after the sale of the now-WHDH to WSVN, after which WHDH took on WSVN's Circle 7. WHDH still uses the WSVN logo to this day. Image File history File linksMetadata Circle7boston. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Circle7boston. ... WHDH redirects here. ... Boston redirects here. ... WSVN is the FOX-affiliated television station for South Florida. ...

International

• ATN-7 in Sydney, Australia used a circle 7 in the 1960s that resembled the ABC O&O version, but had the top line of the 7 extend out of the circle as an arrow. ATN-7, along with other Seven Network stations in Australia, later used other variations of the circle 7 logo from the early 1970s until 2000. [1]
• The GMA Network in the Philippines used a circle 7 logo in the 1970s and 1980s to identify its channel designation in Metro Manila. (See: GMA Network logos)
• Malaysia's ntv7 also uses a circle 7 logo that greatly resembles the one used originally on the ABC O&Os, though the 7's tail is curved differently from both the ABC and Seven Network versions.
• Brazil's Rede Record used in the 1970s, when it was called simply TV Record in São Paulo, a text logo all in capital letters, but the O was replaced by a circle 7 logo.
• Argentina's state broadcaster Canal 7 used from 1999 to 2002, a circle 7 logo, but the 7 was scripted.
• Telecadena 7/4 in Honduras uses a 7/4 logo, to identify their San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa stations, respectively.

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List of stations using the circle 7 logo

ABC affiliates on channel 7

All ABC stations broadcasting on channel 7 use one form or another of the circle 7 logo

• WABC-TV (O&O)¹
• KABC-TV (O&O)¹
• WLS-TV (O&O)¹
• KGO-TV (O&O)¹
• WXYZ-TV (Former O&O)¹
• WJLA¹
• WVII-TV¹
• WWSB (station airs on channel 40)
• WZVN (station airs on channel 26)
• KOAT¹
• WKBW-TV
• WBBJ¹
• KMGH
• KVIA-TV¹
• KVII¹
• KATV¹
• KLTV¹
• KETV
• KSWO-TV¹
• KRCR-TV¹
• KTGM (station airs on channel 14)

¹ Denotes user of the original Circle 7 design , WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. ... KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. ... WLS-TV abc Disney 7 is an American television station in Chicago, Illinois and thats owned and operated by the abc-TV Network & The Walt Disney Company. ... KGO-TV (ABC7) is an owned-and-operated television station of The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC, based in San Francisco, California. ... WXYZ-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company and is Scripps largest TV station. ... WJLA, Washingtons ABC7 is the local ABC affiliate in Washington, DC, and is located on channel 7 (digital channel 39). ... WVII-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 7 in Bangor, Maine. ... WWSB, Channel 40 (Cable and virtual channel 7), is the ABC affiliate for Sarasota, Florida. ... WZVN is the ABC television affiliate based in Naples, Florida. ... KOAT is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... WKBW-TV, Channel 7 is a television station in Buffalo, New York. ... WBBJ (channel 7) is the ABC affiliate located in Jackson, Tennessee. ... KMGH is a television station on VHF Channel 7 (175. ... KVIA-TV is an ABC affiliate in El Paso, Texas. ... KVII-TV is an ABC affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas. ... KATV (referred to as KATV 7 or Channel 7 News), is an affiliate station of ABC serving the Little Rock television market and central Arkansas. ... KLTV is a television station in Tyler, Texas, USA. It is an ABC network affiliate, and it broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and digital signal on channel 10. ... KETV channel 7 is the ABC affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska and is owned by Hearst-Argyle Television. ... KSWO-TV (branded as 7 News) is the ABC affiliate located in Lawton, Oklahoma but also serves Wichita Falls, Texas. ... KRCR-TV News Channel 7 (formerly known as Channel 7R) is an ABC affiliated station which serves parts of Northern California north of Sacramento, including the towns of Redding and Chico. ... KTGM is a full-power television station located in Tamuning, Guam transmitting over analog channel 14, digital 17. ...

Non ABC

• KTVB (NBC)
• WSVN (Fox)
• WHDH (NBC)
• WHIO-TV (CBS)
• WSAW-TV (CBS)
• KIRO-TV (CBS)
• KWWL (NBC)
• WJHG (NBC)
• WWNY-TV (CBS)
• KOAM-TV (CBS)
• KPLC-TV (NBC)
• WDAM-TV (NBC)

KTVB Idahos NewsChannel 7 is a television station in Boise, Idaho, affiliated with the NBC network, that broadcasts on analog VHF channel 7 and digital UHF channel 26. ... This article is about the television network. ... WSVN is the FOX-affiliated television station for South Florida. ... FOX redirects here. ... WHDH redirects here. ... WHIO-TV is a television station in Dayton, Ohio. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... WSAW-TV, channel 7, is a CBS television affiliate serving north central Wisconsin. ... KIRO-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Seattle, Washington. ... KWWL is a television station operating out of Waterloo, Iowa. ... WJHG, channel 7 is the NBC affiliate for Panama City, Florida. ... WWNY-TV is a television station serving the Watertown, New York market. ... KOAM-TV is the CBS affiliate in the Pittsburg, Kansas / Joplin, Missouri market. ... KPLC is the FCC identification call sign for TV channel 7, licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana. ... WDAM-TV is the NBC affiliate station for southern Mississippi. ...

International

• NTV7 (Malaysia)

Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad, offering premium and distinctive wholesome entertainment, information and education programmes for the discerning TV viewers in Malaysia. ...

Past users of the logo

• ATN-7 (Seven Network) (Australia)
• GMA-7 (Philippines)
• WTVW (was ABC, now a Fox affiliate)

ATN-7 is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... GMA Network, Inc. ... WTVW is an affiliate of the Fox Network in Evansville, Indiana. ... FOX redirects here. ...

Sources

• "New '7' logo designed for KGO-TV (ch.7)", Broadcasting, v. 63, July-August 1962
• "Designed Symbols for AT&T, ABC Stations Dean Smith; Corporate Logo Creator", Los Angeles Times, March 28, 1987
• Station logos as seen in vintage TV guides and screen captures