WPMI-TV first signed on the air on March 12, 1982 and was the first independent station in the state of Alabama.
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In 1994, Burnham Broadcasting soldWALA-TV and three other stations (KHON-TV in Honolulu,WVUE in New Orleans andWLUK-TV in Green Bay, WI) to SF Broadcasting (a joint venture of Savoy Communications andNews Corporation), who announced the four stations would becomeFox affiliates. WALA-TV's NBC affiliation moved to former Fox affiliate WPMI-TV in January 1996.
Paid Programming intro/outro using NBC's 2013 ID graphics
When WPMI revives the NBC 15 branding in 2017, it began to use the 2013 NBC logo and wordmark until March 30, 2024.
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When the same 2017 "15" logo was kept by WPMI, it began to switch to the 2022 NBC peacock and wordmark in its logo on March 30, 2024 starting with the 10PM newscast.
1Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an outsourcing agreement. 2Nominally owned byCunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under anLMA. However, trusts belonging to members of Sinclair's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock. 3Operated byNexstar Media Group under anLMA. 4Owned by Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd. and operated by Sinclair under aLMA. 5Owned by Manhan Media and managed by Sinclair. 6Owned byHoward Stirk Holdings, operated by Sinclair under anLMA. 7Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair. 8Owned byDeerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under anLMA. 9Owned by Roberts Media, but operated by Sinclair. 10Owned by Mitts Telecasting and operated by Sinclair. 11Owned by GOCOM Media and operated by Sinclair. 12Owned by Waitt Broadcasting, but operated by Sinclair under anSSA. 13Owned byGranite Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Sinclair through aJSA andSSA. 14Owned byNew Age Media and operated by Sinclair under anMSA. 15Owned by MPS Media, but operated by New Age Media under anLMA. 16Owned by Main Street Sports Group 17Co-owned with Yankee Global Enterprises,The Blackstone Group,Amazon, RedBird Capital andMubadala Investment Company. 18Co-owned withChicago Cubs. 19Owned by Sinclair and operated byJukin Media. 20Owned by Palm Television, L.P. and operated by Cunningham Broadcasting under anLMA. 21Operated byMarquee Broadcasting under anSSA.