KTML-DT

1972-1975


KTML started off as a independent run kids network for Tristate, Mareland. Before Tristate got a PBS or NET affilate, they used KTML to air Sesame Street before moving to to KTEN  Tristate's PBS affilate.

1975-1988
KTML was still being used as a kids station but starting in 1983, around 5 PM is when they started airing Entertainment Tonight, and more programs for grown ups similar to KCOP 13. They aired He-Man in the morning, and in the late 80s started airing Roseanne.

1988-1990
KTML got a new logo in June of 1988. It was mostly used as a screenbug and notice how it doesn't have random colors. In 1988 KTML was orignally suppose to be a Kmart affilate since most Kmart affilates had the stations logo purple text but was hold off a little bit, it even had a logo concepted but was never used, it was later leaked.

This going to be the logo when it was suppose to be a Kmart affilate.



1990-1993


KTML gotten the rainbow colors back and the logo was suppose to be magnet letters. This was the fridge era of KTML since some station id were opening and closing a fridge showing the networks logo with Tristate, ML underneath. The network was non kid related at all anymore and in August 1, 1992. KTML gotten a big remodel putting a newsroom in the former snack bar or Cafeteria of the studio. At 5 PM to 6 PM they would air KTML News at 5.

1993-1998
After the Kmart Affilate Lease was accept, KTML finally became a Kmart affilate in 1993. A Kmart affilate usually aired Kmart Commercials, Kmart TV Shows like The K-Race (Sponsored by Olan-Mills Portrait Studios)., Bill-Nye The Science Guy, Gilligan's Island, The K-Cafe Room, and The K which aired in 1997 and was a celebrity gossip show. Kmart Affilates normally didn't last more than 5 years since the concept failed.

1998-2006


After the Kmart Affilate failed, The WB bought KTML making it a The WB+ network. Tristate had 2 WB Networks for some reason but since it was a big city one was for the East Side, and KTML was for the Westside, but they both aired in the same streets which made no sense.

2006-2009


Since The WB merged with UPN to make The CW in 2006, most WB affilates changed to The CW. The other Tristate WB Affilate became a My TV affialte since it wouldn't make sense to have two The CW affilates.

2009-)


As soon as the Analog TV to Digital TV transition happen, KTML got a new logo during the transition, the screenbug that it used is mostly only saying "The CW 54" and the logo shown here is used in station ids. The MyTV affillate got moved to 54.2 since 56.1 was taken over by a MTV Tr3s Affilate.