[[File:WFBM-TV_logo_1966.jpg|thumb|left|Logo used from 1966 to 1972 by WFBM-TV.]]
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The station first signed on the air on May 30, 1949, as WFBM-TV.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=86798&.pdf FCC History Cards for WRTV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref> Founded by the Consolidated Television and Radio Broadcasters subsidiary of the Bitner Group, owners of radio station WFBM (1260 AM, now [[WNDE]]), it is the oldest television station in the state of Indiana. The first program broadcast on the station was a [[documentary]] titled ''Crucible of Speed'', about the early history of the legendary [[Indianapolis 500]] auto race; this was followed by the inaugural live television broadcast of the event.{{cn|date=June 2024}} The station originally operated as a [[CBS]] affiliate, although it maintained secondary affiliations with ABC and the [[DuMont Television Network]].
The station first signed on the air on May 30, 1949, as WFBM-TV.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=86798&.pdf FCC History Cards for WRTV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref> Founded by the Consolidated Television and Radio Broadcasters subsidiary of the Bitner Group, owners of radio station WFBM (1260 AM, now [[WNDE]]), it is the oldest television station in the state of Indiana. The first program broadcast on the station was a [[documentary]] titled ''Crucible of Speed'', about the early history of the legendary [[Indianapolis 500]] auto race; this was followed by the inaugural live television broadcast of the event.{{cn|date=June 2024}} The station originally operated as a [[CBS]] affiliate, although it maintained secondary affiliations with ABC and the [[DuMont Television Network]].
The station first signed on the air on May 30, 1949, as WFBM-TV.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=86798&.pdf FCC History Cards for WRTV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref> Founded by the Consolidated Television and Radio Broadcasters subsidiary of the Bitner Group, owners of radio station WFBM (1260 AM, now [[WNDE]]), it is the oldest television station in the state of Indiana. The first program broadcast on the station was a [[documentary]] titled ''Crucible of Speed'', about the early history of the legendary [[Indianapolis 500]] auto race; this was followed by the inaugural live television broadcast of the event.{{cn|date=June 2024}} The station originally operated as a [[CBS]] affiliate, although it maintained secondary affiliations with ABC and the [[DuMont Television Network]].
