WIONL-TV

WIONL-TV
Location	Lakeland, FL
Branding	Ion Television
Slogan	Positively Entertaining
Channel(s)	Analog: 54 (via W01BX) Digital: 54 (VHF)
subchannel(s)	WIONL-HD (1.1) Engadget TV (1.2) The Worship Network (1.3)
Affiliation	Ion Television
First air date	1950
Former call letters	WTH (1950-1979) WTKO (1979-2015)
Former channel number	53 (1950-1976) 1 (1976-2014)
Former Affiliation	Independent (1950-1957) ABC (1957-2015)

WIONL-TV is the Ion O&O that serves Lakeland, FL. It broadcasts on Channel 54 (via W01BX).

Ownership History

• 1950-1970: WTH Television, Inc. (locally owned)
• 1970-1982: Service Broadcasters
• 1982-1991: Cosmos Broadcasting
• 1991-1996: Parkin Communications
• 1996-2003: New Vision Television
• 2003-2014: ABC Owned Television Stations
• 2014–present: Ion Media Networks

Newscast Titles

• The Lakeland Newscast (1950-1968)
• WTH Newscast(1968-1976)
• Newscast1 (1976-1979)
• WTKO News (1979-1980)
• WTKO1 News(1980-2003)
• ABC1 News(2003-2014)

Slogans

Independent era (WTH, 1950-1957)

• The Lakeland Station (1950-1957)

ABC era (WTH, 1970-1979, WTKO, 1979-2015)

• Let's Get Together on 53 (1970-1973)
• This is the Place to Be on 53 (1973-1974)
• Hello Lakeland, Hello Channel 53 (1974-1975)
• Welcome to the Bright New World on 53 (1975-1976)
• Let Us Be The One on TV-1 (1976-1977)
• We're Still the One on Channel 1 (1977-1980)
• Channel 1 is the One You Can Turn To, We're the One (1978-1979)
• You and Me and TV-1 (1980-1981)
• Now is the Time, TV-1 is the Place (1981-1982)
• Come on Along with TV-1 (1982-1983)
• That Special Feeling on Channel 1 (1983-1984)
• We're With You on Channel 1 (1984-1985)
• You'll Love It on TV-1 (1985-1986)
• Together on Channel 1 (1986-1987)
• Something's Happening on TV-1 (1987-1990)
• Lakeland is Watching TV-1 (1990-1992)
• If It's Lakeland, It Must Be Channel 1 (1992-1993)
• Watched By More Lakeland, Channel 1, ABC (1993-1996)
• Nobody does it like Channel 1 (1996-1997)
• TV is Good, on Channel 1 (1997-1998)
• We Love TV, on Channel 1 (1998-1999)
• ABC1 Start Here (2007-2015)
• Coverage You Can Count On (News Slogan, 2004-2015)

ION Television affiliate Era (WIONL, 2015-present)

• Positively Entertaining (2015–present)

Logos

WTKO's Most Popular "Circle 1" Logo (1976-1990)

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WTKO logo from 1986 taken from Heart of the City

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WTKO's logo from 1990-2005

Station ID from 1990 (After the logo changed)

Station ID from 1992

Alternate version with the ABC logo (1997-2005)

WTKO's Logo (2005-2007)

WTKO's Logo (2007-2013)

WTKO's Logo (2013-2015)

Ion Television logo from 2013-2016

Ion Television logo from 2016-2021