KPTV's most effective way of attracting viewers, aside from on-air promotion, was through print advertising in local newspapers and magazines.  From the earliest days of KPTV broadcasts, the station used print ads as a way to inform viewers of upcoming programs, and lure them away from other stations -- even before other local stations signed-on.  Here, is a look back at fifty years of print advertising.

1952-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

2000-2002

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