ðə nˈuːhaʊs tʃˈeɪn bˈɔːt ðə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm nˈuːz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, ænd sˈoʊld ˈɔf ðə bɹˈɔːdkæst ˈaʊtlɛts tə sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪt ˈoʊnɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, æt wˌɪtʃ tˈaɪm ðə tˌiːvˈiː stˈeɪʃən ɐkwˈaɪɚd ɪts kˈɜːɹənt kˈɔːlsaɪn.
The Newhouse chain bought The Birmingham News in 1956, and sold off the broadcast outlets to separate owners in 1980, at which time the TV station acquired its current callsign.