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===Background===
===Background===
WNED (also known as Buffalo-Toronto Public Media) is a PBS affiliate located in Buffalo, New York, which also serves Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was first known as WBUF when it went on the air in 1953 when it was later sold to NBC, which later donated its license to the New York Public Broadcasting Association and renamed the station to WNED on March 30, 1959.
WNED (also known as Buffalo-Toronto Public Media) is a PBS affiliate located in Buffalo, New York, which also serves Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was first known as WBUF when it went on the air in 1953 when it was later sold to NBC, which later donated its license to the New York Public Broadcasting Association and renamed the station to WNED on March 30, 1959.


===1st Logo (1966-1975)===
===1st Logo (1966-1975)===
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{{YouTube|id=ykrf3zj9PEY}}


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'''Legacy:''' This is one of the first logos to use Scanimate, an animation medium that was heavily used by companies in the seventies and eighties.
'''Legacy:''' This is one of the first logos to use Scanimate, an animation medium that was heavily used by companies in the seventies and eighties.


===2nd Logo (1975-1983)===
===2nd Logo (1975-1983)===
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{{YouTube|id=9yswT_R5vAg}}


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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''One Woman's Divorce''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''One Woman's Divorce''.


===3rd Logo (1977-1993)===
===3rd Logo (1977-1993)===
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{{YouTube|id=i5J1eRK3mGY|id2=Ox_bYU1iT3w}}


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'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was used as a local ident.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was used as a local ident.


===4th Logo (1983-1991)===
===4th Logo (1983-1991)===
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{{YouTube|id=uYWhkfaen-M}}


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'''Availability:''' An old VHS of a Mark Russell comedy special might have this logo.
'''Availability:''' An old VHS of a Mark Russell comedy special might have this logo.


===5th Logo (1987-1989)===
===5th Logo (1987-1989)===
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'''Availability:''' See the 1st logo.
'''Availability:''' See the 1st logo.


===6th Logo (1988-1993)===
===6th Logo (1988-1993)===
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'''Availability:''' Rare. It appears on some old ''Reading Rainbow'' tapes, including PBS Home Video releases.
'''Availability:''' Rare. It appears on some old ''Reading Rainbow'' tapes, including PBS Home Video releases.


===7th Logo (1991-1998)===
===7th Logo (1991-1998)===
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{{YouTube|id=e_0SW47nrIU|id2=daYS6s7g12U}}


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'''Availability:''' Seen on Mark Russell comedy specials of the '90s.
'''Availability:''' Seen on Mark Russell comedy specials of the '90s.


===8th Logo (1999-2005)===


===8th Logo (1998-2004)===
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{{YouTube|id=DrQKJ3i7FO8|id2=9TBlRhSaVPw}}


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'''Availability:''' Near extinction. Was seen on Mark Russell comedy specials and ''Reading Rainbow'' episodes of the era.
'''Availability:''' Near extinction. Was seen on Mark Russell comedy specials and ''Reading Rainbow'' episodes of the era.


===9th Logo (2006)===
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the text "WNED" with the PBS logo next to it and "Buffalo - Toronto" below.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.


'''Availability:''' Seen on the final episodes of ''Reading Rainbow''.
===9th Logo (2005-2008?)===
 
===10th Logo (2005-2008?)===
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'''Availability:''' Rare.
'''Availability:''' Rare.
===10th Logo (November 6-10, 2006)===
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the text "WNED" with the PBS logo next to it and "Buffalo - Toronto" below.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.
'''Availability:''' Seen on the final episodes of ''Reading Rainbow''.


===11th Logo (2008?-March 13, 2016)===
===11th Logo (2008?-March 13, 2016)===
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'''Availability:''' Common.
'''Availability:''' Common.


===12th Logo (March 13, 2016-)===
===12th Logo (March 13, 2016-)===

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