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WQED is a PBS affiliate located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WQED is a PBS affiliate located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


===1st (known) Logo (1975-1987)===
===1st Logo (1967-1975)===


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'''Logo''': On a black background, a strange-looking symbol in school bus yellow is seen, resembling a tulip of sorts. Above the logo is "A Production of" in a white Arial font, and "WQED, Pittsburgh" is seen below the logo.


Logo: Filmed live in 16mm from a helicopter-camera monitor, we see various aerial shots of Pittsburgh, including the Mellon Arena, the Cathedral of Learning, the Pittsburgh skyline, Point State Park, and the U.S. Steel tower. On the last shot (which is in a wide-angle lens), "from WQED Pittsburgh" in a yellow Univers font flips in from the bottom of the screen.
'''FX/SFX''': None.


Variant: In 1986, the logo was re-shot using 35mm film.
'''Music/Sounds''': None.


FX/SFX: The flipping.
'''Availability''': Extinct. Seen on ''Drink, Drank, Drunk''.


Music/Sounds: A dramatic French horn and kettledrum fanfare accompanied by violins and flutes. As a local ID, it uses either the 1985 "TV Worth Watching" jingle or the 1988 "TV Worth Watching" jingle.
'''Editor's Note''': None.


Availability: Probably extinct. Seen on PBS broadcasts of ''The Nutcracker'' with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland in the '80s.
===2nd Logo (1975-1985)===


Editor's Note: None.
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===2nd Logo (January 29?, 1986-Early 2000's)===
'''Logo''': Filmed live in 16mm from a helicopter-camera monitor, various aerial shots of Pittsburgh are seen several times, including the Mellon Arena, the Cathedral of Learning, the Pittsburgh skyline, Point State Park, and the U.S. Steel tower. On the last shot (which is in a wide-angle lens), "from WQED Pittsburgh" in a yellow Univers font flips in from the bottom of the screen.
Logo: We see the Pittsburgh skyline at dusk. The text


FROM<br>
'''Variant''': Starting in 1985, the logo was re-shot using 35mm film with different footage, as well as the logo replaced with the next logo. The "FROM" and "PITTSBURGH" text is in a Avant Grade font, with the latter's 2 T's "connected" together.
_____WQED_____<br>
P I T T S B U R G H


is below it, in white, and in various fonts. The "W" and "Q" are merged together. A time-lapsed sunset occurs. "WQED" glows slightly. A white line is between "WQED" and "PITTSBURGH".
'''FX/SFX''': The flipping.


Variants:
'''Music/Sounds''': A dramatic French horn and kettledrum fanfare accompanied by violins and flutes. As a local ID, it uses either the 1985 "TV Worth Watching" jingle or the 1988 "TV Worth Watching" jingle. The later variant has a shortened rearrangement of the fanfare.
*Later on, the footage was reshot. A few notable differences include an additional skyscraper (the Fifth Avenue Place), a more zoomed out image, and a darker night sky.
*A short variant of the original logo that appeared around 1990 exists.


FX/SFX: Just the time lapse and flashing. It appears to just be two images fading into each other, but the effect is good enough not to notice.
'''Availability''': Probably extinct. Seen on PBS broadcasts of ''The Nutcracker'' with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland in the '80s. It could also be seen on ''Mass'', ''Kennedy Center Tonight'', and possibly a few more programs. The latter has been seen on ''Great Moments from National Geographic''.


Music/Sounds: A 5-note synth-horn fanfare with drumbeats at the end.
'''Editor's Note''': None.


Availability: Was seen on many shows during this period, such as ''Infinite Voyage'' and '90s broadcasts of ''The Nutcracker'' with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland.
===3rd Logo (January 29?, 1986-Early 2003)===


Editor's Note: This is a favorite logo of many.
'''Logo''': A shot of the the Pittsburgh skyline at dusk is seen, fading into night after a second. The text "FROM '''WQED''' PITTSBURGH" is seen in a white set of fonts. The WQED logo is in a bold font that glows and has a conjoined "WQ". "''FROM''" and "PITTSBURGH" are in a different, plainer font, with the latter stretched across the screen, and a line divides it and the WQED logo between each other.


===3rd Logo (September 30, 1991-October 4, 1996)===
'''Variants''':
*Later on, the footage was reshot. A few notable differences include an additional skyscraper (the Fifth Avenue Place), a more zoomed out image, and a darker night sky.
*A 1-second short variant of the original logo that appeared around 1990 exists.
*For local IDs, the logo is presented similarly to the 2nd logo, although the text is changed to the WQED logo at the time and it comes in from all sorts of places. Other times, it's a wide shot of Point State Park.


See the WGBH page for more info.
'''FX/SFX''': Just the fading and flashing. It's a good effect to pass as "time-lapse".


===4th Logo (1980s-1990s)===
'''Music/Sounds''': A 5-note synth-horn fanfare with drumbeats at the end. ''Creatures Of The Mangrove'' has a prototype version of the fanfare, with louder instruments.
Nickname: "Another Pittsburgh Skyline"


Logo: We see a live-action aerial shot of Pittsburgh, panning all over. "WQED13 PITTSBURGH" flips into place.
'''Availability''': Rare. Was seen on many shows during this period, such as ''Infinite Voyage'' and '90s broadcasts of ''The Nutcracker'' with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland.


FX/SFX: The flipping logo. Other than that, it's all live-action.
'''Editor's Note''': This is a favorite logo of many.


Music/Sounds: An abridged version of the 1988 "TV Worth Watching" jingle, as heard in the WXEL and Prairie Public TV IDs. There's also a longer version of the jingle.
===4th Logo (September 30, 1991-October 4, 1996)===


Availability: Seen as a local ID only.
See the WGBH page for more info.
 
Editor's Note: None.
 
===5th Logo (1998-2006)===
 
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===6th Logo (2006-2011)===
 
Logo: On a cloudy sunset sky background, a navy blue circle zooms out to the right. Then, an abstract "surf" fades in on the bottom of it, turning into a Q. The words "Produced by" in black appear on the left as well as "WQED Pittsburgh" in blue under the Q.
 
FX/SFX: Modern chroma key effects.


Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the program.
===5th Logo (2003-2006)===


Availability: Rare. Seen on ''Doo Wop 50''. May have also appeared on others at the time.
'''Logo''': On a green striped background, a white lens flare glares brightly on screen as a grey ring is seen and a red sphere zooms out. The lens flare then consumes the entire ring, causing a blue beveled ring to draw in counterclockwise, leaving a small indention for the ball, and "WQED" spreads in below in a much much plainer sans font, colored blue with a bevel effect. As the light dies down, the sphere duplicates itself and draws a small curved slope to connect with the ring, creating a large "Q". As this happens, "Multimedia" blurs in colored red below the text. The logo brightly shines all over as the background zooms in and repeats itself. "Multimedia" changes itself to "Pittsburgh" after a second.


Editor's Note: None.
'''Variants''':
* A local variant has the red orb zooming out and moving on a white background, as multicolored rings wipe in all over the place. As the ball settles into position, a single ring zooms out and meets up with the orb, continuing the logo as usual. The text, however, now includes a slash with "WQEX" attached to it.
*An opening variant exists, where the logo fades in to a white background with the Q zooming out, "WQED" fading in, and "Multimedia" wiping in. They're horizontally arranged at the top portion of the screen, above a row of differently colored rectangles flipping in. They quickly lose their borders and meld into a single line as the logo gains a slight 3D effect. "Multimedia" wipes to "Pittsburgh" from right to left, and the motto "STAY CONNECTED" in spaced out black letters, wipes in below the colored line.
*Starting in 2006, the logo is now has "PITTSBURGH" in white underneath the text, and "produced by" in spaced out white letters brandish the top of the screen. The logo is also now above a night shot of the Pittsburgh skyline. The logo and background zoom in slightly as a lens flare moves a bit. This logo is also presented in HD widescreen as well.
*A variant of the above version (used earlier, though, as a produciton logo) has the logo vertically arranged, with smaller text, bigger logo, and "Multimedia" in white. The background is also set at a different angle and scrolls from left to right, brandishing a white fuzzy bar with "produced by" inside it colored blue.


===7th logo (2011-)===
'''FX/SFX''': Just the fading and flashing. It's a good effect to pass as "time-lapse".


Logo: First, we have a bird's-eye view of Pittsburgh, which we zoom towards. Then, the familiar "Q" insignia in azure overtakes the screen and closes-up the shot to reveal a white liquid background. Then, it slides to the left to reveal the words "Changing Lives" in navy blue. Under the Q are the words "WQED PITTSBURGH" in the same color.
'''Music/Sounds''': A 5-note piano tune that sounds a lot like the 3rd logo's music but sped up, as well as an delayed extra note on the end. Sometimes, the end theme of the program is played over it. The 2006 variant has the tune played as a quicker horn fanfare.


FX/SFX: Live-action at first, until we see the logo animate.
'''Availability''': Uncommon. It has been seen on ''Pittsburgh's Historic Statues'' and ''Josey Carey & Fred Rogers'', as well as other programs during the time.


Music/Sounds: A fast-paced percussion tune, then a tubular bell cadence.
'''Editor's Note''': None.


Availability: Used as a local ID.
===6th Logo (2006-)===


Editor's Note: None.
'''Logo''': Fading into a black and dark blue area with transparent clouds, several glowing white "waves" can be seen drawing in. The camera then pans to the right, revealing a brighter area colored yellow and white. The camera then stops as the waves stop glowing turning metallic and a blue ring zooms out to capture them. The camera then zooms out and rotates itself to face straight upwards, revealing more of a orange tint on the right and the ring rotates around, revealing humps and a single one curves out to form the current Q logo. "WQED" then fades in below it, in a dark blue font similar to the 2nd logo, along with "changes lives" in a black typewriter font, fading in the bottom right of the screen.


===8th Logo (2011-)===
'''Variants''':
Logo: On a black background, we see a "Q" with a river inside it. Below it are the stacked words "WQED PRESENTS". The whole thing zooms up and shines.
* The short version just has the text fading in usually.
* A longer version has the ring flipping in, with "An HD production of" fading in on the left and "PITTSBURGH" underneath the logo.
* A 60th anniversary version has a "6" zoom out as well to pair with the Q, creating a "60". The "WQED" text also is shifted to the left.


FX/SFX: The zooming and the shine.
'''FX/SFX''': Modern chroma key effects.


Music/Sounds: None.
'''Music/Sounds''': A triumphant orchestral fanfare, with an announcer saying "You're watching WQED Pittsburgh." The short version of this has the last 3 notes.


Availability: Current. Used on programs from WQED.
'''Availability''': Current. It can be seen on current programming from WQED. The full version is just a local ID, however.


Editor's Note: None.
'''Editor's Note''': None.


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