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'''Availability:''' Extinct.

===2nd Logo (March 1, 1975-1977)===

* '''Variant #2:''' An orange dot slides down from the top right of the screen, then ricochets into place. Several more dots appear and start bouncing into their respective places, except for a dot that is on the opposite side of the screen. The final dot then collides with the lone dot and melds with it, quickly forming the "9" and the last dot, but not before fusing with the dots and splitting from it quickly. After the logo is formed, 2 white lines appear and tap against each over as an orange rectangle appears around the logo. The lines then transform into the text "LIVING COLOR" in a white font similar to the "9" logo. A white border then appears around the orange border and then zooms out.

* '''Variant #3:''' A third variant apparently involves a larger green dot with a face juggling the 9 dots. The only evidence of this variant is a brief clip appearing in a [https://youtu.be/ggSAO-Ijlxg?t=1 "Still the One" promo from 2003].

'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming/the dot's movements, the white lines transforming.

'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was seen during their 40th (1996) and 60th (2016) Anniversaries, though.

===3rd Logo (1977-1978)===

'''Availability:''' Extinct. It can be found on YouTube though, as well as during the 60th Anniversary.

===4th Logo (1978-1979)===

'''Trivia:''' The Still the One slogan featured here lasted as late as early 2006.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as ABC (America)'s 1977 ID but with different singers and lyrics.

'''Availability:''' Same as before.

===6th Logo (1980-1981)===

'''Availability:''' Same as before.

===7th Logo (1981-1982)===

'''Availability:''' Same as before.

===9th logo (1983-1984)===

'''Logo:''' We zoom out from a neon city background, similar in style to the previous logo, to reveal a boulevard rendered in the same style in which we see Channel 9 personalities dancing and having fun. The personalities seen include Paul Hogan (later known for ''Crocodile Dundee''), Humphrey B. Bear, cricket commentators Richie Benaud and Tony Greig, presenter and comedian Bert Newton and journalist Ray Martin, among others. As the fanfare crescendoes, we pan up and see the 9 logo, in gold and sans dots as per the previous logo, rise up from behind the city background. The logo shines.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A re-orchestrated version of the "Come on Along!" song from ABC's idents at the time.  

===10th logo (1984-1987)===

'''Availability:''' Same as the previous logos. Though, parts of this were used in a special 80s-themed ident to promote ''The Amazing 80s'' in 2013.

===11th logo (1987-1988)===

'''Availability:''' Extinct. Although, this ID was re-aired as part of the premiere of The Amazing 90's in 2015.

===13th Logo (February 1992-October 1994)===

'''Variant:'''  

'''Music/Sounds:''' A triumphant fanfare, culminating in a grand, sweeping version of the "Still the One" jingle.

There are station-specific variants with the city name listed below the logo, though oddly, the Brisbane variant has "Queensland" instead of the city name below it.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic, building fanfare leading into the tail end of the previous ident's music. Two versions exist, each with a different-sounding intro.

'''Logo:''' We zoom through a fire red background filled with gold spheres. We zoom into one of the dots, which opens to reveal "2000" with three CGI spheres as the zeroes. We zoom through one of the zeroes as nine more spheres fly past us to form the iconic dots as the nine logo is revealed in an updated version of the previous ident's background with numerous 2000's in a horizontal line repeating in the background. The "still the one" slogan appears below.

'''Variants:'''

'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm beat leading into a modern version of the "still the one" jingle.

===19th Logo (2004-January 29, 2006)===

'''Variant:''' On NWS-9 in Adelaide, "ADELAIDE'S NUMBER 1" fades in below the logo as the animation finishes.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A redone version of the previous theme.

'''FX/SFX:''' 2D computer animation by BDA Creative.  

'''Legacy:''' This rebrand was received very poorly due to its abandonment of the 9 dots and the apparent cheapness of its associated on-air graphics, which were said to resemble a PowerPoint presentation.

'''Logo:''' We see a blue structure from various angles, as streaks of light pass through the logo. We pan through one of the walls to reveal that the structure is actually the Nine logo. We then see the logo from various close-up angles before cutting to the front as the logo zooms into place and the new slogan, "Welcome Home", writes itself in in a cursive font.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A grand, rising orchestration leading into the classic "Still the One" jingle.

'''Legacy:''' This ident marks the return of the classic Nine jingle, as well as pays homage to the 3D styling of the 2002 idents.

'''Logo:''' We see various shots of a "swoosh" passing the frame in various colours, sometimes weaving around spheres in the same colour as the swoosh and the background. The colours are as follows: blue, red, green, purple, yellow, green. Eventually we cut to a shot of the swoosh moving up the left side of the frame as the Nine logo appears on the right with "Welcome Home" below it. As this happens, the colour changes three more times from purple to yellow to blue.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An upbeat tune with vocals, leading into the "Still the One" jingle.