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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 | 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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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see two street like lines wipe in to reveal that it was actually part of a giant "'''17'''", which stretches in and stays still for 5.5 seconds and it animates in reverse. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see two street like lines wipe in to reveal that it was actually part of a giant "'''17'''", which stretches in and stays still for 5.5 seconds and it animates in reverse. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' | '''FX/SFX:''' TBA | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | '''Music/Sounds:''' None. | ||
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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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'''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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'''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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'''Logo:''' We pan over a live-action view of Buffalo, New York, with the words "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''WNED''' BUFFALO}}", with "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''WNED'''}}" in an outlined font, in the center of the screen. "{{Font color|#FFD900|BUFFALO}}" then fades to "{{Font color|#FFD900|PRESENTS}}". | '''Logo:''' We pan over a live-action view of Buffalo, New York, with the words "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''WNED''' BUFFALO}}", with "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''WNED'''}}" in an outlined font, in the center of the screen. "{{Font color|#FFD900|BUFFALO}}" then fades to "{{Font color|#FFD900|PRESENTS}}". | ||
Variant: There is an extended version that just starts with the camera panning of the Buffalo skyline. Seconds later, the logo fades in. | '''Variant''': There is an extended version that just starts with the camera panning of the Buffalo skyline. Seconds later, the logo fades in. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Just "BUFFALO" fading to "PRESENTS". | '''FX/SFX:''' Just "BUFFALO" fading to "PRESENTS". | ||
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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:''' 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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'''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 (1999-2005)=== | ||
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'''Variant:''' On a ''Reading Rainbow'' episode from 2000, the GPN logo appears above the logo, and "Buffalo - Toronto" appears below "{{Font color|hotpink|'''WNED'''}}", replacing "Buffalo" and "Toronto". | '''Variant:''' On a ''Reading Rainbow'' episode from 2000, the GPN logo appears above the logo, and "Buffalo - Toronto" appears below "{{Font color|hotpink|'''WNED'''}}", replacing "Buffalo" and "Toronto". | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The sky background and WNED letters zooming out | '''FX/SFX:''' The sky background and WNED letters zooming out. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A xylophone and cello sounder. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A xylophone and cello sounder. | ||
'''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)=== | ===9th Logo (2006)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the final episodes of ''Reading Rainbow''. | '''Availability:''' Seen on the final episodes of ''Reading Rainbow''. | ||
===10th Logo (2005-2008?)=== | ===10th Logo (2005-2008?)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. | '''Availability:''' Common. | ||
===12th Logo (March 13, 2016-)=== | ===12th Logo (March 13, 2016-)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Current. Seen on a rebroadcast of ''The Klondike Gold Rush''. | '''Availability:''' Current. Seen on a rebroadcast of ''The Klondike Gold Rush''. | ||
{{Navbox-PBS}}{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{TV-Navbox}} | {{Navbox-PBS}}{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{TV-Navbox}} | ||