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'''Availability:''' Scarce. Appeared on ''WORLDFOCUS'' episodes from the era. Due to its short life, it wasn't nearly as common as the previous logo. It still appears on old episodes of ''Doc Martin''.
'''Availability:''' Scarce. Appeared on ''WORLDFOCUS'' episodes from the era. Due to its short life, it wasn't nearly as common as the previous logo. It still appears on old episodes of ''Doc Martin''.
===3rd Logo (February 6, 2011-)===
===3rd Logo (February 6, 2011-)===
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'''Logo:''' On a shady {{color|darkgray|steel gray}}/{{color|blue}} gradient background, we see the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''American Public Television'''}}" appear in the Times New Roman font. Then, several blue/aqua/white-textured squares zoom out from the sides of the screen and the URL "aptonline.org" appears below.
'''Logo:''' On a shady {{color|darkgray|steel gray}}/{{color|blue}} gradient background, we see the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''American Public Television'''}}" appear in the Times New Roman font. Then, several blue/aqua/white-textured squares zoom out from the sides of the screen and the URL "aptonline.org" appears below.
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* A still version exists, where the background is white, the squares' colors are altered and the company's initials with the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''American Public Television'''}}" underneath it.
* On ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' and ''The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower'', the 4:3 version of the logo is stretched to fill the 16:9 image.
* On ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' and ''The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower'', the 4:3 version of the logo is stretched to fill the 16:9 image.
* Sometimes, as seen on ''Nightly Business Report'' and ''Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac'', the logo fades in and out.
* Sometimes, as seen on ''Nightly Business Report'' and ''Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac'', the logo fades in and out.
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'''Technique:''' Modern computer animation.
'''Technique:''' Modern computer animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A re-arranged version of the last 3 notes of the 1996 American Program Service logo's music. Otherwise, the actual 1996 theme is used.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A re-arranged version of the last 3 notes of the 1996 American Program Service logo's music. Otherwise, the actual 1996 theme or the closing theme is used.


'''Availability:''' Current and common. Seen on current prints of APT's archival programming such as ''Mr. Bean'' and ''The Joy of Painting'', and newer (episodes of) APT shows such as ''WORLDFOCUS'' and ''Nightly Business Report'', among others. The version with the normal fanfare can be seen at the end of ''Doc Martin'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Royalty Close-Up'', ''A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education'', ''The Reformation: This Changed Everything'', ''Free to Rock'', the fifth season of ''Fit 2 Stitch'', and a series of 78 movies licensed from [[20th Century Studios]], [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]], [[Paramount Pictures]], and [[Sony Pictures Television]] (though the telefilm ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' uses the later fanfare).
'''Availability:''' Current and common. Seen on current prints of APT's archival programming such as ''Mr. Bean'' and ''The Joy of Painting'', and newer (episodes of) APT shows such as ''WORLDFOCUS'' and ''Nightly Business Report'', among others. The version with the normal fanfare can be seen at the end of ''Doc Martin'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Royalty Close-Up'', ''A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education'', ''The Reformation: This Changed Everything'', ''Free to Rock'', the fifth season of ''Fit 2 Stitch'', and a series of 78 movies licensed from [[20th Century Studios]], [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]], [[Paramount Pictures]], and [[Sony Pictures Television]] (though the telefilm ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' uses the later fanfare).


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