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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
WNET is the PBS affiliate located in Newark, New Jersey. They first signed on the air on May 15, 1948, being the oldest of all the stations (although it joined NET in 1962). It also serves New York City, New York. | WNET is the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] affiliate located in Newark, New Jersey. They first signed on the air on May 15, 1948, being the oldest of all the stations (although it joined [[National Educational Television|NET]] in 1962). It also serves New York City, New York. | ||
==WATV== | ==WATV== | ||
===1st Logo (1948-1958)=== | ===1st Logo (May 15, 1948-1958)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="220"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="220"> | ||
File:GW281H210.jpg | File:GW281H210.jpg | ||
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Nicknames: "The Beginning of Public Television", "WATV Field" | Nicknames: "The Beginning of Public Television", "WATV Field" | ||
Logo: On a sky background located at what appears to be the landscape on a farm, we see the letters "WATV" at an oblique angle. Between "T" and "V" is a thin pole (to hold it up) with a sign on it that says "'''NEWARK''' NEW JERSEY" facing straight at the camera | Logo: On a sky background located at what appears to be the landscape on a farm, we see the letters "WATV" at an oblique angle. Between "T" and "V" is a thin pole (to hold it up) with a sign on it that says "'''NEWARK''' NEW JERSEY" facing straight at the camera. On top of the "T" is"'''13'''" in a bold font. | ||
FX/SFX: Probably a still logo. | FX/SFX: Probably a still logo. | ||
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Editor's Note: The abstract owl's design looks a tad creepy. | Editor's Note: The abstract owl's design looks a tad creepy. | ||
[[File:WNDT (1963).png|right|frameless]] | |||
===2nd Logo (1963 | ===2nd Logo (1963)=== | ||
Logo: There is a large | Logo: There is a large '''13''' on the left, then below it is text reading "'''WNDT'''". Then beside it, we see the text "A PRODUCTION OF", and "EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION NEW YORK". | ||
FX/SFX: None. | FX/SFX: None. | ||