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'''Availability:''' Very rare. This logo has appeared on many Ken Burns documentaries, such as ''The Civil War'', but unfortunately, it has been plastered on 2015 and 2016 airings of the latter. You'll probably find this on tapes of ''Washington Week in Review'' (where it debuted on the weekly edition broadcast on July 1, 1988), as well earlier DVD editions of ''The Civil War'' from Warner Home Video. Retained on the Turner Home Entertainment release of ''The Congress''. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. This logo has appeared on many Ken Burns documentaries, such as ''The Civil War'', but unfortunately, it has been plastered on 2015 and 2016 airings of the latter. You'll probably find this on tapes of ''Washington Week in Review'' (where it debuted on the weekly edition broadcast on July 1, 1988), as well earlier DVD editions of ''The Civil War'' from Warner Home Video. Retained on the Turner Home Entertainment release of ''The Congress''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The design of this logo was ahead of its time, it's surprising it didn't last | '''Editor's Note:''' The design of this logo was ahead of its time, it's surprising it didn't last long either. | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The ribbons. | '''FX/SFX:''' The ribbons. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A relaxing 4-note wind sounder. When used as a local ID, it used a piece of new age music. A female announcer says, "You're watching WETA Washington, D.C., Maryland & Virginia." | '''Music/Sounds:''' A relaxing 4-note wind sounder. When used as a local ID, it used a piece of new-age music. A female announcer says, "You're watching WETA Washington, D.C., Maryland & Virginia." | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Appears on ''Washington Week in Review'' and ''Globe Trekker''/''Pilot Guides'' episodes from 1997-2008. However, the show's title has been shortened to Washington Week in recent years. It also appears on many Ken Burns documentaries, such as ''Jazz'' (most episodes of which preserve this on the streaming version) and ''The War'' (which preserves this on | '''Availability:''' Common. Appears on ''Washington Week in Review'' and ''Globe Trekker''/''Pilot Guides'' episodes from 1997-2008. However, the show's title has been shortened to Washington Week in recent years. It also appears on many Ken Burns documentaries, such as ''Jazz'' (most episodes of which preserve this on the streaming version) and ''The War'' (which preserves this on 2020 rebroadcast). Its last known appearance was on ''The National Parks: America's Best Idea'', and it still appears on rebroadcasts of the series today even on newer prints. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' WETA continues to excel and remain ahead of the game with their logos as well as keeping their streak of having top-notch logos ahead of the curve. Plus, they finally gave a logo as much airtime as it deserves. | '''Editor's Note:''' WETA continues to excel and remain ahead of the game with their logos as well as keeping their streak of having top-notch logos ahead of the curve. Plus, they finally gave a logo as much airtime as it deserves. | ||
===7th Logo (2007- )=== | ===7th Logo (2007-2021 )=== | ||
[[File:WETA (2007).jpg|center|frameless]] | [[File:WETA (2007).jpg|center|frameless]] | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*''Sara's Weeknight Meals'' has this in open matte, squeezed to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio. | *'' Sara's Weeknight Meals'' has this in open matte, squeezed to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio. | ||
*After PBS and WETA took over American distribution of ''BBC World News'' beginning on June 3, 2019, a copyright notice for the BBC started appearing on this logo at the end of the program. | *After PBS and WETA took over the American distribution of ''BBC World News'' beginning on June 3, 2019, a copyright notice for the BBC started appearing on this logo at the end of the program. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The background, the logo appearing, and "Washington D.C." spreading apart. | '''FX/SFX:''' The background, the logo appearing, and "Washington D.C." spreading apart. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' Same as the previous logo. | ||
=== 8th Logo (2021-) === | |||
[[File:Screenshot 2021-08-18 12.03.56 AM.png|400px]] | |||
{{Navbox-PBS}}{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{TV-Navbox}} | {{Navbox-PBS}}{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{TV-Navbox}} | ||