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WETA is a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] affiliate located in Washington D.C. | WETA is a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] affiliate located in Washington D.C. | ||
===1st Logo (1976- | ===1st Logo (1976-1983)=== | ||
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|WETA 1976.jpg| | |WETA 1976.jpg| | ||
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{{YouTube|id=wON30aBvero|id2=GsWwtVpLDBQ|id3=iwYNPray9fs|height=185|width=240}} | {{YouTube|id=wON30aBvero|id2=GsWwtVpLDBQ|id3=iwYNPray9fs|id4=P6w4toNQQm8|id5=_CiXc9NOyY0|height=185|width=240}} | ||
'''Nickname:''' "The American Colors" | '''Nickname:''' "The American Colors" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, several "pieces" of the WETA logo at the time (a white italic "'''''W'''''", a red "{{Font color|red|'''E'''}}" that's made of three lines, a non-italic "'''T'''", and a {{Font color|blue|blue}} trapezoidal "{{Font color|blue|'''A'''}}" with a white star in the center) appear in sync with the music. When the logo is complete, "WASHINGTON D.C." appears below in | '''Logo:''' On a black background, several "pieces" of the WETA logo at the time (a white italic "'''''W'''''", a red "{{Font color|red|'''E'''}}" that's made of three lines, a non-italic "'''T'''", and a {{Font color|blue|blue}} trapezoidal "{{Font color|blue|'''A'''}}" with a white star in the center) appear in sync with the music. When the logo is complete, "WASHINGTON D.C." appears below in Avant Garde font. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A filmed variant exists. | *A filmed variant exists. | ||
*A still variant exists. | *A still variant exists. | ||
*When it was used as a station ID, the logo is still and has a white "'''26'''" in the same "font" as the WETA logo, along with having the text "PUBLIC TELEVISION IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL" below the "A" in one single stack. | *When it was used as a station ID, the logo is still and has a white "'''26'''" in the same "font" as the WETA logo, along with having the text "PUBLIC TELEVISION IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL" below the "A" in one single stack. | ||
*A version of the logo seen on local programming exists, where the WETA logo, the "'''26'''" from the station ID, and "WASHINGTON D.C." appear via a "strobe" fade effect in that order. Then, the "26" grows to a much larger size than before, causing the WETA logo to shrink and the "WASHINGTON D.C." font to fade out. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The "pieces" forming the logo. | '''FX/SFX:''' The "pieces" forming the logo. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A patriotic fife/drum sounder that is synced to the animation. It fits the bicentennial period well. The still and station ID variants have only an announcer, while the alternate animated variant has a series of binaural synth tunes. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A patriotic fife/drum sounder that is synced to the animation. It fits the bicentennial period well. The still and station ID variants have only an announcer, while the alternate animated variant has a series of binaural synth tunes. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Rare. It can be seen on most WETA programming of the time, such as ''Washington Week'', and ''Agronsky At Large''. The filmed variant has been seen on a 16mm dupe print of ''Music Is Melody''. The station ID is Extinct. The local version is ultra rare, and so far has only been found once. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' A neat thing about this logo is how it goes well with PBS' 1971 logo, with similar animation, style, and font for the text below. | '''Editor's Note:''' A neat thing about this logo is how it goes well with PBS' 1971 logo, with similar animation, style, and font for the text below. | ||
===2nd Logo ( | ===2nd Logo (1983-June 30, 1988)=== | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' The comet, and the shining effects. | '''FX/SFX:''' The comet, and the shining effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized "swish" sound, followed by a 6-note | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized "swish" sound, followed by a 6-note orchestra fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Appeared on ''Washington Week in Review''. It made a surprise appearance on the 1997 Turner Home Entertainment release of the WETA/WYES co-production ''Spaceflight'', an exception to the general rule that station logos don't appear on co-productions between PBS stations. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Appeared on ''Washington Week in Review''. It made a surprise appearance on the 1997 Turner Home Entertainment release of the WETA/WYES co-production ''Spaceflight'', an exception to the general rule that station logos don't appear on co-productions between PBS stations. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Pretty nice logo for the time. The orchestral theme is a nice touch. | ||
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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:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' A nice looking logo. However, it could have been a tad bit longer. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A violin stinger culminating into an orchestral note. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A violin stinger culminating into an orchestral note. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Appeared on WETA programs from the era, including ''Empire of the Air'', ''National Audubon Society Special'', and ''Washington Week in Review''. This appears on the Pacific Arts and Turner Home Entertainment VHS releases of the former, and also on the Turner Home Entertainment releases of ''Brooklyn Bridge'', ''The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God'', ''The Statue of Liberty'', and ''Huey Long''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Pretty standard, if not underwhelming logo of the early 90s, heavily reminiscent of the work of jcbD. | ||
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'''Availability:''' More common than its predecessors, but still pretty rare. Appeared on Ken Burns' ''The West'' and ''Washington Week in Review''. The former program preserves this on DVD. This also appeared on ''Baseball'', but don't expect to see it on Turner's VHS release or MLB Network broadcasts. One of the last new programs on which this appeared was ''Thomas Jefferson''. | '''Availability:''' More common than its predecessors, but still pretty rare. Appeared on Ken Burns' ''The West'' and ''Washington Week in Review''. The former program preserves this on DVD. This also appeared on ''Baseball'', but don't expect to see it on Turner's VHS release or MLB Network broadcasts. One of the last new programs on which this appeared was ''Thomas Jefferson''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Incredibly 90s. That's all I can say. | ||
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'''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. | '''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:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Pretty alright CGI of the time, although it was a bit behind by 2009. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. Found on ''PBS NewsHour'', ''Nightly Business Report'', ''Washington Week'', and newer Ken Burns documentaries, as well as newer prints of older Ken Burns documentaries, such as ''The Civil War'' and ''Jazz'' (the first episode of which plasters the previous logo on the streaming version). Its last appearance was on the 2022 Black History Month rebroadcast of ''Muhammad Ali''. | '''Availability:''' Common. Found on ''PBS NewsHour'', ''Nightly Business Report'', ''Washington Week'', and newer Ken Burns documentaries, as well as newer prints of older Ken Burns documentaries, such as ''The Civil War'' and ''Jazz'' (the first episode of which plasters the previous logo on the streaming version). Its last appearance was on the 2022 Black History Month rebroadcast of ''Muhammad Ali''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Quite better than the previous logo, but it's a bit strange how the left ribbon appears fully formed before the logo starts. | ||
===8th | ===8th Logo (2022- )=== | ||
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TBA. | TBA. | ||