WETA: Difference between revisions

* 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.

'''Audio:''' 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.

'''Variant:''' A local ID had the number 26 next to "WETA".

'''Audio:''' A synthesized "swish" sound, followed by a 6-note orchestra fanfare.

'''Variant:''' There is at least two local ID variants with their channel number 26, one animated and one that is still.

'''Audio:''' A 5-note synthesized violin sounder, which sounds similar to the 2nd logo's fanfare.

'''Visuals:''' On a white marble background, three {{color|blue}} stars form a triangle, with {{color|red}} stripes next to it. Below the symbol is a {{color|gold}} "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''WETA'''}}}}" in the same font as the 3rd logo, with "WASHINGTON, D.C." below it. Two lines shine, one going across at the top, and the other going down on the left.

'''Audio:''' A violin stinger culminating into an orchestral note.

'''Variant:''' A version with an inverted color scheme against a moving {{color|orange}} and {{color|limegreen|green}} background was recently spotted.

'''Audio:''' 4 orchestral hits playing against a percussion beat in the background the whole time. When the square draws itself, an elevator-like "ding" is heard.

'''Visuals:''' Over a shady {{color|mediumblue|cobalt blue}} background, the text "{{color|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''WETA'''}}}}", in {{color|gold|yellow}}, spreads out. It is at an angle and turns to face the screen. After that happens, two {{color|red}} ribbons draw themselves around the text. When the animation finishes, "{{Font|Times New Roman|WASHINGTON DC}}" appears below. When used as a station ID, the background shimmers for a few.

'''Audio:''' 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."

** ''PBS News Weekend'' has a similar variant, except only the WETA print logo and the text at the bottom of the screen appears, and the transition is to a white background with the ''PBS NewsHour'' logo on it. Bob Hurley says, "This is PBS News Weekend, from WETA Studios in Washington, home of the PBS NewsHour, weeknights on PBS."

'''Audio:''' A short piano jingle. Sometimes, the program's ending theme plays instead.

'''Variant:''' On ''BBC World News'' and Ken Burns documentaries, an abstract rendition of the capital is used as the background instead.

'''Audio:''' A soft, dreamy 6 piano jingle. The variant pitches it one tone higher.