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===Background===
===Background===
Kentucky Educational Television is the statewide PBS network located in Kentucky, founded in 1968.
Kentucky Educational Television is a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] station affiliate located in Lexington, Kentucky, founded in 1968.


===1st Logo (1968-1975, August 10-16, 2014)===
===1st Logo (1968-1975, August 10-16, 2014)===
Kentucky Educational Television (1974)Kentucky Educational Television (1974)
 
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'''Nickname:''' "1960's KET"
'''Nickname:''' "1960's KET"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see three letters; "Ket". They are in a wide light yellow lowercase font, appearing one by one (with the" T" appearing first on the right, the "K" on the left, and finally the "E" in the middle, replacing a spiral shape that had eight sections in it). When the animation is finished, the KET letters rapidly spin around, and the following reads, "KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION" on top of each other, like this:
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the letters "{{Font color|yellow|'''Ket'''}}" in a wide {{Font color|yellow|light yellow}} lowercase font, appearing one by one (with the "{{Font color|yellow|'''t'''}}" appearing first on the right, the "{{Font color|yellow|'''K'''}}" on the left, and finally the "{{Font color|yellow|'''e'''}}" in the middle, replacing a spiral shape that had eight sections in it). When the animation is finished, the letters rapidly spin around, and flip around to reveal the words {{Font color|yellow|'''KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION'''}} stacked on each other. After that, the logo is still for a few moments before finally fading out.
 
KENTUCKY<br>
EDUCATIONAL<br>
TELEVISION
 
Once that appears, the logo is still for a few moments before finally fading out.


'''FX/SFX:''' The letters appearing, along with them rapidly spinning around. Simple, but effective.
'''FX/SFX:''' The letters appearing, along with them rapidly spinning around. Simple, but effective.
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'''Editor's Note:''' The strange music and black background, along with the animation, make this seem atypical from logos of the time.
'''Editor's Note:''' The strange music and black background, along with the animation, make this seem atypical from logos of the time.


===2nd Logo (1975-1978)===
===2nd Logo (1975-1978)===
Kentucky Educational Television (1975)Kentucky Educational Television (1976)
 
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'''Nickname:''' "KET Trail", "Rainbow Trail", "KET Marquee", "KETendo"
'''Nickname:''' "KET Trail", "Rainbow Trail", "KET Marquee", "KETendo"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a trail that contains the letter "K" in blue zooming away from us, which is then followed by a "E", leaving a trail behind it, only in yellow. At the exact same time, a "T" in green, animates the same way until all three letters meet with each other and stop. The KET logo is in the same style (or font) as the last logo, but in a rose bonbon outline. Then, we see a marquee design, in an oblong shape (much like the '80s WHYY logo, or the Nintendo and 1985 Hemdale logos) around the KET letters.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a trail that contains the letter "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''K'''}}" in blue zooming away from us, which is then followed by a "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''e'''}}", leaving a trail behind it, only in {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}. At the exact same time, a {{Font color|limegreen|green}} "{{Font color|limegreen|'''t'''}}" animates the same way until all three letters meet with each other and stop. The KET logo is in the same style (or font) as the last logo, but in a {{Font color|lightcoral|rose bonbon}} outline. Then, we see a marquee design, in an oblong shape (much like the '80s [[WHYY-TV|WHYY]] logo, or the [[Nintendo (Japan)|Nintendo]] and 1985 [[Hemdale Film Corporation|Hemdale]] logos) around the KET letters.


'''Variant:''' There is a variant with a copyright date for the respective year.
'''Variant:''' There is a variant with a copyright date for the respective year.
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===3rd Logo (GED variant) (1977-1985)===
===3rd Logo (GED variant) (1977-1985)===
Kentucky Educational Television (1977)
Kentucky Educational Television (1977)


'''Logo:''' We see the words "ket" in a strange blue font spinning up to the screen on a yellow background. "KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TV" appears below. On the GED-based programs it produced, the logo would fold away sideways,causing the background to turn brown as the yellow letters "ged" (arranges in a strange way) unfold. Then, they would fold away downward, causing the background to turn yellow again as several blue "general educational development"'s are wiped onto the screen. They then dissolve together, turning the background blue, and the episode name appears on the screen.
'''Logo:''' We see the words "{{Font color|blue|'''ket'''}}" in a strange {{Font color|blue|blue}} font spinning up to the screen on a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} background. "KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TV" appears below. On the GED-based programs it produced, the logo would fold away sideways, causing the background to turn {{Font color|saddlebrown|brown}} as the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} letters "{{Font color|#FFD900|ged}}" (arranged in a strange way) unfold. Then, they would fold away downward, causing the background to turn {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} again as several {{Font color|blue|blue}} "{{Font color|blue|general educational development}}"'s are wiped onto the screen. They then dissolve together, turning the background {{Font color|blue|blue}}, and the episode name appears on the screen.


'''FX/SFX:''' Rough Scanimate effects.
'''FX/SFX:''' Rough Scanimate effects.
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'''Editor's Note:''' The logo design and music concept seem unnerving.
'''Editor's Note:''' The logo design and music concept seem unnerving.


===Possible 4th Logo (19??-19??)===
===Possible 4th Logo (19??-19??)===
Kentucky Educational Television (1980's ??)
Kentucky Educational Television (1980's ??)


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'''Editor's Note:''' N/A
'''Editor's Note:''' N/A


===4th Logo (1978-1980)===
===4th Logo (1978-1980)===


'''Logo:''' We see a prototype version of the KET logo below, though the logo here is a solid outline instead of pieces, above a round rectangle containing "eastern kentucky university television".
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'''Logo:''' We see the letters "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''KET'''}}" in a stylized outlined {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} font above a round rectangle containing "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''eastern kentucky university television'''}}".


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===5th Logo (1980-1984)===
===5th Logo (1980-1984)===
Kentucky Educational Television (1980)
 
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'''Nickname:''' "KET Puzzle", "Stylized KET"
'''Nickname:''' "KET Puzzle", "Stylized KET"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see two stylized shapes coming to the center of the screen from the top right, and bottom right side of the screen, respectively. As we see that, then another figure comes from the top left side (which contains a fair portion of the logo), and a couple pieces from the left and right sides of the screen. When all of the pieces are jointed together, they form a stylized KET logo. Then, the words "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" (in a font similar to Kabel) appear under the KET logo, via a flash effect and colored milk yellow. Afterwards, the logo turns blue.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see two stylized shapes coming to the center of the screen from the top right, and bottom right side of the screen, respectively. As we see that, then another figure comes from the top left side (which contains a fair portion of the logo), and a couple pieces from the left and right sides of the screen. When all of the pieces are jointed together, they form the "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''KET'''}}" letters from the previous logo in a stylized font. Then, the words "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" (in a font similar to Kabel) appear under the KET logo, via a flash effect and colored {{Font color|lemonchiffon|milk yellow}}. Afterwards, the logo turns {{Font color|blue|blue}}.


'''Variant:''' There is a slow variant with different music.
'''Variant:''' There is a slow variant with different music.
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'''Editor's Note:''' It's a relaxing logo.
'''Editor's Note:''' It's a relaxing logo.


===6th Logo (1984-1987)===
===6th Logo (1984-1987)===
Kentucky Educational Television (1984)
 
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'''Nickname:''' "KET", "Drawing KET", "KET Snake"
'''Nickname:''' "KET", "Drawing KET", "KET Snake"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the letters "KET" being drawn in the same logo as the 1980 one. Then, "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" (also in the same font as the previous one) fades in under it.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the letters from the previous logo being drawn in. Then, "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" (also in the same font as the previous logo) fades in under it.


'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming itself.
'''FX/SFX:''' The logo forming itself.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' An upbeat Moog synth tune that loops 4 times, then 3 synth tones.
'''Music/Sounds:''' An upbeat Moog synth tune that loops 4 times, then 3 synth tones.


'''Availability:''' Very rare. This used to appear on the math and writing programs of the GED series, which were replaced with the next logo below. This is still intact on some local KET shows on KETKY and KET ED.
'''Availability:''' Very rare. This used to appear on the math and writing programs of the '''GED''' series, which were replaced with the next logo below. This is still intact on some local KET shows on KETKY and KET ED.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===7th Logo (1987-1993)===
===7th Logo (1987-1993)===
Kentucky Educational Television - CLG Wiki
 
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'''Nickname:''' "CGI KET", "Zooming KET", "The Surprising Network"
'''Nickname:''' "CGI KET", "Zooming KET", "The Surprising Network"


'''Logo:''' Against an orange background, white flares bring forth an abstract "KET", then it shines all over, and "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" fades in below.
'''Logo:''' Against an {{Font color|orange|orange}} background, white flares bring forth the KET logo in {{Font color|silver|silver}}, then it shines all over, and "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" fades in below.


'''FX/SFX:''' The logo zooming out. Scanimate-like CGI animation that looks dated, even for the time.
'''FX/SFX:''' The logo zooming out. Scanimate-like CGI animation that looks dated, even for the time.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth whoosh, then a 3-note big band tune, and one big bass drumbeat (a trombone note is also heard at the same time). [Although the whoosh is original, the actual music is the ending of the Valentino music library track "Like the Wind", by Walter Murphy.] In the later years, it used a rapid crescending, then descending synth-xylophone sounder, with two light synthesized notes heard at the end.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth whoosh, then a 3-note big band tune, and one big bass drumbeat (a trombone note is also heard at the same time). [Although the whoosh is original, the actual music is the ending of the Valentino music library track "Like the Wind", by Walter Murphy.] In the later years, it used a rapid crescending, then descending synth-xylophone sounder, with two light synthesized notes heard at the end.


'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on old GED-based programs (it plasters the previous logo on the ''Writing'' and ''Math'' programs of the GED series, and some PBS affiliates still air the GED series [and some air it with Spanish dubbing]), and the entire "Learn to Read" series that still airs in reruns on WNET.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on old GED-based programs (it plasters the previous logo on the ''Writing'' and ''Math'' programs of the ''GED'' series, and some PBS affiliates still air the ''GED'' series), and the entire "Learn to Read" series that still airs in reruns on WNET.


'''Editor's Note:''' The appearance of the logo, loud noise at the beginning, and the music afterward could startle more than a few.
'''Editor's Note:''' The appearance of the logo, loud noise at the beginning, and the music afterward could startle more than a few.


===8th Logo (1993-2004)===
===8th Logo (1993-2004)===
KET (1993)


'''Logo:''' On a purple/black gradient background, we see the KET logo from before, now in a silvery-bluish color. It rotates into place, seemingly out of nowhere. Then, the words "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" appear below.
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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|slateblue|purple}}/black gradient background, we see the KET logo, now in a {{Font color|steelblue|silvery-bluish}} color. It rotates into place, seemingly out of nowhere. Then, the words "THE KENTUCKY NETWORK" appear below.


'''FX/SFX:''' The rotating and fading in.
'''FX/SFX:''' The rotating and fading in.
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'''Editor's Note:''' Some might be unnerved by the sudden appearance of the logo, but the music is lovely. This is also better than the previous logo.
'''Editor's Note:''' Some might be unnerved by the sudden appearance of the logo, but the music is lovely. This is also better than the previous logo.


===9th Logo (1995-1998)===
===9th Logo (1995-1998)===


'''Logo:''' Against a red background, a dark red vertical stripe fades in on one side, with a yellow horizontal stripe near the top and a gray vertical stripe to its left. The KET translators fade in and out in white before the KET logo appears.
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'''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|red|red}} background, a {{Font color|firebrick|dark red}} vertical stripe fades in on one side, with a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} horizontal stripe near the top and a {{Font color|gray|gray}} vertical stripe to its left. The KET translators fade in and out in white before the KET logo appears.


'''FX/SFX:''' The shadows and KET translators appearing and disappearing, and the animation of the bars and KET logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' The shadows and KET translators appearing and disappearing, and the animation of the bars and KET logo.
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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===10th Logo (1999-2009)===
===10th Logo (1999-2009)===
KET (2003)


'''Logo:''' We see closeups of the KET logo, in a metallic violet color, over a violet steam background. Again we see the text "The Kentucky Network" below.
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'''Logo:''' We see closeups of the KET logo, in a {{Font color|darkviolet|metallic violet}} color, over a {{Font color|darkslateblue|violet}} steam background. Again we see the text "The Kentucky Network" below.


'''FX/SFX:''' The closeup shots and the steam.
'''FX/SFX:''' The closeup shots and the steam.
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'''Editor's Note:''' The giant closeups of the logo can catch people off-guard, but at least the music is again lovely and relaxing.
'''Editor's Note:''' The giant closeups of the logo can catch people off-guard, but at least the music is again lovely and relaxing.


===11th Logo (2006- )===
KET


'''Logo:''' We see one closeup of the KET logo seen before. The logo fades and rotates, revealing the logo to be on a white/gray gradient background. A URL or other information can be seen below.
===11th Logo (2006-)===
 
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'''Logo:''' We see one closeup of the KET logo in {{Font color|blue|blue}}. The logo fades and rotates, revealing the logo to be on a white/{{Font color|lightgrey|gray}} gradient background. A URL or other information can be seen below.


'''FX/SFX:''' The close-up, fade-out, and rotation. Simple CGI, but nothing bad.
'''FX/SFX:''' The close-up, fade-out, and rotation. Simple CGI, but nothing bad.
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'''Editor's Note:''' The music in any case is relaxing.
'''Editor's Note:''' The music in any case is relaxing.
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