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*There is a version with the word "GROUP" at the top of the "W", and "in association with" at the very top of the screen. "Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc." is written below.

*A Group W print logo with "GROUP" on the side of the "W" appeared in end-credit rolls around 1970.

*There is a theatrical in-credit variant with the world "FILMS" below the logo.

'''Availability:''' Near extinction. The standard Group W print logo was used as an in-credit ID on programs such as ''The Steve Allen Show'', ''The David Frost Show'', and ''The Mike Douglas Show'' to name a few. It is retained on [[Rhino Home Video]]'s VHS set of the infamous run of November 1971 ''Mike Douglas Show'' episodes co-hosted by John Lennon.

*1980-1982: "{{Font|Impact|{{Small|WESTINGHOUSE BROADCASTING COMPANY}}}}"

*1982-1984: "{{Font|Impact|{{Small|WESTINGHOUSE BROADCASTING AND CABLE, INC.}}}}" (the company was a leading cable TV operator in the early-to-mid 1980s)

'''Availability:''' Extinct. This appeared on ''Hour Magazine''. A still version also appeared on the first season of ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (syndicated by Group W in the U.S.). The in-credit version was last seen on ''The John Davidson Show'' (which replaced ''The Mike Douglas Show'', Group W's syndicator).

*On some shows, there is a copyright stamp fading in underneath.

*In other cases, it's superimposed.

*There exists a version with {{Font color|ivory|ivory}} text.

*On ''Every Second Counts'', an in-credit notice can be seen at the end before the actual logo is seen.

*A variant where the lasers are cut, picking up from the red "W" forming, exists.

*There is a short version with only three notes of the logo theme.

*On the short-lived syndicated series ''Hot'', the logo theme is a majestic sounding orchestral variant of the 9-note synth tune.

*Sometimes, it's silent.

'''Availability:''' Ultra rare, bordering on near extinction. This originally appeared on ''Hour Magazine'' and ''Every Second Counts''. It was last seen on a [[Netflix Originals|Netflix]] print of the TV movie ''Lost In London'', followed by the [[Fries Entertainment|Fries Distribution Company]] logo. Reruns of ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' on the USA Network in the late 80s also had this logo (in both silent and short versions).

*There is a short version of the logo that only plays the last half of the animation.

*On ''The Wil Shriner Show'' and ''Hour Magazine'', a copyright notice appears under the logo.

*On ''Bob Vila's Home Again'' and the 1988-89 version of ''Life's Most Embarrassing Moments'', the words "Distributed by" appear above the logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A fast-paced warbling synth tune ending in a single synth horn note. It may be silent in other cases (like on ''Bob Vila's Home Again'') or uses the closing theme of the show.

'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On ''The Wil Shriner Show'', a woman voiceover is heard saying, "The Wil Shriner Show is a Charles Colarusso production and a Bonnie Burns production, in association with Group W Productions."

'''Availability:''' Rare. This originally appeared on ''Hour Magazine'', ''Couch Potatoes'', and ''Missing: Reward''. It's also seen on the first five seasons of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and is intact on the DVD boxsets. The distribution variant can be found on the first two seasons of ''Bob Vila's Home Again'', which are available for viewing on YouTube.

'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. The Group W version can be seen on the 1992-1995 seasons of ''TMNT'', and the 1994 international prints of ''Speed Racer'' (whenever any network airs it). It was also seen on several short-lived talk shows of the time: ''Vicki'' (with Vicki Lawrence), ''Marilu'' (with Marilu Henner), and ''Paget'' (with Paget Brewster, although it was only a local show on Group W's San Francisco station KPIX-5). As for the WBI variant, it can be seen on international prints of ''TMNT'' (and sometime even plasters the previous logo on earlier episodes too), as well as the "Vacation in Europe" side-season of ''TMNT'', the 1993 remastered version of the original 1967 version of ''Speed Racer'' on DVD and internationally (Speed (now FS1)'s prints plastered WBI with [[DIC Entertainment|DiC Entertainment]]), and on various episodes of ''Skeleton Warriors'' on DVD. ''Dinobabies'' had this logo too, and it was retained on both UK video releases, and when released for Video Buddy (an interactive VHS system released in the late 90s). However, Fox Family (now Freeform)'s prints plastered WBI with [[The Program Exchange]].