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| Version | User | Scope of changes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 2008, 12:28 PM EDT (current) | Tlogos | 2 words added, 2 words deleted |
| Jul 15 2008, 9:20 PM EDT | VofDoom |
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Video by Eric S. and FuzzyMemoriesTV
Editions and logo captures by mr3urious
Background: Field Communications was a company that owned WFLD in Chicago (the call letters of WFLD stand for Field Communications). The company was later sold to Metromedia in 1983, which was sold to Fox in 1986 when the network first signed on, including WFLD.
1st (known) Logo
(1966?-1970's?)(1966?-1977)
Logo: Against a black BG, we see the words
in yellow, and in a font with pointy serifs.
Variants:
FX/Cheesy Factor: None; it's a still logo.
Music/Sounds: A creepy four-note Moog synthesizer tune with an ascending synth flourish.
Availability: Extinct; only used as a Station-ID for Field stations (such as Chicago's WFLD) in the 80s. Tape trading is the only way to see it.
Scare Factor: Medium to high, due to the dark atmosphere and creepy music.
2nd Logo
(1970's?-1983)(1977-1983)
Logo: On a black background the top of a yellow 3-D "Field" and the bottom of a yellow 3-D "Communications" below the "Field" face the viewer. The two words flip upwards and downwards respectively while zooming out to the middle.
Variants:
FX: The flipping and zooming.
Cheesy Factor: It is either a model or early (but very convincing) CGI.
Music/Sounds: An ascending piano crescendo followed by a seven-note piano tune which is then followed by a "ting" like sound while a synth hum is in the background. This tune was lifted from the end of the jingles in station IDs for Field stations of the era.
Availability: Same as logo 1.
Scare Factor: Low to medium; the darkness and music might scare a few, but at least an improvement over the previous.
Editions and logo captures by mr3urious
Background: Field Communications was a company that owned WFLD in Chicago (the call letters of WFLD stand for Field Communications). The company was later sold to Metromedia in 1983, which was sold to Fox in 1986 when the network first signed on, including WFLD.
1st (known) Logo
(1966?-1970's?)(1966?-1977)
Logo: Against a black BG, we see the words
FIELD---------------------------------------------------
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS
in yellow, and in a font with pointy serifs.
Variants:
- Sometimes, on WFLD, an announcer will say, "This is Field Communications in Chicago."
- This logo appears in color or black and white.
FX/Cheesy Factor: None; it's a still logo.
Music/Sounds: A creepy four-note Moog synthesizer tune with an ascending synth flourish.
Availability: Extinct; only used as a Station-ID for Field stations (such as Chicago's WFLD) in the 80s. Tape trading is the only way to see it.
Scare Factor: Medium to high, due to the dark atmosphere and creepy music.
2nd Logo
(1970's?-1983)(1977-1983)
Logo: On a black background the top of a yellow 3-D "Field" and the bottom of a yellow 3-D "Communications" below the "Field" face the viewer. The two words flip upwards and downwards respectively while zooming out to the middle.
Variants:
- Sometimes, on WFLD, an announcer will say, "This is Field Communications in Chicago.", like before.
- A version with a chyroned-in copyright is in circulation.
FX: The flipping and zooming.
Cheesy Factor: It is either a model or early (but very convincing) CGI.
Music/Sounds: An ascending piano crescendo followed by a seven-note piano tune which is then followed by a "ting" like sound while a synth hum is in the background. This tune was lifted from the end of the jingles in station IDs for Field stations of the era.
Availability: Same as logo 1.
Scare Factor: Low to medium; the darkness and music might scare a few, but at least an improvement over the previous.
