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Seattle, Washington
1st (known) Logo
(1983-1990)
Nickname: "KCTSeattle"
Logo: Over a faded cerulean blue background, we see the word "Seattle", in CenutryGothic font, and colored yellow, zoom out to the right, very quickly. As it does this, "KCTS", in the same font and color, zoom out from the top to the left, very slowly. When both "KCTS" and "Seattle" meet, forming "KCTSeattle", a yelow flash occurs, and the logo seems to sparkle a bit before we fade out.
Local Station ID Variant: Among other PBS-Affiliated stations of this time, KCTS used a bunch of local station IDs promoting their channel. In this promo, we see many clips of shows(either produced by KCTS itself and/or PBS, and other affliates) being shown to us. After a whole bunch of shows are seen, then we see the KCTSeattle logo(which animates the same way as it does in the above-mentioned logo), and then the channel station number "9" animates itself by flying away from the viewer, and place itself next to the text. Then, we see the text "TV Worth Watching" in a white script font write itself under the text.
FX: The words zooming out, the flash, the spakles...
Cheesy Factor: ...all of which are typical '80s computer graphics.
Music/Sounds: A rapid(and dramatic) orchestral tune.
Music/Sound Variant: The local station ID features a long piece of music from KCTS's slogan "TV Worth Watching". The music is an 80's synth theme which includes a female singer(with a quite strong voice!!) and a male singer. The female singer though, sings throughout most of the jingle.
Availability: Extinct on TV, but a VHS or DVD of The Miracle Planet should have this logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the fast pace of the logo and music may shock some.
2nd Logo
(1990-1995)
Logo: Just the words "KCTS" and "SEATTLE" in Fusion font after the credits. "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" may also be shown above it.
FX: While a logo, it's really just in-credit.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of whatever show was playing.
Availability: It had a tendency to have the third logo on shows with this logo, and it might be very rare. Can be seen at the end of Bill Nye: The Science Guy, for example. Also seen on the non-PBS show of Students By Number.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(1991-1999)
Nickname: "Futuristic Circle"
Logo: Against a black background, we zoom out from what appears to be a glass circle with a spectrum shining through, and "KCTS" carved into the circle. While we zoom out, the solid "KCTS" logo pushes into the circle, and the word "SEATTLE", in Haettenschweiler font, and on a teal-colored dip, rotates into place, plus two glass tubes draw themselves in going on both sides, then we fade out.
FX: The zoom-out, and the drawing in of the tubes. It's not too bad animation for the 1990s.
Music/Sounds: A synthesized wind sounder, and then a four-note synth-chime tune.
Availability: Well, we all know Bill Nye: The Science Guy has this logo at the end. But it can also appear on a few medical programming from KCTS at the time.
Scare Factor: Low; the music may startle some.
4th Logo
(1999-December 2006)
Logo: On a spotlit white background, a black box containing a stylized drawing of an eclipse flips into the screen very fast along with the word ''KCTS'', in black Century Gothic font. Soon after, the word ''SEATTLE'', in red, flies in from the bottom-left of the screen.
FX: The black box with the eclipse flipping into the screen along with the ''KCTS'' text, the ''SEATTLE'' flying from the bottom-left of the screen.
Cheesy Factor: Simple 1990s effects.
Music/Sounds: A simple jazz-pop tune combined with two piano notes and two fast whooshes as the words slide into place.
Availabilty: Common, but rare to VHS/kinescope quality.
Scare Factor: Low.
1st (known) Logo
(1983-1990)
Logo: Over a faded cerulean blue background, we see the word "Seattle", in CenutryGothic font, and colored yellow, zoom out to the right, very quickly. As it does this, "KCTS", in the same font and color, zoom out from the top to the left, very slowly. When both "KCTS" and "Seattle" meet, forming "KCTSeattle", a yelow flash occurs, and the logo seems to sparkle a bit before we fade out.
Local Station ID Variant: Among other PBS-Affiliated stations of this time, KCTS used a bunch of local station IDs promoting their channel. In this promo, we see many clips of shows(either produced by KCTS itself and/or PBS, and other affliates) being shown to us. After a whole bunch of shows are seen, then we see the KCTSeattle logo(which animates the same way as it does in the above-mentioned logo), and then the channel station number "9" animates itself by flying away from the viewer, and place itself next to the text. Then, we see the text "TV Worth Watching" in a white script font write itself under the text.
FX: The words zooming out, the flash, the spakles...
Cheesy Factor: ...all of which are typical '80s computer graphics.
Music/Sounds: A rapid(and dramatic) orchestral tune.
Music/Sound Variant: The local station ID features a long piece of music from KCTS's slogan "TV Worth Watching". The music is an 80's synth theme which includes a female singer(with a quite strong voice!!) and a male singer. The female singer though, sings throughout most of the jingle.
Availability: Extinct on TV, but a VHS or DVD of The Miracle Planet should have this logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the fast pace of the logo and music may shock some.
2nd Logo
(1990-1995)
FX: While a logo, it's really just in-credit.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of whatever show was playing.
Availability: It had a tendency to have the third logo on shows with this logo, and it might be very rare. Can be seen at the end of Bill Nye: The Science Guy, for example. Also seen on the non-PBS show of Students By Number.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(1991-1999)
Logo: Against a black background, we zoom out from what appears to be a glass circle with a spectrum shining through, and "KCTS" carved into the circle. While we zoom out, the solid "KCTS" logo pushes into the circle, and the word "SEATTLE", in Haettenschweiler font, and on a teal-colored dip, rotates into place, plus two glass tubes draw themselves in going on both sides, then we fade out.
FX: The zoom-out, and the drawing in of the tubes. It's not too bad animation for the 1990s.
Music/Sounds: A synthesized wind sounder, and then a four-note synth-chime tune.
Availability: Well, we all know Bill Nye: The Science Guy has this logo at the end. But it can also appear on a few medical programming from KCTS at the time.
Scare Factor: Low; the music may startle some.
4th Logo
(1999-December 2006)
Logo: On a spotlit white background, a black box containing a stylized drawing of an eclipse flips into the screen very fast along with the word ''KCTS'', in black Century Gothic font. Soon after, the word ''SEATTLE'', in red, flies in from the bottom-left of the screen.
FX: The black box with the eclipse flipping into the screen along with the ''KCTS'' text, the ''SEATTLE'' flying from the bottom-left of the screen.
Cheesy Factor: Simple 1990s effects.
Music/Sounds: A simple jazz-pop tune combined with two piano notes and two fast whooshes as the words slide into place.
Availabilty: Common, but rare to VHS/kinescope quality.
Scare Factor: Low.
