Sacramento, California

1st Logo
(1987-)

Nickname: "Purple Circle"

Logo: Set on a purple background, we see a purple circle being drawn in counter-clockwise, then a much lighter circle of the same color draws in the same direction, and the word "Sacramento" appears. "KVIE" then fades in, and the logo shines.

FX/Cheesy Factor: Simple computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A loud Moog synthesizer bass note that almost sounds like the beginning of the first Cannon-VMP logo's jingle.

Availability: Should be on very old "California's Heartland" episodes from the George Reading era.

Scare Factor: Medium; the loud synth note can be startling.

(BTW, you'll find that logo in Ian Sherman's PBS Member Stations Nightmare. :-))