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WNTA-TV
(1958-1962)
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WNDT
(1962-1970)

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WNET
1st Logo
(1970-1971)
Logo: On a black BG, we see the following words:


FX/SFX: It's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: Possibly silent.

Availability: Extinct on TV.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo
(1971-1974)
Nickname: "Weird 13"

Logo: On a blue background, we see a blue “13” to the left of an orange “WNET”, all in a very odd font.

FX/SFX: I believe it’s a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: Even in 2D, you could use some animation here! And the color scheme looks pretty bad, too!

Music/Sounds: I don’t think there is any.

Availability: VERY RARE. Check some old video tapes!

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo
(1974-1984)
Nickname: “From New York, WNET Presents”, "The Puzzle"

Logo: On a black background, red rectangles with white horizontal pieces shoot away from the viewer, converging into a red screen with a white “From New York” on it. After a few seconds on screen, the pieces shoot towards the viewer, and “WNET PRESENTS” zooms forward.

FX/SFX: The “puzzle pieces” converging.

Cheesy Factor: The “puzzle pieces” converging might be too eye-jarring.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized disco tune.

Availability: Again, very rare. It could be spotted on pre-1984 recordings of PBS shows produced by WNET.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the “pieces” shooting and the music may alarm a daydreaming viewer.

4th Logo
(1984-1988)
Nickname: "Radar", “The Radar Map", "The Radar Screen"

Logo: On a black background, circular lines showing the New York skylines wipe in, with an outlined red “WNET” on it. As the “radar” circles two more times, the outlined “WNET” becomes more solid, and the morning sky becomes night. Finally, when the sky becomes completely dark, and “WNET” is filled in with white, “From” and “New York” can be seen above and below the letters respectively.

FX/SFX: Great animation, despite it being simple.

Music/Sounds: A 5-note synthesizer tune with chimes, repeating three times, just with different pitches.

Availability: Like all other pre-1993 WNET IDs, this is a tough find, but older tapes of WNET programs should have this. A hint: Look for Time Life Video releases of early episodes of Nature, such as "Forest in the Sea". You could spot this on episodes of Great Performances from this era, too.

Scare Factor: None; it’s actually a favorite among closing logo fans.

5th Logo
(1988-1993)

Nickname: “WNET in Space”

Logo: On a blue background with dancing stars, “FROM” and “NEW YORK” zoom out, along with a W, which then has an N, an E, and a T (all lowercase, and in a different font than before) sliding out while the animation zooms out away from the viewer. “Sparks” then create parallelograms to surround “From” and “New York”, placed above and below the logo, as in the “Radar” logo.

FX/SFX: The letters sliding out, along with the entire logo zooming out.

Cheesy Factor: Typical 1980s CGI abound here.

Music/Sounds: Same as the “Radar” logo.

Availability: Once again, see above; however, this logo is easier to find given the fact that it has appeared on PBS Home Video tapes of the era from WNET New York, including episodes of Nature and Great Performances. First-season Shining Time Station episodes (when Ringo Starr was Mr. Conductor) have this logo, too.

Scare Factor: Low; the animation is pretty fast-paced, which may surprise some.

6th Logo
(1993-1999)

Nickname: “The Spotlight”,

Logo: On a black background, we see “wnet” in a different font in a black rectangle (looking like the letters were carved out of it), and “NEW YORK” (in blue)appearing letter by letter, circling the logo counterclockwise while a spotlight shines around the logo, from right to left.

Variant: Sometimes, the logo is referred as "FROM wnet NEW YORK".

FX/SFX: The spotlight, the words appearing letter by letter.

Cheesy Factor: Appears to have little effort put into it by today's standards.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized "castanet" jingle with a choir sounder.

Music/Sound Variant: Sometimes, announcer Tom Stuart will say "A Production of WNET New York" over the jingle.