WGBX

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Background: WGBX is a sister station to WGBH, with its call letters standing for Western Great Blue Hill EXpiremental. It first broadcast on
September 25th, 1967.

1st (known) logo
(1977?-19??)

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Logo
: The WGBH station ID of the time, but with their "44" logo in place of the "2".

Trivia: The print logo is based off of the WGBH logo.

FX/SFX: The flash, the zooming of the "44".

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. Discovered in January 2020.

Editor's Note: None.



2nd (known) logo
(Late 80s?-1990s)
WGBX 1990

Logo
: Like the last logo, the WGBH station ID of the time, but with their "44" logo in place of the "2".

Trivia: This variant was discovered before its WGBH counterpart.

Variant: There is a version that doesn't have the zooming animation.

FX/SFX: The flash, the zooming of the "44".

Music/Sounds: A piano and synthesized string sounder.

Availability: Very rare. MSTS1 has uploaded a few videos on their channel with this ID intact. If you live in Boston, check your old tapes.

Editor's Note: None.