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'''Availability:''' Used as a sign-on ident around the time.
'''Availability:''' Used as a sign-on ident around the time.



===2nd ID (1976-1977)===
===2nd ID (1976-1977)===
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'''Visuals:'''


'''Technique:'''

'''Audio:'''


===4th ID (1981-198?)===
===4th ID (1981-198?)===
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'''Availability:''' It was used as a sign-on/sign-off ID.
'''Availability:''' It was used as a sign-on/sign-off ID.



===5th ID (1995-1999)===
===5th ID (1995-1999)===
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'''Visuals:''' We see the generic [[Hearst Television]] ID template with the WCVB "5" logo attached on a red plate.
'''Visuals:''' We see the generic [[Hearst Television]] ID template with the WCVB "5" logo attached on a red plate.


'''Technique:''' CGI by LoConte-Goldman Design in Boston, MA.
'''Technique:''' CGI by LoConte-Goldman Design in Boston, MA.


'''Audio:''' A short brass-based fanfare from the "Image News" music package. Composed by Gari Communications (now known as Gari Media Group) and was originally commissioned by Hearst as part of the aforementioned mandate.
'''Audio:''' A short brass-based fanfare from the "Image News" music package. Composed by Gari Communications (now known as Gari Media Group) and was originally commissioned by Hearst as part of the aforementioned mandate.
*This is often accompanied by Ed O'Brien's vooceover.
*This is often accompanied by Ed O'Brien's voiceover.


'''Availability:''' These usually appeared at the beginning of news intros during this period, and were sometimes used as standalone IDs.
'''Availability:''' These usually appeared at the beginning of news intros during this period, and were sometimes used as standalone IDs.

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Latest revision as of 06:36, 27 October 2024




Background

WCVB-TV, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 33), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by the Hearst Television subsidiary of New York City-based Hearst Communications.

1st ID (1972)


Visuals: On a black background, we see a circular arrow resembling a stylized number 5 (the channel's number, circled by the rainbow-colored words "WCVB-TV" above and "BOSTON" below. It then fades into several of these "5"s in different colors bunched up together. A montage showing WCVB workers than plays out.

Technique: Crossfading.

Audio: An announcer says "This is WCVB-TV, the new channel 5!", followed by funk music.

Availability: Used as a sign-on ident around the time.

2nd ID (1976-1977)

Visuals: ABC's "Let Us Be the One!" ID. There's a byline with "WCVB-tv" on the left, the station's logo in the middle, and "Boston" on the right.

Technique: Scanimate.

Audio: Unknown

3rd ID (1979-1980)

Visuals:

Technique:

Audio:

4th ID (1981-198?)

Visuals: On a space background, we see "WCVB 5" (with "5" being the station's stylized 5 logo) with blue beams coming from it above. Below is the small text "BOSTON" right-aligned.

Technique: None.

Audio: Just an announcer.

Availability: It was used as a sign-on/sign-off ID.

5th ID (1995-1999)

Visuals: We see the generic Hearst Television ID template with the WCVB "5" logo attached on a red plate.

Technique: CGI by LoConte-Goldman Design in Boston, MA.

Audio: A short brass-based fanfare from the "Image News" music package. Composed by Gari Communications (now known as Gari Media Group) and was originally commissioned by Hearst as part of the aforementioned mandate.

  • This is often accompanied by Ed O'Brien's voiceover.

Availability: These usually appeared at the beginning of news intros during this period, and were sometimes used as standalone IDs.

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