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===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 (
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'''ID:''' 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.▼
'''Nicknames:''' "The New Channel 5"
▲'''ID:''' 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.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' 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)===
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Revision as of 15:28, 8 October 2022
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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)
Nicknames: "The New Channel 5"
ID: 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.
FX/SFX: Crossfading.
Music/Sounds: 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)
ID: 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.
FX/SFX: See ABC.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Extinct.
3rd ID (Fall 1977-Summer 1978)
(1981-198?)
ID: 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.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: Just an announcer.
Availability: Extinct. It was used as a sign-on/sign-off ID. Check your tapes for this.
