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===Background===
===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.
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 (1970s)===
===1st ID (1972)===
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[[File:Wcvb1970s.webp|center|350px]]
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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.
'''FX/SFX:''' TBA


'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA
'''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.


'''Availability:''' TBA
===2nd ID (1976-1977)===
===2nd ID (1976-1977)===
[[File:WCVB_1976.png|center|350px]]
[[File:WCVB_1976.png|center|350px]]

Revision as of 15:28, 8 October 2022


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.

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