Draft:WSIU
19Joshua and ThatRandomOshawott
Captures by
19Joshua
Video captures courtesy of
AspectedAgent23
Background
WSIU is a PBS member station located in Carbondale, Illinois. It first signed on the air on September 6, 1961. It has a satellite channel called WUSI, located in Olney, Illinois, which signed on the air in August 19, 1968.
1st Logo (1980s-Early 1990s)
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Visuals: On a nighttime view of the Pulliam Hall clock tower in the Southern Illinois University, there is a lime green "WSIU" with a bigger "TV" below it, with a giant "8" next to it. Below the text is "CARBONDALE". After the announcer finishes speaking, the logo flies up, beginning the program.
Technique: The logo flying up.
Audio: An announcer that says "WSIU-TV, channel 8, Carbondale.". Then a synthesized trailing noise.
Availability: It was only seen on SIU Night Report.
2nd Logo (1990s)
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Visuals: A short montage of various screens and devices in a studio is seen, with each camera shot fading into each other. One of the screens displays the 1993 PBS logo. After three seconds, a close-up shot of a spinning reel is shown, and white text reading " A PRODUCTION OF WSIU8 Carbondale" fades in and is chyroned over the shot of the spinning reel. "WSIU8" is in sans-serif and slanted inwards, "A PRODUCTION OF" is in a serif font, and "Carbondale" is in a monospace font. After about 2 1/2 seconds, the logo fades.
Technique: The fading in and out of the various camera shots, the chyroned text.
Audio: A 4-note crystal-like tune. Same as the 3rd logo.
Availability: It was seen on episodes of the 1995-1996 season of Scholastic Hi-Q.
3rd Logo (2004-2013)
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Visuals: Unknown
Variant: A widescreen version exists.
Technique: The balls appearing and flying, the genre texts appearing and fading out, the clips in the balls, the PBS logo fading out.
Audio: A 4-note crystal-like tune.
Availability: Can be seen on One on One, which can be viewed at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Can also be seen on WSIU InFocus and Scholastic Hi-Q.
4th Logo (2017-)
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Visuals: Unknown
Technique: The clips popping out, the WSIU logo coming up from the bottom, the logo shining, the genre text sliding.
Audio: Same as the previous logo.
Audio Variant: On the Scholastic Hi-Q episode "Carterville v. Fairfield 2924," the logo is silent.
Availability: Can be seen on newer episodes of WSIU InFocus and Scholastic Hi-Q.
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