Star Ray TV
Background
Star Ray TV is a pirate television station founded by Jan Pachul broadcasting in Toronto, Canada, since the late 1990s. Star Ray calls itself an independent community television channel, and produced content and shows with a community focus. The channel had a mascot, a german sheppard named Shadow, who appeared in the channel's children's show "Shadow and Friends".
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1st Logo (1990s)
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Visuals: A cloudy sky with the silhouette of a tree and buildings in the distance. The text "Staray" in gold, and "UHF" in gold at a slight angle and "30" in red.
Technique: Unknown.
Audio: Unknown.
Availability: Image has been taken from an archived version of Star Ray TV's website.
2nd Logo (1990s)
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Visuals:
- Test pattern: On a black grid, a grey or white circle is situated in the centre, white a blue rectangle near the top with "UHF" written in red, underneath it, "Channel" in the Westminster typeface in green and "15" in blue, towards the bottom, mirrored test patterns are at either side of a yellow square with the head of a German sheppard, representing Shadow. To the left of the circle is an orange rectangle with a broadcast mast. To the right of the circle is a small television in a green square with yet another test pattern displayed. In the four corners, there are white reel on purple squares.
- Logo: A green CRT shape with the text "STAR" in blue and "RAY", using the "R" in "STAR" with "TV" in red. At the base of the logo is the text "Toronto Community Television UHF Channel 15" in a blue border.
Variants:
- A variant positions the logo on a mountain, surrounded by a circle of white stars, similar to the Paramount logo.
- There are variants which feature the text "Toronto Community Television UHF Channel 15-1" in a grey border.
- A variant positions the logo above the word "MOVIE" in white, with the "O" being a film reel.
Technique: 3D CGI.
Audio: Unknown.
Availability: Images have been taken from an archived version of Star Ray TV's website. Test card has been sourced from a TV DX capture site.
