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===1st Logo (May 1, 1979-1984)===
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'''Logo:''' Fading into a black void, there is the text "'''WETV'''" in Microgramma, shown as a metallic model over a distorted, reflective surface as a dim light illuminates the entire thing. The screen starts off blurred, but slowly comes into focus. As it finishes focusing, the {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|cornflowerblue|cornflower blue}} text "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|cornflowerblue|'''ATLANTA'''}}" appears below in the same font, waving constantly.
 
'''Technique:''' Live- action for the tin-foil "WETA", and video feedback effects for the "ATLANTA" text.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' A soft, dreamy piano ditty while four warble synth tones play throughout the logo.
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. Seen only on '' New German Cinema: Werner Herzog'' so far.
===2nd Logo (1984-1987)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a thin 3D {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|red}} "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|red|'''30'''}}" facing the right of the screen. Above it is "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>Font|Serif|'''WPBA'''}}" and below it is "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>Font|Serif|'''Atlanta'''}}", both in a white serif font. Bordering the top and bottom are 2 pairs of lines.
 
'''Technique:''' None.
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was seen on ''A Southern Voice''.
===3rd Logo (1987-1990)===
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'''Logo:''' Fading into a live action shot of cars driving all over a highway in downtown Atlanta, "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|firebrick|'''{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>Small|FROM}} ATLANTA WPBA'''}}", colored {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|firebrick|blood red}} with a drop shadow, appears via a weird "flame" effect on the bottom of the screen.
 
'''Technique:''' Mostly live action.
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===4th Logo (1990-1994)===
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'''Logo:''' Panning over a shot of downtown Atlanta, two sets of white lines come in from the top and bottom of the screen, zooming in before merging in the center. It reveals the stacked text "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>Font|Serif|from WPBA Atlanta}}" in the 1984 PBS corporate font, colored white with a black drop-shadow.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI and live action.
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===5th Logo (1994-2000)===
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'''Logo:''' On a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|darkviolet|purple}} background, several panels rotate slowly around as several shots from different programs fly across the screen. As the screens start to head towards the screen, a large {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|blueviolet|lavender}} "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|blueviolet|'''{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>Font|Copperplate Gothic|30}}'''}}" swings in, with the font in Copperplate Gothic, followed by "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|blueviolet|'''{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>Font|Copperplate Gothic|PBA}}'''}}" zooming out letter-by-letter. As it happens, a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|darkviolet|purple}} "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|darkviolet|'''W'''}}" emerges from the right side of the circle and slides in. The screens then take over, forming a {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>color|teal|dark turquoise}} background with several lines in different colors wiping in scrolling to the right. "{{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>Font|Copperplate Gothic|ATLANTA PUBLIC TELEVISION}}" then swings into place below the logo, all in a thinner version of the font in white while the logo shines. Several lines continue to scroll past.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A descending piano tune at first, followed by a tune made of synthesized "doo" sounds. The tune plays again, this time with a trumpet MIDI, then one final time in a much grander tone. A synth flute/piano/trumpet theme then plays after a bit.
 
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Revision as of 15:33, 13 July 2023

Background

WABE is the third PBS station for Atlanta, Georgia. It started in 1958 as WETV (not to be confused with low-power station in Tennessee as WETV-LP), then changed its call letters to WABE in January of 2022.

1st Logo (May 1, 1979-1984)


Logo: Fading into a black void, there is the text "WETV" in Microgramma, shown as a metallic model over a distorted, reflective surface as a dim light illuminates the entire thing. The screen starts off blurred, but slowly comes into focus. As it finishes focusing, the cornflower blue text "ATLANTA" appears below in the same font, waving constantly.

Technique: Live action for the tin-foil "WETA", and video feedback effects for the "ATLANTA" text.

Music/Sounds: A soft, dreamy piano ditty while four warble synth tones play throughout the logo.

Availability: Extinct. Seen only on New German Cinema: Werner Herzog so far.

2nd Logo (1984-1987)


Logo: On a black background, we see a thin 3D red "30" facing the right of the screen. Above it is "WPBA" and below it is "Atlanta", both in a white serif font. Bordering the top and bottom are 2 pairs of lines.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct. It was seen on A Southern Voice.

3rd Logo (1987-1990)


Logo: Fading into a live action shot of cars driving all over a highway in downtown Atlanta, "FROM ATLANTA WPBA", colored blood red with a drop shadow, appears via a weird "flame" effect on the bottom of the screen.

Technique: Mostly live action.

Music/Sounds: A high-pitched two-note keyboard tune, then an ascending synthesized "gurgling" sound. This is actually the end of the short piece music Shortie No. 19 by Don Voegeli.

Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on the very few PBS programs produced by WPBA from that time. This could've been on some old reruns of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood during the 80s and 90s. This was spotted on Cinema Showcase, among others.

4th Logo (1990-1994)


Logo: Panning over a shot of downtown Atlanta, two sets of white lines come in from the top and bottom of the screen, zooming in before merging in the center. It reveals the stacked text "from WPBA Atlanta" in the 1984 PBS corporate font, colored white with a black drop-shadow.

Technique: CGI and live action.

Music/Sounds: A short harpsichord tune with a held-out synth note at the beginning.

Availability: Rare. It could be seen on later episodes of Cinema Showcase, The Making Of Modern Atlanta, and Postcards from the Edge.

5th Logo (1994-2000)


Logo: On a purple background, several panels rotate slowly around as several shots from different programs fly across the screen. As the screens start to head towards the screen, a large lavender "30" swings in, with the font in Copperplate Gothic, followed by "PBA" zooming out letter-by-letter. As it happens, a purple "W" emerges from the right side of the circle and slides in. The screens then take over, forming a dark turquoise background with several lines in different colors wiping in scrolling to the right. "ATLANTA PUBLIC TELEVISION" then swings into place below the logo, all in a thinner version of the font in white while the logo shines. Several lines continue to scroll past.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A descending piano tune at first, followed by a tune made of synthesized "doo" sounds. The tune plays again, this time with a trumpet MIDI, then one final time in a much grander tone. A synth flute/piano/trumpet theme then plays after a bit.

Availability: Extinct. Seen only as a local ID.
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