WJCT

Background

WJCT-TV is a PBS affiliate located in Jacksonville, Florida. It was launched on September 10, 1958 and was an NET affiliate until 1970. WJCT-TV also has a radio network known as "WJCT-FM" and are both owned by WJCT, Inc.

1st Logo (1982-1993)

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Nickname: "Skyline Fireworks"

Logo: Set against the Jacksonville skylines at dusk, we see white fireworks shooting into the sky. Suddenly, a red rectangular frame shoots toward the viewer at a fast pace, and then, we see a dark red starburst appearing within it, along with "WJCT", colored blue, below the starburst, and "Jacksonville" at the bottom. The logo shines all over.

FX/SFX: The fireworks, and the starburst shooting.

Music/Sounds: A somber, four-note synth-chime tune that kinda resembles NBC's famous jingle.

Availability: A few Jacksonville-based cooking shows had this logo on it. Shows produced by WJCT don't seem to be on many PBS channels that often. If you have any tapes of Jacksonville Jazz Festival specials airing on PBS from back then, you should be able to see this logo.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1993-1998)

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Nickname: "Glass WCJT"

Logo: On a black background, the camera pans down from 3 glass copies of the fireworks logo from the previous logo, shining many different colors. As the copies straighten out, a glass rectangle with "WJCT" embossed on the bottom flips in. The fireworks stick to the back and the rectangle flips around to reveal a large "7" over the logo as it shines. "JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA" flips in below.

FX/SFX: The rotating logo. Fairly simple CGI animation, but it is advanced for the time, as you would see this in the late 1990's/early 2000's. Nothing too cheesy here, so it's much better than the previous logo.

Music/Sounds: A rising synth is heard at first. This is followed by a short piano tune and a timpani roll. Chimes are heard when it shines. It sounds very similar to the OS/2 Warp 4 startup sound.

Music/Sounds Variant: On a 1993 episode of The Pollcats, Paul Van Osdol says "From WJCT, channel 7, Jacksonville, this is The Pollcats."

Availability: Rare. Seen on The Pollcats, which can be viewed in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.

Editor's Note: The dark vibe will surprise a few, but other than that, it is completely harmless, clean, and superior to the previous logo.

3rd Logo (1998-2000)

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Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: TBA

4th Logo (2000-20??)

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Logo: On a white background with a gray vortex animating on the screen, we see the text "wjct" with "PUBLIC TELEVISION" as seen in the previous logo zooming in, then the words "A Production of WJCT, Jacksonville Florida", (former programming) "Public Television" or "PRESENTS" (for opening/closing shows) fades in.

Variants:

• The local version is the same, but the background is replaced by a white screen. The WJCT logo are on the white screen and the announcer says the station name.
• Sometimes, there is a still variant of the opening logo.

FX/SFX: The zooming in. For the local variant, it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: None. For the local ID variant, an annoucer say "You're watching WJCT Public Television Jacksonville.".

Availability: Uncommon, bordering on rare. Some shows with the local programming has the logo plasters it. Also, seen on some shows, which can be viewed on American Archive of Public Broadcasting.

Editor's Note: TBA

5th Logo (2010?-present)

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Logo: On a white background, we see a blue oval with the text "wjct" inside.

Variants:

• As an opening/closing variant, we see the word "Presents" on the top.
• As a production variant, the words "A" and "Production" are seen on bottom and top.
• Sometimes, it would say "Jacksonville, Florida".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Current and common. Some shows with the opening and closing logo will be have it.

Editor's Note: None.