WJCT is a PBS affiliate 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. In 2021, WJCT rebranded to "Jax PBS".
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1st Logo (1981) | 2nd Logo (1982-1993) | 3rd Logo (1993-1996) | 4th ID (1996-2000's) | 5th ID (2010?-2021?) |
Visuals: On a black background, a purple trail zooms out and moves like a spiral and when it disappears, a blue trail behind the purple one zooms out normally. When the blue trail stops zooming and becomes a small blue diamond/rhombus, it reveals the text "A PRESENTATION OF" at the top with the word "WJCB", and the text "INTRAIL" and "PRODUCTION" is below it.
Technique: Scanimation.
Audio: A funky synth tune.
Availability: It can only be seen on Learned It in Back Days and Kept It: A Portrait of Lucreaty Clark.
Visuals: On a sunset shot of Jacksonville's skyline, chroma-keyed fireworks appear over the skyline. Then, a red rectangular frame shoots toward the viewer at a fast pace, and then a dark red starburst (which is meant to be a firework graphic) wipes in from top to bottom, along with "WJCT" colored in a blue/white gradient below the starburst, and "Jacksonville" at the bottom in a yellow outline. The logo shines all over.
Variants:
Technique: CGI and live action.
Audio: A four-note synth-chime tune that resembles NBC's famous jingle. This is in a lower tone on the early variant.
Availability: It can be seen on a few Jacksonville Jazz Festival specials during the era.
Visuals: 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.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: 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.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on The Pollcats and Young Voices, which can be viewed in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
Visuals: On a white background with a gray vortex animating on the screen, the new WJCT logo, which is "wjct" in a lowercase version of the previous logo's font but with a cursive "j" and "PUBLIC TELEVISION" circling around in an arc to the right of the logo, zooms in. The entire logo is in a glossy purple color with beveled edges and a rotating crystal pattern. The words "A Production of WJCT, Jacksonville Florida" (former programming), "Public Television" or "PRESENTS" (for opening/closing shows) then fade in.
Variants:
Technique: 2D animaton.
Audio: None. For the local ID variant, an announcer says "You're watching WJCT Public Television Jacksonville."
Availability: Some shows with the local programming has the logo plastering it. Also seen on some shows that can be viewed on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
Visuals: On a white background is a blue oval with the text "wjct" inside.
Variants:
Technique: A still 2D graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Some shows with the opening and closing logo will have it.