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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the text "'''WMHT'''" appears in the middle of the screen, constantly flashing between
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
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WMHT was formed in Albany in 1962. In 1987, it purchased an independent station in Albany called WUSV, which became WMHX as WMHT's secondary affiliate. It went dark in 1991, but returned as WMHQ before selling it off in 1999 to become WEWB, a WB O&O station (owned by then-WB part owner, Tribune Company). Today, WMHT currently exists and so does WEWB, which became WCWN in 2006 when The CW took over. It was sold to Freedom Communications, which in turn, sold it to Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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1st Logo (May 1979-September 30, 1988) | 2nd Logo (October 1, 1988-September 30, 1991) | 3rd Logo (October 1, 1991-March 1?, 1994) | 4th ID (2004?-2013) | 5th ID (2013-2016) | 6th ID (2016-) |
Visuals: On a black background, the text "WMHT" appears in the middle of the screen, constantly flashing between green and blue. After a bit, the text zooms in while the flashing slows down, eventually sticking to blue. A white outline then wipes in over the text as the white text "SCHENECTADY" fades in below.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A 8-note downward moog arpeggio that repeats 3 times. It ends with a synth pad chord and morse code-esque beeping.
Availability: Can be seen on programs/series of the era, such as Inside Albany and their episode in the statewide co-produced series In And About New York State History.
Visuals: On a heliotrope/salmon gradient background, we see "WMHT" and "WMHX", in gold, stacked on top of each other, to the left of a bright lavender circle with segmented lines and what looks like a laser touching it. Below is a line, and "Schenectady-Albany-Troy", in gold. The logo shines.
Variants:
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A piano/synth theme is used on most shows or a three-note synth orchestral fanfare. Otherwise, it is silent.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on Inside Albany and The Iroquois. May also be on New York Week In Review, and other shows of the period.
Visuals: Similar to the local station ID variant of the previous logo, except without any bars and the logo is centered.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The three note synth orchestral fanfare of the previous logo.
Availability: Can be seen on programs like Raising Our Disabled Sons and Inside Albany. It's unclear as to whether or not this was used after 1994, as Inside Albany awkwardly dropped the logo starting the 3/3/94 issue and we currently do not have any other programs from the station during the late 90s.
Visuals: On the same background as the 2002 CPB logo, there is a spinning globe zoom in before stopping and moving down, revealing "wmht" with a yellow-green curve below it. It zooms out to reveal "Albany, New York" spreading out.
Variants: These have three aspect ratios:
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A three-note ethereal synth and piano tune.
Availability: It's quite hard for it to show up on TV. Check DVD's of WMHT's shows.
Visuals: On a aurora borealis sky background, we see "wmht" zooming out above the rotating Earth. Below "wmht" is "Albany, New York". There is also the Northern Lights.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: Same as the previous logo.
Visuals: On a black background, nine curved lines, all in lime green, appear one by one in a spiral pattern. When they form, nine rays appear (though they're barely visible) and the lines change to navy blue, then purple, then orange. When the rays turn orange, they and the spiral shape change back to lime green, quickly zooming in to fill the screen with a very light green. It fades back to the current logo, which is the spiral above the text "wmht". The spiral slowly spins to the right.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A rising string tune.
Availability: Seen on New York Now (which has the 1999-2009 WNET logo after it).