WTVW

Credits

Compiled by
Cattotld

Background

WTVW (channel 7) is a television station in Evansville, Indiana, affiliated with The CW. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement with Nexstar Media Group, for the provision of certain services. The station shares studios along with WEHT on Marywood Drive in Henderson, Kentucky, while WTVW's transmitter is located just outside of Chandler, Indiana.

1st ID (1981)

Visuals: A wall of a rainbow circle trail, segueing to a white ring with the number "7" in it and with a red & blue filling fades in. The one of copies zooms in, and white words "YOUR PLACE TO BE..." wipe in above. Yellow text "WTVW/Evansville" then flies and zooms in.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: An instrumental version of "Now Is the Time!" ID from ABC.

2nd ID (1988)

Visuals: On a black background with a glass circle, orange cursive words "Something's Happening!" wipe in with light rays and fly off-screen. The same logo from before flies in with the station's name in white below, along with a white word "EVANSVILLE". The aforementioned orange words are shown below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An upbeat piano tune with a group of people singing "Something's happening on Channel 7!".

3rd ID (1992)

Visuals: Over a blue gradient background with blue-ish stripes moving and a circle, the same logo from before, now in silver and stacked text "WTVW EVANSVILLE" in the lower-right corner are seen.

Technique: Sliding effects.

Audio: An uplifting 5-note trumpet tune.