WOSU is a PBS affiliate located in Columbus, Ohio. It went on the air in February 20th, 1956.
Visuals: On a faded sheet of lined paper, there is a lot of ink splat on it, and the texts "WOSU", "tv 34" and "Columbus OH!" are seen stacked on each other on the splat.
Technique: A painting filmed by a camera.
Audio: Former announcer Fred Andrle says "WOSU TV/34 Columbus and WPBO TV/42 Portsmouth."
Availability: It was used as a station ID.
Visuals: On a blue-dark blue gradient background, 5 silver horizontal bars fly out from the left (just like a gate closing) and position themselves on the screen. As soon as they reach the middle, a white upside-down triangle made of lines, with a red-gold gradient abstract "34" and a red-and-white "WOSU-TV" below on it, fly in from the right of the screen and position themselves on the center of the screen. Afterwards, the white text "Columbus, Ohio" in a plain font appears at the bottom of the screen. Then two lights wipe across the silver bars on which the "34" is positioned, as if emanating from the logo.
Variants: A shorter ID had just the still of the shiny bars and the "34" logo. Also, one of the following announcer spiels is used:
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A warping synth tune, ending with 4 synth-chime notes. Also featured is the voice of station personality Boyce Lancaster: "Public broadcasting from the campus of the Ohio State University, this is WOSU-TV/34 in Columbus, and WPBO-TV/42 in Portsmouth."
Availability: Seen on local programs of WOSU, like Just Jazz. Also used as a station ID.
Visuals: The sequence starts with the back of a triangle and a square zooming out on a black background, with some glass bars can be seen behind it. Then, it turns around to reveal the logo, consisting of a pink triangle, a purple square, and a big teal "34", with the words "WOSU-TV" and "COLUMBUS" below. After the logo turns around, the logo faces forward and the "34" shines as the glass bars go up until the logo fades out.
Variants:
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A piano and chime orchestral tune, followed by announcer Boyce Lancaster saying "You're watching WOSU-TV 34 Columbus, and WPBO-TV 42 Portsmouth."
Audio Variants: