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. In 2021, WJCT rebrand into JAX PBS.

1st Logo (1970s/1980s-1982)
Logo: On a black background, we see a purple trail zooms out and moves like a spiral and when it disappear, a trail behind the  one zooms out normally. When the trail stops zooming and becomes a small  diamond/rhombus, it reveals the text "'" at the top with the word "'", and the text "'" and "'" is below it.

Technique: Scanimation.

Music/Sounds: A funky synth tune.

Availability: Ultra rare. It can only be seen on Learned It in Back Days and Kept It: A Portrait of Lucreaty Clark.

2nd Logo (1982-1993)
Logo: On a sunset shot of Jacksonville's skyline, chroma-keyed fireworks appear over the skyline. Then, a 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 "Impact" colored in a blue/white gradient below the starburst, and "Jacksonville" at the bottom in a yellow outline. The logo shines all over.

Variant:


 * An early variant exists where the logo is placed on a plain /light blue background. There's also no border and the word "JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA" appears in spaced out letters. Also the starburst is instead of dark red. And the logo shines rapidly.
 * There's a variant of a normal variant that has the number "7" in steel blue fades-in on the starburst and shines with the logo. And the logo shines 6 seconds more than the normal variant.

Technique: The fireworks, the starburst shooting, the logo shining, and sometimes the "7" fading-in. For the early variant, the logo shining.

Music/Sounds: A four-note synth-chime tune that resembles NBC's famous jingle. This is in a lower tone on the early variant.

Availability: Very rare. It can be seen on a few Jacksonville Jazz Festival specials during the era.

3rd Logo (1993-1996)
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.

Technique: CGI.

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 Variants:
 * Sometimes on The Pollcats, Paul Van Osdol says "From WJCT, channel 7, Jacksonville, this is The Pollcats."
 * On Young Voices, a young girl's voice says "This program was made at channel 7 in Jacksonville."

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

4th Logo (1996-2000's)
Logo: On a white background with a vortex animating on the screen, the new WJCT logo, which "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, zooming 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:
 * An early variant is seen on Painting with Brenda Harris, which the logo is larger, colored blue with a yellow "j", and is placed on a heavily washed out, white-colored footage of flowing water waves.
 * The logo may be colored differently, like in blue.
 * 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, the logo would be still or not zoom in on a plain white background.

Technique: 2D animaton.

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

Availability: 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.

5th Logo (2010?-)
Logo: On a white background, we see a 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".

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

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