South African Broadcasting Corporation

Background: SABC or South African Broadcasting Corporation is the official public broadcaster of South Africa, founded in 1936, but didn't start broadcasting until 1976 after years of controversial desicions.

 1st (known) Logo (1996-2003?) 

Logo: On a black background, a white mist is seen in the center left, with white curves spinning and drawing. The mist then disappears, turning the curves green, which are followed by much thicker ones. More curves then appear and draw, including yellow, blue, and red shapes appearing in it. The curves then arrange into an abstract version of Africa (with the colors, from top to bottom, being yellow, green, blue, and red. The top also fades to a shape more like the Horn of Africa), with a white thin curve quickly rotating into the shape. The letters "SBC" then rotate into view, starting off as silver with light behind them, before fading to white as the light retracts into them, and a bar appears in the Africa shape, forming "SABC" in the first incarnation of the current logo. Below, "The Pulse of Africa's Creative Spirit" appears below in grey and varying sizes, just off center.

FX/SFX: The rotating curves, the logo forming.

Music/Sounds: A rather complex tune, before leading into a rather chaotic section and ending with a trumpet and piano fanfare.

Availability: Extinct. This was used during start-ups around the time.

Editor's Note: Nice animation, especially considering its time, but the music doesn't really fit.