WTVI

1st (known) Logo (1970's?-1983)
Nickname: "Charlotte Lights"

Logo: On a space background with zooming stars, a large orb of blue light flies towards the screen, as a band of white light appear and stretch over the screen. 2 more orbs of light fly towards the screen as a skyline appears in the distance. The background then changes to a purple gradient and the lights disappear, revealing "roads" in front of the city. 2 more orbs then shoot out of one of the buildings with "WTVI" colored yellow with a white outline, appears and slide out below, and an abstract "42" rises up from the back in the same colors. A white circle then zooms out and surrounds the whole thing, revealing more stars as the circle shines with pings.

Variant: A short version has the logo start with the text sliding in.

FX/SFX: The lights, the logo forming. Decent 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A funky disco tune or none.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on Of Quilts and Sabres, Red Clay Gold Dust, and Thunder in Carolina.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1984-1987)
Nickname: "Grid Trails"

Logo: On a black background with white lines, a black square grows in size and rests in the middle of the screen. Inside it, the text "WTVI", made up of shapes and connected with a bar on the top edge, zooms in and arcs into place, leaving trails while changing colors constantly. When it stops moving, it becomes turquoise as a turquoise gradient fades in at the top part of the screen. "Charlotte" then fades in the top left corner of the square, colored white with a black drop-shadow.

Variants:
 * A variant with a red and teal colors exists.
 * A still version has a different-looking design. "WTVI" is instead a cote-out inside of a lime box with glowing teal edges. "Charlotte 42" can be seen in teal, and the background is grey with a lime gradient on the bottom and white gridlines.

FX/SFX: The lights, the logo forming. Decent 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A bouncy synth theme, with a whoosh for the text flying in. The still version has none.

Availability: Very rare. It's seen on From Uncle Tom To Jim Crow, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, and Shaping New Dimensions.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1987-1995)
Logo: On a space background, a floor of blue boxes with "42" embossed on them can be seen. A golden rounded rectangle then appears from the top and zooms out, rotating around a lot. When it zooms out at it's furthest point, it zooms back in, revealing a blue-colored front resembling the previous logo, with "WTVI" in white with golden bordering, and a "42" in the top left corner. When it stops, "Charlotte, NC" fades in below, or "Charlotte-STEREO" when used locally.

FX/SFX: The spinning of the logo.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic synth theme with twinkles. When used as a local ID, it's accompanied by an announcer.

Availability: Rare. It can be seen on The Pap Test: A Cure for the Crisis, Opportunity Knocks, and also seen as a local ID.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1995-2003)
Logo: On a black background, we see the word "charlotte" in metallic grey slowly flip from the left side of the screen, along with a metallic blue circle from the bottom the screen at the same time. Just before they flip into place, the word "WTVI", also in metallic grey, flips in from the top of the screen. When the objects are just about to be flipped in place, a 3D wooden rectangle, two words, and a white PBS P-head appear from the bottom of the screen. The rectangle flips in behind the word "charlotte", the words "Stay curious" flip in below the rectangle/word, and the PBS head flips into the circle, sans the split piece.

FX/SFX: The flipping of objects/words.

Music/Sounds: A short synth note, followed by an ascending synth note, then a chime, and two synth notes.

Availability: Extinct. This was only used as a local ID.

Editor's Note: The CGI in this logo is obviously very dated, and the PBS logo is missing a piece!