KCPT Productions

Background
KCPT (abbreviated "Kansas City Public Television") is a PBS affiliate located in Kansas City, Missouri. It went on the air on March 29, 1961 as KCSD, and became KCPT in 1972.

1st (known) Logo (1980)


Visuals: Over a blue background, the logo starts with the text "kcpt kansas city" displayed eight times in a column. The text is in a lowercase Annonce font with "kcpt" in yellow and "kansas city" in light blue. The fourth "kcpt kansas city" disappears to make room for the word "PRESENTS" (in all caps), which slowly slides in from the right until it faces the center.

Technique: Primitive computer animation.

Audio: A classic rock tune, which might be the opening of the program.

Availability: Was spotted at the beginning of a local program from 1980 called Songwriters Showcase. Check old recordings for this logo.

2nd Logo (January 1, 1984-1985)


Visuals: On a background with a white grid on it, we see the shiny text:

KCPT/19 Kansas City

in the center. The outlined word "PRESENTS" fades in shortly after.

Technique: Simple animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on a few episodes of Kansas City Illustrated available on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.

3rd Logo (1992-2000s)
Visuals:


 * Opening: There is the KCPT logo (the "C" is embossed) with "PUBLIC TELEVISION 19" underneath. Below that is the word "Times New Roman" in an italic Times New Roman font.
 * Closing: There is the text "A Production of" with the KCPT logo below the text and "Kansas City" below the logo. At the bottom is a copyright disclaimer.

Technique: None.

Audio: None for the opening version, but the closing version has the end credits music played over it.

Availability: Seen at the beginning and end of KCPT produced programs from that period, such as Kansas City Week in Review and Ruckus. Also seen on the hard-to-find local produced documentaries Remember Me and Whizzo, Ol' Gus, and Me, both of which were released on VHS.

4th Logo (2002-2011)
Visuals: Over a black background, the logo starts with the KCPT logo with "KANSAS CITY" below that. A second later, neon outlines of the KCPT letters zoom out one-by-one from the base of each letter and blur out of focus.

Technique: Simple animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen at the beginning of KCPT produced programs from that period.

5th Logo (2011-2016)
Visuals: On a background of a magenta/ color mesh and /pink clouds blended together, there is a CGI rendering of various buildings in Kansas City. This includes the Bartle Hall rooftop structure, the Power & Light building, plus the Sprint Center among others. A bunch of yellow lines forming a grid appear below the buildings (to represent Kansas City's intersecting downtown streets). We then zoom out to reveal each letter of the KCPT logo rotating one-by-one in unison (along with the PBS "P-Head" on the right in a chrome black circle). Right above that, each letter of the text "A PRODUCTION OF" quickly appear one-by-one in a black Bank Gothic font with a shine.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A three-note acoustic guitar sounder.

Availability: Was seen at the beginning of The Local Show, available on KCPT's YouTube channel.

6th Logo (2016-)
Visuals: Unknown

Technique: Unknown

Audio: Unknown

Availability: It can be seen at the beginning of The Local Show, available on KCPT's YouTube channel.