KFDF-TV

Background
KFDF-TV was a local television network located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was a sister station to KPBI. It was also named Network One at first, and aired a lot of sports, mainly St. Louis Cardinals baseball. Only over the summer of '95 did it become a full-fledged UPN affiliate.

1st ID (Summer 1995)


Visuals: On a starfield with a computer lake landscape, a blue hexagon with a rainbow outline and number "32" in it zooms in frame by frame. Some white words with a rainbow word "SPORTS" below fade in, along with the station name below. The logo fades out, and red & pink gradient text "K32ED" zooms out with the yellow words "Fort Smith".

Technique: Hand-drawn animation made in TARGA TIPS+, using a Wacom tablet.

Audio: A new-age synth tune, followed by an announcer (Earl Green) saying "Fort Smith's newest local television station. KFDF Sports 32".

2nd ID (1996)


Visuals: On a black background with reflecting moving patterns of the logo, it fades in to reveal itself being a blue & green gradient hexagon with yellow numbers "32" and "36" and a yellow station name in the center. The UPN logo is shown above, and the blue words "K32ED Fort Smith K36ED Fayetteville" with a white dot in the center are shown below.

Technique: Computer animation made in FRACTINT.

Audio: "Voyager" by Alan Parsons Project, followed by an announcer saying "You're watching KFDF-TV UPN 32, 36. Fort Smith, Fayetteville.".