WKID

Background
WKID-TV, operated on channel 51, first aired itself on December 6, 1968, as WSMS-TV. But 2 years later, it was forced to go off-air because of engineering and financial difficulties. In 1972, it returned to the air again after an acquisition for the station from a buyer as WKID-TV, and then got affiliated to ONTV, a subscription television service that got launched from 1978. ONTV later demised themself in 1985, the station was sold to an another John Blair & Co., who later programmed it as a local, independent Spanish-language station, and renamed it to WSCV.

Logo (1980-1983)
Visuals: Against a black background, the purple text "WKID·FT.LAUDERDALE" appears at the bottom, along with a purple line above and the station's logo (which is the text "TV51") next to it. And at the top, some colorful trails collide themself, zoom out and form the multicolor word "ON", as a flash occurs. The word then slides to the left and reveals the blue word "TV", which slides to the right, and the text "SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION" fades in below. A shine appears at the end.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: A soothing tune, accompanied by an announcer saying: "WKID TV-51, Fort Lauderdale".