Well, at least I don't have to ask the inevitable question of who's the sadist who dreamed up these scanimate logos with the station's call letters that come from out of nowhere?
Channel 3 WFSB in Hartford used those IDs up until 1977, at which time they started "Land Of The Three" campaign.
1974 (March specfically) was also the year Post Newsweek took over Channel 3 from The Travelers Insurance Company, and changed the call letters from WTIC to WFSB.
I know it sounds crazy, but this is probably on of, if not the greatest station ID ever made (and I've seen a lot!).
The effect and graphics still looks cool after 32 years. And the music despite being only 10 seconds long, is extreme memorable and pleasant to listen to, at the same time as being original.
I just love the deep weird base melody playing up against the ghostly, ethereal analog synth sine wave melody.
I don't know about the editorial graphics being cel-animated . . . the whole movement of the piece screams "video." Could CVC have done it, if not Dolphin? And what's more, which of those three would've done the memorable intro to "The 4 O'Clock Movie"? Or the 1977 I.D. which was derivative of that for WGN in Chicago?
Probably, but remember there were there were three different places operating Scanimate systems during the period...Dolphin in NYC, Image West in LA and CVC in Denver. But I think all of the WOR stuff came from Dolphin.
I wonder . . . would Dolphin have done their 'scanimate' work on WOR-TV's Editorial and Editorial Reply openings and closings (with the blue background and red dot) during that period?
Well, at least I don't have to ask the inevitable question of who's the sadist who dreamed up these scanimate logos with the station's call letters that come from out of nowhere?
CelesteK 1 year ago
Out of all 4, only 2 are still with PNS: WJXT and WPLG.
Ian16545 2 years ago
Channel 3 WFSB in Hartford used those IDs up until 1977, at which time they started "Land Of The Three" campaign.
1974 (March specfically) was also the year Post Newsweek took over Channel 3 from The Travelers Insurance Company, and changed the call letters from WTIC to WFSB.
kylebook 2 years ago
Uh, this looks pretty characteristic of the Scanimate to me.
DarkHeySoos 2 years ago
Now I knew about the WTOP version, but not the others!!!
HowieP 2 years ago
OOOH! That music DEFINES awesome.
Power to the MOOG!
whammy850 2 years ago
The music track was done by Klein &. I also heard it in a (probably unaired) KDKA radio jingle campaign called "Space Station."
TServo2049 2 years ago
The jingles used for those are very cacthy!
SONICSATAMJAMER77 3 years ago
Can I immate the music:
*LREEWOOOSSHHH*
* Bruplata Bruplata Bruplata Bruplata*
SONICSATAMJAMER77 3 years ago
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CarlAndersonBiach 3 years ago
I know it sounds crazy, but this is probably on of, if not the greatest station ID ever made (and I've seen a lot!).
The effect and graphics still looks cool after 32 years. And the music despite being only 10 seconds long, is extreme memorable and pleasant to listen to, at the same time as being original.
I just love the deep weird base melody playing up against the ghostly, ethereal analog synth sine wave melody.
Frisenette 4 years ago
I doubt it, the WOR-TV Editorial graphics look rather cel-animated to me.
Now, as for the 1978 WOR ID, I recall seeing that in an Image West demo tape believe it or not.
kstar8706 4 years ago
You are right about that one being done by Image West.
eyeontv 4 years ago
Ironic that a West Coast video graphics house would do an I.D. for an East Coast station . . . probably not the only case, though . . .
wmbrown6 4 years ago
I don't know about the editorial graphics being cel-animated . . . the whole movement of the piece screams "video." Could CVC have done it, if not Dolphin? And what's more, which of those three would've done the memorable intro to "The 4 O'Clock Movie"? Or the 1977 I.D. which was derivative of that for WGN in Chicago?
wmbrown6 4 years ago
Probably, but remember there were there were three different places operating Scanimate systems during the period...Dolphin in NYC, Image West in LA and CVC in Denver. But I think all of the WOR stuff came from Dolphin.
kirkv 4 years ago
I wonder . . . would Dolphin have done their 'scanimate' work on WOR-TV's Editorial and Editorial Reply openings and closings (with the blue background and red dot) during that period?
wmbrown6 4 years ago