KCTS/Summary

1st Logo
(1976-1979)

Logo : We see four of the station's corporate "9" symbol moving in to the center from the top & bottom and left & right sides of the screen with the trail behind the. The "9"'s disappear as the trail shoots forward and retracts. The 3D, bronze-outlined "KCTS" fades in. "SEATTLE" moves upward in and places underneath "KCTS" with the trail behind it.

FX/SFX : Scanimate effects.

Music/Sounds : An analog synth drone, followed by an upward piano sweep.

Availability : TBA.

Editor's Notes : TBA.

2nd Logo
(1979-1983)

Logo : We see the same four "9"'s moving in to the center with their trails, but this time it moves in from the top-left-&-right and the bottom-left-&-right corners. The "9"'s rotates away as the blue "KCTS" zooms in from the center, with "SEATTLE" appearing underneath it when the "9"'s is offscreen.

FX/SFX : Scanimate effects.

Music/Sounds : Same as before.

Music/Sounds/Announcer Variant : At the end of locally-produced programs from the station, a male announcer says "The preceding program is production of KCTS, Seattle."

Availability : TBA.

Editor's Notes : None.

3rd Logo
(1983-1992)

Nickname : "KCTSeattle"

Logo : Over a faded bright cerulean background, we see "Seattle " zoom out to the right, very quickly. As it does this, "KCTS ", in the same font and color, zoom out from the top to the left, very slowly. When both words meet, forming "KCTSeattle ", a yellow flash occurs, and it seems to sparkle a bit.

FX/SFX : Created at Alpha Cine

Music/Sounds : A rapid (and dramatic) orchestral tune, with a solo viola.

Availability : Rare. A VHS or DVD of The Miracle Planet should have this logo.

Editor's Note : None.

4th Logo
(1992-1999)

Logo : Against a black background, we zoom out from what appears to be a glass circle with a spectrum shining through, and "KCTS" in copper carved into the circle. While we zoom out, the solid "KCTS" logo pushes into the circle, and the word "S E A T T L E", in Hattenschweiler font, colored beige, and on a teal-colored dip, rotates into place, plus two glass tubes draw themselves in going on both sides.

In-Credit Variant : On Bill Nye, the Science Guy, the bolded text of "KCTS" with "SEATTLE" underneath (sometimes, the latter is smaller and spaced-out) is shown with "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" above the former.

FX/SFX : CGI.

Music/Sounds : A synthesized wind sounder, and then a four-note synth-chime tune.

Availability : Rare. Bill Nye the Science Guy had this logo after the closing funding credits in its initial PBS run, as well as a few medical programs from KCTS at the time.

Editor's Notes : None.

5th Logo
(1999-December 2006, July 17, 2010)

Logo : On a white spotlight background, a black box containing a stylized drawing of an eclipse flips into the screen very fast along with "KCTS". Underneath it, "SEATTLE " flips in in the same way as the logo did, but spreads out slightly after as it draws forward.

Variant : Beginning sometime in the mid-2000's, the logo is already-formed, while it simply draws forward. The sun's eclipse now gives a shine and "SEATTLE " doesn't spread out.

FX/SFX : The logo forming.

Music/Sounds : A simple jazz-pop tune combined with two piano notes and two fast bass violin notes as the words slide into place. All accompanied by a groovy beat box.

Availability : Common. Can be seen on The Eyes of Nye on select PBS stations. It does not appear on VHS releases of the show.

Editor's Note : None.

7th Logo
(2006-)

Logo : On a backdrop of the live-action puddle with raindrops dropping and rippling, we see four colored circles (in order: green, yellow, violet, and orange) drop and float. The PBS corporate logo with "KCTS 9" next to it at the right drops down next to the orange circle. "SEATTLE" fades in below "KC [and most of] T".

FX/SFX : The live-action puddle and the dropping of the logo.

Music/Sounds : The raindrops dripping.

Availability : Current. Seen on some Rick Steves specials, such as Dynamic Europe, European Travel Skills, and The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today.

Editor's Note : None.

8th Logo
(201?-)

Logo : TBA.

FX/SFX : A combination of graphics and live-action.

Music/Sounds : TBA.

Availability : TBA.

Editor's Note : None.