Southbound (Mouth Music) (1981): The 1971 logo is a capella. Square One TV (premiere) (1987): The 1984 PBS logo, when completed, duplicates several times creating a trail effect. This is accompanied with a sound clip from the episode: "and on, and on, and on".

The conservative Nixon government had already terminated NET as a network, and PBS was concerned that a red left-facing P-head would be seen as a pro-Communist signal if it had been permitted. Other versions

Jan 26, 2025 · The many variations of this logo marked the beginning of a trend for PBS idents that continues to this day. The P-Head and the split would also be inside a circle for every logo going forward. Variants: This is the first logo to have alternate versions that are randomly picked to air at the end of each program.

PBS; Subpages; Corporation for Public Broadcasting/Logo Variations < Corporation for Public Broadcasting. View source History Talk (0) Contents. 1 1967–1969; 2 1969–1975; 3 1975–1983. 3.1 1975–1978; 3.2 1977–1983; 4 1983–2001; 5 2000–present; 1967–1969.

Character variations [] Many times, Dot or Dash don't appear in the logo. Instead, the characters from a selected PBS Kids show replace the two. These character variations appeared on the website, and different versions appeared on TV idents.

Southbound (Mouth Music) (1981): The 1971 logo is a capella. Square One TV (premiere) (1987): The 1984 PBS logo, when completed, duplicates several times creating a trail effect. This is accompanied with a sound clip from the episode: "and on, and on, and on".

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As with other current PBS logos, there are several variations, like one with kids riding on a bicycle, one with kids making the logo appear on the computer, or one with kids building the logo with blocks.

The many variations of this logo marked the beginning of a trend for PBS idents that continues to this day. The P-Head and the split would also be inside a circle for every logo going forward. Variants: This is the first logo to have alternate versions that are randomly picked to air at the end of each program.

Logo Variations. The primary, full-color PBS KIDS logo should be used most of the time. Black and white variations of the logo are to be used where color is not available. The logo .zip file contains files that have been optimized for print (CMYK and PMS) and online (RGB and hex values). See our logo guide for more information.