WBRL

1st Logo/ID

(1964-1967)

Logo:We see a stylized drawing of a transmitter tower (radio tower) with bolts striking out of it (ala RKO Radio Pictures),and the the text:

WBRL

A STATION OF BREIL CHANNEL

on the right of it. CHANNEL 18 in white is below that,and overlapping the radio tower drawing. The whole thing is against a gray background.

FX:None

Music/Sounds:Silent or an 18-note orchestral theme accompanied by an announcer stating "This is WBRL,a station of Breil Channel,on channel 18."

Availability:Extinct.

Scare Factor:Medium

2nd Logo/ID

(1968-1972)

Logo:WB appears and twists into its normal form. Then RL does the same thing at the right of WB. It forms WBRL and its color turns into one color:green. 18 forms at the bottom of that.

FX:Early Scanimate animation.

Music/Sounds:Same as above,only to state,"This is WBRL,on channel 18,in color."

Availability:See 1st logo.

Scare Factor:Depends on the Scanimate animation.

3rd Logo/ID

(1972-1974)

Logo:WBRL-TV appears almost transparent on the Baltimore skyline at night. Then copies of them appears in zooming style, then WBRL-TV in American colors appears on front of them with a flashing effect. baltimore m.d. appears below.

FX:Stunning Scanimate animation.

Variant: During the logo's first year of use, the white words "18 Years of Great Television" appear below the logo.

Music/Sounds:A whoosh,followed by a 4-note fanfare.

Availability:Again,see 1st logo.

Scare Factor:Minimal.

4th Logo/ID

(1974-1980)

Logo:Essentially the same as the WTOP-TV 9 1974 logo because it was made by Dolphin Productions (also a real Scanimate company) too. On a black background,an strange object is shown. Then it 'forms' while WBRL-TV,in the same font as the ident described before,flips in,in blue and BALTIMORE,M.D. appears. The object is revealed to be an outlined 18. The filled 18 zooms in while the outlined 18 disintegrates.

FX:Scanimate by Dolphin Productions.

Music/Sounds:The same as the WTOP TV 9 1974 logo,a whoosh,synthesized tune while an "wah" is playing in the background.

Availability:Again,see 1st logo.

Scare Factor:Median.

5th Logo/ID

(1980-1985)

TBA

6th Logo/ID

(1985-1989)

TBA

7th Logo/ID

(1989-1995)

TBA

8th Logo/ID

(1995-1997)

TBA

9th Logo/ID

(1997-2005)

TBA

10th Logo/ID

(2005-2009)

TBA

11th Logo/ID

(2009-)

TBA