Enterprise Stations

Background: Enterprise Stations is the statewide Enterprise, KET and PBS network located in Kentucky. The headquarters are located in Hazard, where the flagship station WYMT is located.

1st Logo

(1978-1986)

Logo: On a black background, we see the ES letters, in a strange font, appearing one by one. When the animation is finished, the ES letters rapidly spins around, and the following reads, "Enterprise Stations" in yellow on top of each other, like this:

Enterprise Stations

...and once that appears, the logo is still for a few moments before finally fading out.

FX/SFX: The ES letters appearing, then rapidly spinning around.

Music/Sounds: The sound of a five-note drumbeat, in steady pace, which is then followed by two rapid synthesized drumbeats (sounding almost like a gong or pans falling to the floor), as they almost echo and fade out.

Availability: Seen on any Enterprise Stations produced programs at the time.

Scare Factor: Low.

2nd Logo

(1980-1987)

Enterprise Stations - CLG Dream Logos

Nickname: "ENTERPRISE STATIONS"

Logo: We see the words "Enterprise Stations" in a strange blue font spinning up to the screen on a yellow background. On the DiC-based programs it produced, the logo would fold away sideways, causing the background to turn brown as the yellow letters "ES" (arranges in a strange way) unfold. Then, they would fold away downward, causing the background to turn yellow again as several blue "Enterprise Stations"'s are wiped onto the screen. They then dissolve together, turning the background blue, and the episode name appears on the screen. (If there is a stand-alone version of this ident, please let me know.)

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Rough Scanimate effects.

Music/Sounds: It begins with a UFO-like sound, followed by two long synth notes, a descending spaceship sound, and ending with a three-note synth trumpet sound.

Availability: Seen on any Enterprise Stations-produced programs at the time. You can see this logo (and all subsequent logos) in the video section of enterprisestations.org before episodes of Olly Distinguished.

Scare Factor: Low to medium.

3rd Logo

(1982-1987)

Enterprise Stations - CLG Dream Logos

Nickname: "Enterprise Stations Trail" "Rainbow Trail", "Enterprise Stations Marquee"

Logo: We see, on a black background, a trail that contains the word "Enterprise" in blue zooming away from us, which is then followed by "Stations", leaving a trail behind it, only in yellow until all two words meet with each other and stop. The Enterprise Stations logo is in the same style (or font) as the last logo, but in a rose bonbon outline. Then, we see a marquee design, in an oblong shape (much like the 80s WHYY logo) around the Enterprise Stations letters, and a copyright date for the respective year.

Variant: There is a variant with no copyright info.

FX:/SFX: The Enterprise Stations letters zooming out, and the marquee design.

Music/Sounds: A crecendoing fluttering synthesized horn sounder, followed by a five-note piano tune that plays at the same time, which sounds like something from an Atari video game.

Availability: Seen on any Enterprise Stations produced program of this time.

Scare Factor: Low to minimum. The animation of the logo, and the music may get to some.

4th Logo

(June 9 1984-April 11 1986)

Enterprise Stations - CLG Dream Logos

Nicknames: "Enterprise Stations In Space", "All-New Enterprise"

Logo: On a starry background, we see "Enterprise Stations" zooming out and shining twice. Copyright appears below.

FX/SFX: The zooming up and the shining.

Music/Sounds: The 1982-1985 KET logo jingle. Prints from 1985-1986 use the Version 1 of the 1985 Golden Book Video logo's music.

Availability: Extremely rare. Used to appear on the math and writing programs of the Enterprise Stations series, which got replaced by the next logo below. Still intact, however, on some local Enterprise Stations shows on PBS.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the music and zooming might scare some, but at least a favorite among many.

5th Logo

(May 9 1985-November 4 1989)

Enterprise Stations - CLG Dream Logos

Logo: On a black background, we see "Enterprise Stations" being drawn in the same logo as the 1982 one, with a rainbow star behind it. Then, "Hazard, KY" appears under it.

FX/SFX: "Enterprise Stations" drawing.

Music/Sounds: A Moog synth tune that loops four times, then, three synth tones.

Availability: On old Enterprise Stations-based programs (it plasters the previous logo on the Writing and Math programs of the Enterprise Stations series, and some PBS affiliates still air the Enterprise Stations series [and some air it with Spanish dubbing]), and the entire "Learn to Read" series that still airs in reruns on WNET.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. The music might be nerving on some.

6th Logo

(1987-)

Enterprise Stations - CLG Dream Logos

Nicknames: "Bub and Bob", "Where is Ickis?"

Logo: On a yellow background, we see Bub and Bob, with the word "Enterprise Stations" in blue underneath it.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely common. Seen on many programs from this era onwards.

Scare Factor: None. The logo may be cute for children.