Charon Cable & Telecommunications

Background: In the late 70s, Charon Communications owned and operated various independent television stations, manufactured cable boxes (previously descramblers during the advent of Pay TV) and funded various special interest programs. They dropped out of the business in 2007 due to ongoing layoffs arranged by Charon after barely surviving a stock crash in late 2006.

(1977-2006)

Logo: We see seven lines, (two are red, two are cerise, two are crimson and the middle is orange) draw in from opposing sides of the screen. The chrome text "CHARON" in its corporate font zooms back. A rounded violet rectangle flashes in below, containing the text "CABLE AND COMMUNICATIONS"

Variant: Sometimes a copyright notice would be chyroned in (in later years it would fade in)

FX/SFX: Typical 70s animation. This logo would be polished every few years so it would at least remain in date.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Charon Communications logo.

Availability: Extinct. It usually appeared when Charon cable providers signed off for the night (which lasted until 24 Hour cable services became a regular thing). Many channels Charon headed were either network affiliates that didn't remain on the air for that long or were obscure pay channels. The only Charon network that's known out of the others is FAX (then Tele-Scope) and it did appear on the few programs FAX/Tele-Scope aired in their lifetime.