View source for First Channel (Russia) Clock IDs

<div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><u>Background</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: First Channel is the second oldest Russian TV channel, (after Fifth Channel) which started broadcasting in 1951 as First Program of Central Television USSR. After the collapse of the USSR, First Program was changed on First Channel of Ostankino, which lasted until 1995. ORT (Obshestvennoe Rossiyskoe Televidenie), or PRT (Public Russian Television) started broadcasting on April 1st, 1995, and changed name to Perviy Kanal (First Channel) in 2002.</font></font><div><font size="3"><br/></font><div></div><div><font size="3">1st ID</font></div><div><font size="3">(1st April, 1995-30th September, 1996)</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div><font size="3">The logo can be seen     <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3wmIP9ak8s" target="_self" title="here">here</a>.</font></div><div></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nickname</u>: "Boring Clocks"</font></div><div></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>ID</u><font color="#333333">: On a </font><font color="#00b3ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">background, we see white clocks.</font></font></div><div><font color="#333333" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: Arrows moving.</font></div><div></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Variant</u>: Sometimes clocks stays for over 1 minute.</font></div><div></div><div></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: None.</font></div><div></div><div><u><font size="3"><br/></font></u></div><div><font size="3"><u>Aviability</u>: Seen before news programs of the channel, such as   <i>Time</i> and <i>News.</i></font></div><div><i><font size="3"><br/></font></i></div><div><font size="3"><u>Editor's Note:</u>None.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div><font size="3">2nd ID</font></div><div><font size="3">(1996-2000)</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/>TBA</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div><font size="3">3rd ID<br/>(2000-2011)</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div><font size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "Cloud Clock", "Rectangular Clock"</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div><font size="3"><u>ID</u>: On the cloudy sky background, we see the digital-like clock with seconds at the bottom and countdown on the top. The background changing one-by-one, with clock staying.</font></div><div></div><div></div><div><font size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: Clock, the seconds bar and countdown moving, the cloud background changing.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u>: Two variants exist, both of themending with countdown beeps:</font></div><div><ul><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Morning version (appeared in 2002): An energetic downtempo electronic rock music.</font></li><li><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Evening version (only variant until 2002): The tick-tock sound with dreamy synth at the beginning, with a weird, pulsating drum-loop (the "Tension 1" drum loop) joining in at the 15 second mark, changing into the music with same dreamy synth.</font></li></ul><div><font size="3">Music/Sounds Trivia: Two variants of the music are composed by Sergey Chekryzhov using Spectrasonics' <i>Distorted Reality 2</i> sample CD.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>Availability</u>: No longer current, but still easy to find. Seen on many <i>News</i> and <i>Times</i> broadcasts at the era. Also appeared at many technical difficulties with UEIT (УЭИТ) following, followed again by clock at the end.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">4th ID<br/>(2011-present)</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>Nicknames</u>: "Cloud Clock II", "Rectangular Clock II", "Enhanced Cloud Clock"</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>ID</u>: It's brightened and enhanced version of previous ID, and in widescreen and 4:3.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>FX/SFX</u>: See 3rd ID.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>Music/Sounds</u>: See 3rd ID.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>Availability</u>: Current. Was seen on newer <i>News</i> and<i>Times</i> broadcasts, especially the <i>Good Morning</i> program airings.</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br/></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><u>Editor's Note</u>: See 3rd ID.</font></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><br/></div>