WSIU

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Logo descriptions by 19Joshua
Logo captures by 19Joshua
Video captures courtesy of AspectedAgent23


Background: WSIU is a PBS member station located in Carbondale, Illinois. It first signed on the air on September 6, 1961. It has a satellite channel called WUSI, located in Olney, Illinois, which signed on the air in August 19, 1968.


1st Logo
(1980s-Early 1990s)

WSIU Carbondale (1989)
Logo: On a nighttime view of the Pulliam Hall clock tower in the Southern Illinois University, we see a lime green "WSIU" with a bigger "TV" below it, with a giant "8" next to it. Below the text is "Carbondale". After the announcer finishes speaking, the logo flies up, beginning the program.

FX/SFX: The logo flying up.

Music/Sounds: An announcer that says "WSIU-TV, channel 8, Carbondale.". Then a synthesized trailing noise.

Availability: Extinct, was only seen on SIU Night Report.

Editor's Note: None.



2nd Logo
(2004-2013)


Logo: TBA

Variant: A widescreen version exists.

FX/SFX: The balls appearing and flying, the genre texts appearing and fading out, the clips in the balls, the PBS logo fading out.

Music/Sounds: A 4-note crystal-like tune.

Availability: Can be seen on One on One, which can be viewed at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Can also be seen on WSIU InFocus and Scholastic Hi-Q.

Editor's Note: None.



3rd Logo
(2017-present)

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Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: The clips popping out, the WSIU logo coming up from the bottom, the logo shining, the genre text sliding.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Can be seen on newer episodes of WSIU InFocus and Scholastic Hi-Q.

Editor's Note: None.