KBDI

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

KBDI-TV, also known as PBS 12 or Colorado Public Television, is a PBS affiliate licensed to Broomfield, Colorado serving the Denver area.

1st Logo (1988-1997)

Visuals: There is a 3D silhouette of the Denver skyline with mountains in the background. "KBDI", colored blue, moves up and tilts into place. "presents" in a yellow cursive font then writes in.

Variants:

  • There is a variant without the "presents" text.
  • Another variant has a yellow byline reading "BROOMFIELD / DENVER".
  • A still variant exists that transitions into the 2nd WTTW logo.

Technique: Digital computer animation.

Audio: A synthesized whoosh, followed by five synth notes.

Audio Variants:

  • The still variant has a guitar tune.
  • The byline variant is silent.
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Media Title Date(s) of Release Additional Note(s)
Fueling the Future
1988
Short variant with "presents" text.

Episode "Hot Wiring America's Farms".
The 90s
1989-1992
Episode 101-406
Normal variant used on episodes 101-219 (1989-1990); Still variant paired with WTTW logo used on episodes 301-406 (1991-1992)
The War Within
1991
 
Tierra O Muerte: Land or Death
1991
Byline variant
Pamoja: A Coming Together
1997
Short variant without "presents" text.


2nd Logo (2003-2010)

Visuals: On a blurry background containing a sphere textured with what appears to be a bunch of blue tiles, the KBDI print logo of the time fades in and zooms in, which is comprised of a purple crescent overlaid with the text "KBDI" in yellow, "12" in white, and the slogan "World View • Community View" below alongside the PBS 1998 "P-Head" logo to the right. Below this, "Presents" in a yellow cursive font slides into place.

Technique: Digital computer animation.

Audio: An excerpt from "Isabel" by Space Team Electra.

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Media Title Date(s) of Release Additional Note(s)
Colorado Inside Out
2003
 
Independent Thinking
2008-2010
 


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