NBC

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1926–1931

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NBC Red Network

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NBC Blue Network (predecessor to ABC)

1928–1946

1942–1946

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1946–1952

1952–1959

1954–1959

On January 1, 1954, a xylophone and mallet was shown with a three tone "G E C" tone, making it a note xylophone. As seen in the Video section. The keys refer to the General Electric Company (G, E, C).

1956–1975

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On May 22, 1956, NBC started using a logo for their color programming. The original peacock is a lucky find today. In 1962, they changed the logo. On a kaleidoscopic background, a majestic tune plays, as the NBC peacock fans its feathers and then turns into the logo from before.

• Youtube: Original 1957 NBC Peacock
• Youtube: 1960's NBC Peacock

1959-1975

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The chimes were rendered obsolete by 1960 as a new logo, dubbed the "NBC snake", arrived. There are some variants of it but the most famous is the one where it draws itself.

• Youtube: NBC Snake logo (1965-1975)

1975-1986

Stationary print version

This short-lived abstract N logo was first unveiled on October 1975 and premiered on-air January 1, 1976. Nicknamed the "Trapezoid N".  In 1976, a lawsuit was issued by a public television broadcaster in Nebraska named Nebraska Educational Telecommunications for potential copyright issues. The new NBC logo was virtually identical to the Nebraska ETV Network logo, except for the blue coloring in the right trapezoid of the NBC logo. An out-of-court settlement was reached in which NBC forced Nebraska ETV to hand over $800,000 worth of new equipment, including a color mobile unit. It also paid Nebraska ETV $55,000 to cover the cost of designing and implementing a new logo. In return, NBC was allowed to keep the "N" logo.

• Youtube: NBC ID
• Youtube: NBC logo bumper from 1977

1979–1986

File:NBC 1979 logo.svg

This is shown with or without the stylized "N"; although the version without the "N" was rarely seen after 1980. The network had, by this time, decided to take a new approach in its programming to introduce the slogan, "NBC - Proud As A Peacock!". Nicknamed the "Proud N".

Logo without the "N" behind it

1986–present

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A new logo, created by Chermayeff & Geismar, was finally launched on May 12, 1986. Chermayeff & Geismar are also responsible for the logos of PBS, Chase Manhattan Bank, Screen Gems Television, and others. This remains use as the on-screen bug.

• Chermayeff & Geismar

2011–2013

In May 2011, NBC altered and modified their logo slightly to feature bevels and gradients. Other aspects of the 2009 graphics package remained intact.

2nd version

2013–present

2014-Present

In April 2013, NBC altered and modified their 3D logo.

Others

To see more stuff from NBC go here: NBC/Others.

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