The Pinwheel Network

Nickelodeon's history dates back to December 1, 1977, when QUBE, the first two-way major market interactive cable television system was launched in Columbus, Ohio by Warner Cable (owned by Warner Communications, and predecessor to Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment). One of ten new cable channels offered at no additional charge to QUBE cable subscribers was C-3, which showed Pinwheel exclusively from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day

1977-1979


This was the original logo for the channel when it launched in December 1, 1977; at the time of its original debut, Nickelodeon was named The Pinwheel Network. The pinwheel is on the left side on the text.