This page only shows primary logo variants. For other related logos and images, see:
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| 1948–1958 | 1958–1962 | 1962–1970 | 1968–1974 | 1972-1973 | 1972-1977 |
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| 1977–1999 | 1999–2009 | 2008–2011 | 2011–2023 | 2021–present | |
WATV[]
1948–1958[]
The history of WNET begins with WATV (Channel 13), established on May 15, 1948 as the fourth TV station in New York City, and the 25th in the United States. Originally it was owned by Frank V. Bremer, CEO of Bremer Broadcasting Corporation, which had also a WAAT radio. Its transmitter was originally located atop First Mountain in West Orange, New Jersey which later moved on to Empire State Building in 1953.
WNTA-TV[]
1958–1962[]
On October 6, 1957, Bremer Broadcasting sold the station to the NTA Film Network, changing the call letters to WNTA-TV, which the radio station also adopted on May 7, 1958.
WNDT[]
1962–1970[]
On June 29, 1961, in the nearly end of the NTA Film Network, the station was sold by the Educational Television Metropolitan Area (ETMA) for $6.2 million, under a condition of the 9-month sign-off period for transition from commercial to public TV station, which realized on December 22 due to FCC approval earlier in October of the same year. On September 16, 1962 after three months of preparation from ETMA (now the Educational Broadcasting Corporation), the station changed the callsign to WNDT (stood for New Dimensions in Television) and resumed its transmissions, making the first educational TV station, being of member of National Educational Television (NET). A version of this logo is now being used as a favicon on thirteen.org.
WNET[]
1968–1974[]
On October 1, 1970, WNDT changed the call letters to the present WNET as a legacy, before NET was replaced by PBS four days later.
1972-1973[]
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In March of 1972, WNET released another logo. The "w" was blue, the "n" was orange, the "e" was yellow-green, and the "t" and "13" were green. This logo uses a variation of the Bauhaus typeface as its font, and it is a legacy of NET which name was withdrawn entirely after fully merged into PBS.
1972-1977[]
1977-1999[]
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1999–2009[]
2008–2023[]
2008–2011[]
Around mid-2008 the logo appeared on wnet.org but this logo wouldn't be officially used until 2009. The 1999-2009 logo would still be used until March 27th, 2015 as a production logo. [1] On May 12, 2009, WNET parent company WNET.org was re-branded, along with both stations, WNET and WLIW. The new identity was developed with Pentagram in New York. The corporation and the stations are linked through the dot in WNET.org.
2011–2023[]
In 2011, the logo was modified, and they removed the tittle above the "i", making it a capital "I" for the first time.
2021–present[]
In 2021, the logo was modified again for the first time in 10 years. The "R" now goes into part of the "T" and the PBS logo was updated to match the 2019 PBS branding. The logo wouldn't go into full use until April 5, 2023.
