Welcome. This gallery is consisted of the many idents seen on NBC from radio and television's golden past. Now, on to the displays.

NBC Radio

Early 1930s

First standard network logo, during their early radio years.

NBC '43

1943

First TV logo, featuring a microphone surrounded by bolts of lightning.

NBC '44

1944

Early corporate logo

NBC Presents

1946

Original NBC TV show opener

NBC

Late 1940s

Early NBC TV show closing card

NBC '54

1954

First standard TV logo; a stylized xylophone and mallet design.

NBC '54 - Color 2

The Bird, In Living Color

1956

First seen in living color, "The Bird" is an 11-feathered Peacock.

The Bird, not in color

Here's what the Bird looked like for those who didn't have color TVs.

 

The Snake

1959

"The Snake," the animated logo that ran at the end of programs, is introduced.

The Snake

NBC Presents

1959

An NBC 1960's alternate show opener for most black-and-white TV shows.

 

NBC Television Network

1959

An NBC 1960's transition logo.

 

NBC Presents

1961

Another NBC 1960's show closer.

 

NBC '60s close

1965

Updated NBC "Snake" ID

NBC Presents

An NBC specialty opener with a penguin representing black-and-white programming. Shown only on "A Hard Day's Night."

The Abstract N

1975

The abstract "N" is introduced, featuring red and blue trapezoids.

NBC '79

1979

"NBC, Proud as a Peacock"

The Proud N

1979

"The Proud N" added a modified 11-feathered Peacock onto the trapezoid design.

1980

Series 2 of "Proud as a Peacock"

NBC '81

1981

"Our Pride Is Showing"

NBC '82

Just Watch Us Now

1982

"Just Watch Us Now"

Be There '83

1983

"Be There"

Be There '84

1984

"Let's All Be There"

Be There '85

1985

More of "Let's All Be There"

The Peacock

1986

The current logo, "The Peacock," is among the world's most recognized logos.

Come Home to NBC

1986

"Come Home to NBC"

Only on NBC

1988

"Only on NBC"

NBC '87

1990s

Generic network ID for NBC

 

NBC '90

1990

"NBC: The Place to Be!"

You're watching NBC

1997

Standard NBC network ID

This is NBC

1999

Generic Promo Feed Graphic

This is NBC

2002

Standard Netowkr ID

You're watching NBC

2003

Standard NBC network ID

And now, the network subdivisions of NBC

NBC News: Now More Than Ever

NBC News: America's News Leader

NBC News

NBC News

NBC News

NBC Sports '75

NBC Sports '70s

NBC Sports

NBC Sports '89

NBC Sports

T-NBC (1992 - 2002)

Saturday morning programming block on NBC.

MSNBC

MSNBC

News and information oriented cable TV network. A joint venture of NBC and Microsoft Network.

 

NBC Olympics

The Olympics on NBC

CNBC 1

CNBC - Consumer News and Business Channel

Business oriented cable TV network. A joint venture of NBC and Dow Jones

CNBC 2

NBC Productions '80s

NBC Productions '90s

NBC Studios

Independent film and television production company.

NBC Studios

NBC Studios 2001

NBC Enterprises 2001

NBC Enterprises (est. 2001)

Independent TV program distributor.

NBC Films (Mid 1950s-1973)

Distribution arm for NBC off-network programs of the '50s and '60s. Their film and television library was sold to National Telefilm Associates in 1973.

NBC 4 '60s

NBC Home Video

Independent home video production company

 

And now, here are five of the top 10 standard NBC affiliates across the USA.

NBC 4 '60s

WNBC 70s

WNBC New York

East coast flagship affiliate. Originally known as WRCA Channel 1 in the 1940s, before the reassignment by the FCC. Later known as WNBT Channel 4 in the mid-1950s.

 

WNBC '73

Come Home to WNBC

NBC 4 '90

NBC 4 '90s

WNBC '92

NBC 4 New York

NBC 4 2003

WMAQ '60s

WMAQ '75

WMAQ Chicago (est. 1947)

Originally known as WBKB Channel 4, then moved to channel 5 as WNBY... which became WNBQ in 1948. Renamed WMAQ in 1964.

 

WMAQ '86

WMAQ '90s

WMAQ 2000

WCAU 70s

WCAU '85

WCAU Philadelphia

Originally known as WPEN in their early years. Was a CBS station prior to 1995.

WCAU '80s

WCAU '91

WCAU '93

WCAU '95

WCAU '96

WCAU '97

WCAU '90s

WNBW-TV

WNBW '50s

WRC Washington D.C.

Originally known as WNBW-TV in the 1940s and mid-1950s

WRC '70s

WRC '75

WRC '75

WRC '81

WRC '82

WRC '83

WRC '84

WRC '85

WRC '86

WRC '88

WRC '92

WRC '90s

NBC 4 Washington

KNBC '70s

KNBC '73

KNBC Los Angeles

Originally known as KRCA, and later KNBH in the 1950s.

KNBC '70s

KNBC '73

Channel 4LA

KNBC '85

KNBC '86

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