Advanced Learning Channel/Summary

6th ID (October 12, 1987-January 1, 1992)

Nicknames : "Rings", "ALC Rings", "Red ALC", "The Original ALC Wordmark", "YLE's Older Brother"

Logo : On a black background, five multicolored rings (yellow, orange, purple, blue and green) all in order around an invisible sphere suddenly pops in one-by-one, the logo flashes in rainbow outline. As the logo moves back, the letters "ALC" all in a stylized red font zooms out one-by-one, the letters then flashes in a same manner as rings. Suddenly, both the logo and the letters move back, while the words "The Advanced Learning Channel" in a white Impact font, zooms up-close then its revealed to its position. The Brøderbund Networks and Yleisradio byline flashes in below.

FX/SFX : The logo forming in a different animations.

Music/Sounds: As the rings pop in one-by-one, an ambient five-note synth tune, with the 5th note held longer, then 3 more notes (the first one is hold longer), while "ALC" zooms out one-by-one all in sync of music, a three-note xylophone-like chime sounder. It ends with a synthesized 8-note triumphant brass theme. Composed by John MacKeillian.

Availability : No longer current, check your DVR recordings at this one.

Editor's Note : This logo is minimalistic, because of dreamy-turned-majestic jingle.

7th ID (January 1, 1992-August 12, 2005)

Nicknames : "Modern ALC", "AMC Rip-off", "Red ALC II", "Modern ALC Wordmark".

ID : On a black background, a star flashes on the top-left of the screen, which brings the red-orange square comes down from the corner, then other star flashes from the bottom, which also brings the green square comes from the left to the bottom of the screen, and the last star flashes from the top-right of the screen, which even brings the blue square comes up from the top-right on the screen. Suddenly, the squares merges into the letters "ALC" in an italicized, bold Sofachrome font, one is "A" on a top-left, other is "L" on a bottom, and lastly is "C" on a top-right, the letters then moves into a correct position, the letters suddenly turns reddish-pink. Then "ALC" moves up, which it glows, the words "Advanced Learning Channel" in a white Optima bold font, flashes in, via glowing. Below them, a golden Broderbund Networks and Yleisradio Oy byline then glows in via flashing. The letters then becomes beveled before the screen fades to black.