WUSA9 microphone logo: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Plastic logo used as a mic flag for the WUSA9 news station. The front says [9 USA] with the CBS eye symbol in blue on a white background. The edges are outlined in black. The back is a solid black. Some chipping on the logo around the edges.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2020
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: WUSA9, American, founded 1949
• Distributed by: CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
• Type: logos
• Medium: decals on plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 1/4 in. (7 × 7 × 0.6 cm)
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Object number: 2021.46.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nathan Baca
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © WUSA9 Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.