Analog signoffs from 2009
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In 2009, the United States said bon voyage to analog TV, and this video contains final analog signoffs from multiple TV stations.
WKRG (June 2009): This signoff was followed by a Blue Angels video (see below)
WMTV (February 2009): Madison, WI at night accompanied by the Star-Spangled Banner
WNBC (June 2009): Noiseless color bars followed by noiseless test pattern
WFTV (June 2009): Holy cats!
WDEF (February 2009): Well... just see for yourself!
We also present a US Navy Blue Angels video accompanied by the Star-Spangled Banner:
Jose, can you see, by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight
Over the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming!
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
Jose, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
Over the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Bonus video (Digital TV transition tips): • DTV Transition Tips fr...
The WMTV one gives me analog horror vibes every time 😅
3:53 - NBC Nightly News Theme by Joseph Paul Sicurella, Tony Smythe, and Bob Christianson (1979 - 1982 as a bumper; April 5, 1982 - September 6, 1985 as main theme)
A fond farewell to Analog TV. 📺
WNBC's footage was not from their analog signoff, it showed after they stopped the nightlight service. and as such aired in July 2009
June 26th 2009, at 11:00 AM eastern time was when WNBC Analog went 100% silent (two weeks of nightlight service)
So technically that IS their analog sign off… WNBC just elected to do their special thing when they ended nightlight service and shut down permanently, not on the day that they ended regular programming on analog. When they ended regular service, they just displayed a caption card saying
“As of June 12, WNBC Programming is no longer available on this channel.
To once again receive WNBC and other television stations with an antenna, you will need a VHF/UHF antenna and a digital TV Set or converter box.
If you are seeing this message on a digital TV, look for WNBC on channel 4-1. You may also need to rescan for channels* in order to receive all the digital programming that is available.
(in NYC, you would have had to rescan in order to get (among the big 6 and PBS) ch 7 (WABC), ch 11 (WPIX), both PBS affiliates, ch 13 (WNET) and ch 21 (WLIW), Ch 31, (WPXN) and virtual ch 2 (WCBS, airing on RF 33)))
At the bottom you had your FCC phone numbers and web address.
then into the DTV PSA loop (English and Spanish). Said information ran for 2 weeks, with the aforementioned ID card shown in between each loop.
"I know where you live, BEYOOOOOOOOTCH!"
Of all the ways WDEF's analog broadcast history could have ended... so of course the end of this video contains the sound of Harvey Kneeslapper laughing like crazy while hopping away on a pogo stick!
José, can you see?
Did you see any analog shutdown yourself?