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Post by SafeInSanity on Mar 6, 2024 19:47:34 GMT -5
Do you remember when TVs turned off at midnight? These days, you can watch TV at any time you please. If you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep, there is always something on. With streaming services, you can choose what to watch too! In the ‘60s, ’70s, and ’80s TVs actually went static at midnight.
This happened when the transmitter was shut down. Many times, there was some sort of sign off. You might remember the National Anthem being played before the TV went to static. During this time, it cost too much for TV stations to run for small audiences. Generally, the TV came back on around 6 a.m. the next day.
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Post by Justbec on Mar 7, 2024 12:16:05 GMT -5
Oh I remember it. They played the National Anthem then off to a test pattern. LOL
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Post by jayman on Mar 7, 2024 15:34:34 GMT -5
I really don't. When did they stop doing this?
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Post by SafeInSanity on Mar 7, 2024 18:07:01 GMT -5
I really don't. When did they stop doing this? Television stations in the United States largely stopped signing off at night in the 1980s, as cable and satellite TV became more prevalent. This allowed for 24-hour programming. |
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Post by jayman on Mar 7, 2024 18:10:52 GMT -5
I really don't. When did they stop doing this? Television stations in the United States largely stopped signing off at night in the 1980s, as cable and satellite TV became more prevalent. This allowed for 24-hour programming. I do not remember ever seeing that in the late 70's or the 80's. |
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Post by gibby on Mar 8, 2024 4:26:05 GMT -5
no memory of this but I dont dispute it happened
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Post by SafeInSanity on Mar 8, 2024 10:21:33 GMT -5
no memory of this but I dont dispute it happened  |
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Post by jayman on Mar 8, 2024 11:28:05 GMT -5
Yeah I know it happened but I though that was the early 70’s and before that and not the late 70’s or early 80’s because I remember watching tv late at night in those periods
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Post by Justbec on Mar 8, 2024 12:11:14 GMT -5
IT was somewhere in the 80's when they stopped.
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Post by gibby on Mar 8, 2024 14:27:59 GMT -5
Yeah I know it happened but I though that was the early 70’s and before that and not the late 70’s or early 80’s because I remember watching tv late at night in those periods  |
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Post by jayman on Mar 8, 2024 15:04:23 GMT -5
Yeah I know it happened but I though that was the early 70’s and before that and not the late 70’s or early 80’s because I remember watching tv late at night in those periods Oh you were watching late night tv also in the 80's  |
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Post by gibby on Mar 8, 2024 15:26:58 GMT -5
Oh you were watching late night tv also in the 80's No because it went off at midnight , do keep up Jay 🙄 |
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Post by jayman on Mar 8, 2024 15:30:37 GMT -5
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Post by gibby on Mar 8, 2024 15:33:08 GMT -5
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