This video depicts the final few minutes of analog transmissions by WSYX (6) and WBNS (10) in Columbus, Ohio, as well as the final shutoff. At 11:59 PM, not precisely but give or take a second, WSYX cut to the same bilingual infomercial that sister station WTTE broadcast when it ended its own analog service back in February. Sadly, WBNS, probably the station with the most storied history in Central Ohio (Flippo the Clown, Fritz the Night Owl, and other classic personalities from the Golden Age of Local Television), simply flipped a switch and went to static. In fact, other than the endless "Are you ready for DTV?" hype that every station in America's had for at least the last two years, NONE of Columbus's TV stations made a big deal about the final day of analog broadcasting. It's kinda sad, really.
Again, no ownership of anything is claimed here, as this video is being recorded for posterity and for historical interest.
11 июн 2009
