I've never thought about it that way. Back then, there was also a 6-hour long show about color bars. Sometimes, the 6-hour long show was about static while other times, the 6-hour long show was about color bars. I guess it depends on the channel.
Pax Humana No offense, but you are very rude. It's okay that you thought of it as battles, but if some people want to view it as a T.V. show, then let them. Just because people have a different perspective than you does not make them morons. It just means they're different.
Exactly. I think that's honestly how life was meant to be. Nowadays, knowing people are offended by this song shows how complicated they choose to make everything our country is about, a trigger for many. All I know is when I was little if I heard this playing late at night, I knew I was up wayyyyy too late. I was very young back then. I miss those days, my childhood memories aside, I miss everything about how the world was for us, through our eyes back then. Life is simple but when you add people, they mess it up.
@@eileenfuentes6975 Life isn't meant to be anything. We're SUPPOSED to be running most of the day, chasing elk to death and foraging for roots. Everything else is just some shit that happened. And that's the problem withe very successive generation of mankind since the hunter-gather days: Shit keeps happening at a faster and faster pace. Even by the days of this piece of 20th century nostalgia, life was moving beyond a natural pace. Today, it moves so fast that none of us have a common cultural connection to each other anymore. We're all nations unto ourselves with a language that others only have a passing understanding of. There are no more top 40 hits we all share, nor common tv events. There's just this internet, an open chasm into which we all scream in vain, a void which absolutes stares back.
@@matthewlawton9241 We are falling prey to a tech moving too fast for it's own good. What's the end game? 1000 years later and yes our tech will be space age but where will we be as people? Will we be abandoned shells of people not caring except for nothing but ourselves and what tech gives? Will we die out like advanced cultures in the past too advanced for their own good? Advancement is good but it must be tampered with wisdom to aviod what happened in the past otherwise we are doomed to repeat it
Dude!!! This is the best description I have read of how this makes me feel. Thank you internet stranger for validating my feelings about this! I have a boyfriend who is younger and I asked him “do you remember when tv stations used to play the national anthem and turn off?” And he shook his head no and that’s how I ended up here.
I feel the same! I always likened it to going to the " dark side of the moon", it was such a feeling of loneliness. I always thought I was crazy for feeling that!
Scythal You made a really good point. Very rarely do I see anyone watching T.V. at 3 in the morning, even the people that are up at that time. It might just be where I live, though.
I just explained to my daughter that I didn't have Internet, cell phones, only 4 TV stations and they signed off at 1:00am. Found this - great memories.
The video reminds him of his youth, where he was watching TV on a saturday night until signoff instead of binge drinking at a frat house like most of his peers. he convinced himself he was "getting ahead" of those losers and would soon be rich and handsomely rewarded for focusing on his future and not the short term pleasures of college parties and binge drinking. now he realizes it was all for naught. he never landed the 6 figure job despite his best efforts, and realizes he would be in the exact same place today if he'd just let loose in college/ highschool and had more fun. But he's realized his error and no longer strives to be rich, or better than anyone else, just happy in his own life and current situation. he's torn between regretting parts of his youth, yet being satisfied with his current outlook on life. This video simply reminds him of a time that he had a different vision for how his life would turn out; assuming the only way he would be happy at his current age is if he was wealthy with a posh job.
That's right.I have a little bit different spin as I am getting ready to turn 42 and this evokes the same memories in me.Those that stayed in school and straight to college and other things have mostly driven themselves into the ground or into multiple dui's,& if they had kids at 20 to 25 mostly the families are broken long ago,& many now have child support along with a kid or two from a new marriage.I have a few debts , not amounting to much,rent but have no mortgage & live fairly cozy with money to spend on fishing & such things if I want,I buy cars being smart & learned a lot mechanically so I rarely ever pay to have work done.I own a motor Home for camping & fishing & can live comfortably in it for very reasonable rates year round at various local spots if I want to or financially its best for awhile and save money etc.No child support no alimony and I only come home to an empty house when I want to.I have enough going for myself that I can have companionship when I want.I am pretty much in control of my destiny.Not that many who worked hard straight through aren't also & many ahead of the game more,they don't owe money on their drivers license or have 2 strikes on their financial aid so:(or they never had to apply for financial aid to get through college) some own a reasonable house or even deal in small local properties & real estate,but I notice most do not.And beyond measuring life that way, I feel like I have gained invaluable lessons and insights into life & things you can't put a price on.I didn't exactly be irresponsible and have fun while others worked hard, but in the end I did allow my behaviour to slip & myself to be irresponsible & I let issues at school & at home get the best of me & rather than "be a good boy" like I had always been, I let myself get angry especially at other kids & at teachers etc., & become bitter & resentful,even at my dad & stuff.I regret that now & so forgive anyone in school who might have hurt me and I love my hometown and my local area & love the kids I went to school with & cherish all the memories.And so forgive & am understanding for mom and dad & all the adults & wish I had been more understanding & gotten off my high horse more.But I forgive myself too & I understand I was hurting,hurt by treatment I got at school ,& especially by feeling ignored,especially at home but at school & stuff too.Kind of neglected.Like what ma and dad & the other adults had going was always so important,always came first. But the lessons learned are more valuable than money & I find myself in a good position now to work hard and be ambitious for awhile if I choose,& I see how it didn't really pay off for so many of the kids who worked really hard and were so dedicated.Life,money,the economy,jobs and careers,sports...they can all be so tricky...real estate,relationships and family...maybe some of those families just pushed their kids too hard too fast.I always disapproved of what we used to call "preppy" type lifestyle or "yuppy" like in the 80's valuing money & social standing and all.And that usually meant mistreating and demeaning people you perceived as being beneath you.That just was not the formula for happiness.I knew then that it would not be.I don't wish ill on any of those guys though, not anymore.Bitterness is not a good thing to hold onto.Its way more healthy to forgive & to let go of such feelings and resentments.
After the Test Pattern with that shrill tone, the station would cut off the broadcast transmission and you'd get a loud static. Several times I would fall asleep with the TV on. If the trumpets didn't wake you up, and the shrill tone still didn't wake you, the explosion of static noise would. There was no remote back then so you'd have to wake yourself up enough to go stagger over to the TV and find the off button. Once off, then you'd realize that there is now no light in the room for you to find your way back to a bed. After walking like a comical blind person and still stubbing your toe on something mysterious, you'd finally make it back to the safety of your bed. I'm so glad things have improved!!! And ironically I don't even watch TV any more. Power to the internet!!!!
I think static is louder than both the national anthem trumpets and the color bar tones, so it would wake me up easier. They say they put a loud tone to encourage sleeping viewers to turn off their T.V., but the static noise would be the most likely to wake up the sleeping viewers in reality. This especially goes for heavy sleepers. Tones and trumpets could wake people up, though. I'm impressed that you actually had the ability to make it back to bed.
I fucking HATE when people fall asleep while watching a television! If you're falling asleep while watching a television, then fucking be respectful of others and turn the damn thing off!
It depends Caden on the broadcaster as some played 1000hz while others played a lower 400hz tone. Some stations kept the bars on all night while others switched to static
I remember this when I was a kid... it meant time for bed and turn off the TV. Sometimes the color bars woke me up. I miss it sometimes but coming back to videos brought back memories
@VINNY LAURENCE BEEP HARVEY??? OK he's vocal and I cant listion to his tone for too long a time as He screws with my hearing but scared?? In my case?? Not really. He sounds like a background noise you would hear if you lived on another planet.
From July 4 1960 and on that day the 50 star flag was raised for the very first time. On July 3 1960 the day before the 49 star flag was lowered for the very last time.
and a year before that the 48 star flag (who lived a long life starting in 1912, seeing it's country through the great depression, two world wars and finally seeing the prosperous 1950s as well) was lowered for the last time in 1959
YOU were simpler then. The world has always been this complex. I was a kid in the 1980's, I wouldn't want to return to that level of ignorance. Our job is to tame this world and put criminals under our thumb. It's our turn now. I think it will be pretty easy to be better than the boomers, they were complete failures in my estimation.
@fuzzywzhe Well, that goes without saying! Of course, things were more simple as being a child, there were no worries compared to adulthood. I'm simply stating the wonderful decade the 80s was as a child. I had no clue of what was taking place in the world being a kid then. I do agree with everything else you've said! With all the corruption and evil that is happening around us at present, its nice to take a minute to be nostalgic about the good times! The bad isn't going anywhere anytime soon....unfortunately! GODbless and peace!
@@Echo-of-the-MessiYAH-316 There was the Church Committee in 1975, the Tuskegee Trials revealed in 1972. We went through the Iran Contra scandal where William Clinton was running drugs for that effort. It's not worse, we are just aware of it now. Ignorance is bliss, knowledge is a responsibility. I went to school when civics was still a course. William Clinton and George H. Bush were great friends. We haven't had a real president in my adult lifetime, they are just puppets. Trump MIGHT be the exception, but don't depend on it. Biden is the most obvious blatant puppet we've had, I'm grateful that senile old man was placed into "power". You have to see the problem to fix it.
Soon, unknownKnight, very soon. The end is near and my rendezvous with the great void is ever closer. Dare I look in the mirror? I fear the Grim Reaper may be looking back.
it not be the fear of demise that scares a human, but the fear of the everlasting effect on their eternal soul that brings dread to the heart of the beholder, fear not if you are Righteous and just in your life, then you have no reason to fear the kiss of death (just wanted to get near to or as deep as you did)
It’s an end of the world vibe. Always gave the feel that if the nukes launched, this is the stock footage the network would run until the electricity went out. Like maybe not even on purpose. Like an old baked in system that auto plays it when all else fails to say farewell because some dystopian ass manager told them to set that shit up in like 1968.
I was just now telling my kids about TV channels signing off at midnight when I was a kid. I told them we'd go to RU-vid and see if I could find a video to show them. Thanks for posting this!
When I use to secretly stay up late in the 80s to watch kung fu theater I would always stand up when the station would play the anthem before going off the air.
TV WENT OFF THE AIR at around midnight.....but......the fun did not. I would grab my trusty portable transistor radio and listen to the "LARRY GLICK SHOW" on WBZ radio Boston..... weekends, school vacations and summer vacations. Glick was the Johnny Carson of radio. The show went from like 11pm to 5am. WBZ had a massive transmitter in Boston. It was so powerful that when I would visit my grandmother in Indiana I could pick up the station at night.
Anyone remember this is what use to be on right before our TV would sign off..I was very young and barely remembered..my sister reminded me..our world was alot more peaceful and USA was well respected.throwback moment. GOD BLESS 🇺🇸
Being born in the 2000s, I only saw a TV sign off once. I don’t know the station, but the show ended, and color bars came on, then static. I think what made it better was that is was when there was still analog TV, and it was on a CRT
megaroll.... if you were born in the 2000s you did NOT see a TV sign off what's so ever. I'm sorry and I'm not trying to be rude but you didn't see it live
@@santos0521 nah, i disagree with you. I was born in 1996 but i remember an NBC channel signing off. It was like that for like two hours and after that nothing but infomercials were on till their "regularly scheduled broadcasting" was back on.
@WesevWesev I'm sorry to tell you but if you were born in 1996 you didn't see it live either. I'm pretty sure they stopped doing TV sign offs in 1996 so you were to young to see it live
@@santos0521 it was probably a recording, u right. I do remember the color bars and static quite vividly cause it scared the piss out of me as a little kid watching tv at night😂
I wish it would. Although I'm 56 and I usually sign off much earlier! 😂Their should be an app the connects to your streaming device that kicks in with a timer to play the national anthem.
Id always find myself asleep in dads lazy chair as a boyafter watching this and then snow. Those were the good ole dayz i miss them like crazy. That was when america still had a pair. Fond memories are all i see.😢
I'm a colour bars fan and even personalise it to myself and an Actor. Think of the tone as less a monotone and think of it as 2 people singing in higher and lower tone like an opera with a rainbow screen. Also listion to the tone at a low volume and you will adjust to it..400hz is easy to do 1000hz a bit longer. Also pick test patterns with music played and they are even easier to get into. Static? NO I find it creepy and worse gives me a nasty migraine..at any volume
@crazycoollady1999 It's hard to describe how Colour bars make me feel but if differs on what tone is played. 1000hz I feel a strong feeling of love for another and 400hz I cant help but feel Proud hearing it and self confident The same way you would feel if you were proud of something good you did. The bars are simply a stage for a tone performance.
Play this back as slow as you can. Watch the lettering as they fade and roll in, and as it fades and rolls out. You might see something, a bit shocking. Sorry, if this revelation wrecks anything for you. I'm truly sorry those behind it had to be like this.
I was born in 85. I think when I was VERY young I saw one of these. There will never be another generation to see a t.v station "signing off". In fact, we may soon see the first generation to not know what T.V is at the rate we are going lol.
TV's not going away anytime soon at all. It's just going to continue to evolve in how it's used. Which it kind of already has been throughout its time in existence.
There were not enough reruns to run constantly. I used to get up to see the opening of my favourite channel, WTTV, on weekends. Saturday started with five hours of cartoons. Technology was not that good back then, but it seemed like things were better socially, well where I lived anyway. It was the 1980s when I last saw this.
When I was a kid, I had a routine every Saturday morning. I'd get up early, to catch the National Anthem on a local channel. Right after it came on the air, it would always show a 15 minute commercial for a now defunct beverage product called, "Super Sip" (It was the first juice pouch bag drink with a straw. It was only on the market for about 4-6 months). Then, right after that, was the intro to Underdog! The screen went from the test pattern to, "There's No Need to Fear...." in less then two minutes!
these were the days when things were much better. after the television went off about 11:30 or 12 midnight you went to sleep. stores closed at 9 p.m. and were closed on Sunday. bars shut down at 1 a.m. we were a country that was not as fractured as we are today.
Exoress Delivers 9pm? Wow, what convenience! They used to shut at 5pm in Australia! And 1pm on Saturday! I miss this too. You felt like you had some quiet time and breathing space from what has now become relentless commercialism. BTW, was watching this because I was watching old Aussie TV sign-offs.
Much better? Going to sleep by midnight out of boredom doesn't sound that great. Stores closing down is an inconvenience. Thank fuck for the 24-hour supermarkets these days.
My parents told me these used to exist on TV and I found that hard to believe, but now I've finally seen it. It's amazing just how much country, government, and patriotism used to be so infused with common life back then, though I suppose it's this way today (or a lot worse) just by other means. Regardless, these were simpler times where TV slots were limited, so things that truly mattered were squeezed in. People took things more seriously. Sometimes less truly is more, versus today where not only is there 24-hour TV but 24/7 internet entertainment and so much more, making people value it all so much less.
Last time I checked, Fox News played the national anthem to mark the point when they stop repeating the previous night's shows and start a new day of programming (4am ET Mon-Fri, and 6am ET Saturday and Sunday)
It's a good thing that we now have the internet, so that I can watch this at 5am while unable to sleep. I couldn't imagine going back to life without 24hr a day entertainment options.
One of my most fearsome and hated childhood memories is when this would happen. I was always a weirdo night owl and would sneak up and watch tv and when this would happen I was like what am I supposed to do now?
I remember some nights, especially on weekends I would find things to keep me occupied. Like read some scary books, draw/color or play a handheld video game. I've become full-on night owl as an adult and wasn't actually quite so much as a child, but I did experiment with it sometimes out of curiosity, since I found that I enjoyed the quiet and solitude of that time of day.
Radio, CKLW Windsor / Detroit. I lived near Cleveland and some of the stations stayed on till 2:00 Am and then came back on at 5:30 to 6:00 AM with the morning news.
Man, I wish they still did this. Just something about it is so mysterious. Like as the tone is playing with the test pattern, there's a lot of drama going on during the night.
Thats the perfect way to describe it. There absolutely was something mysterious about it. Then when it would cut to static and give the room a weird glow. Makes me nostalgic for my childhood.
What was most annoying was when you woke up 3:30 in the morning with that piercing tone and the color bars coming from your set AND you had to get up out of bed and turn off the tv with the knob on the front of the set, i.e no remote control. 😂
In this national anthem, no one was what it seems to feature this incredible national anthem and the sign-off test card. Whatever any national station in Disneyverse ceased broadcasting, it will always be.
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According to the source I found, this was performed in 1961 by the Naval Academy Band, under the direction of Lt. Commander Max Corrick. It was in the rotation of most TV stations in the 1960's.
Wow I was born in the mid-80s but I think until like the early 90s they did this. I remember in my old apartment in the projects in Harlem I would often fall asleep in my living room and when I’d wake up, this would be on. I think it’d be like 3am or something. I knew I was either awake too late or way too early. Memories…..
Antenna TV is the only channel I know of that still plays the national anthem. Every morning at 3:45 central, only it doesn't sign off and goes back to The Jeffersons.
Here in the UK the BBC would cease broadcasting at around 11:30pm or so, and would sign off with a photograph of the Queen and our anthem ("God Save the Queen")
This reminds me that there was that time when my middle school friends and I all stood around and talked about the finale of M*A*S*H, because we had all seen it, because that was what you watched after dinner. And we all cried. In school.
Listen kids my generation was the last to go through this with television channels signing off at midnight, You kids got it easy and wouldn't last a year in the 1980's
This is the opening scene for the movie Poltergeist. I remember this used to fall asleep with the TV going when I was a teenager in early 1980's. I had a 13" TV in my room had a earphone plug I got a long cord would wake up with the national anthem playing. I remember the color bars would go up then the transmitter would shut down and just get white noise.
I recently just watched Poltergeist and you absolutely hit my nostalgia bone. I remember late night tv sign-offs, I had a timer set on my TV because I couldn’t fall asleep in a silent room.
Back in my days on weekends when I was living in The Bronx, Chs. 2, 4 & 7 would go off the air around 3:30a and don’t come back on until 5:30a. In the 80s, some sports channels would broadcast from 6:00p to 1:00a on weeknights, 12n-1a on weekends, then go off the air. This was prior to informercials (paid programming) took over TV stations that normally go off the air. The shortest airtime was MSG Network in the 80s. Only Movie channels ran 24/7 showing G rated movies or animation cartoons in the mornings, PG rated movies in the afternoons, R rated movies in the evenings and adult R, NC-17 or not rated (fully explicit content) movies after midnight. HBO, Showtime and WHT were the first movie channels before TMC, MAX, STARZ, FLIX & extra channels came along.
not quite that was white static for Poltergeist. SMPTE Colour bars is closer to Close encounters of the 3rd kind since the tone sounds Alien like. Poltergeist never used SMPTE Colour bars but the bars have been parodied Mario style showing Boos gathering around as the tone sounds like boo-ish smiling and the younger ones are wobbling mid flight like excited for something. I would say Children's TV shown early in the morning.
Thank you for this video I really appreciate it I was able to show my 8 year old little girl how t.v will be off until morning and that it was rare for young children to be able to witness the end of the day for t.v because we were not allowed to stay up past midnight. Now we have 24 hour t.v 365 days of the year who knew back then that was such a thing.
Last night, I internet was shut off for some reason. Then I chuckled because this popped in my head. I remember this when I was a kid. I wanted to reminisce with my family on facebook.... But then I had no internet at the moment, and it was almost 1AM in the morning.
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MASH late night reruns used to tell me it was time for bed. However, if I was awake for this, I knew I was up super late and needed to get my butt to sleep.
O Say Can You See, By The Dawn's Early Light, What So Proudly We Hailed, At the Twilight last Gleaming? Whose Broad Stripes and Stars, Through the Perlous Fight, O'er Ramparts We Watched, Were So Ganally Streaming? And the rockets red glare, The bombs brusting in air, Give proof through the night, that our flag was still there. O Say Does That Star-Spangled Banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?
the Test Pattern came on when they were getting ready for the morning usually music played in the 90's. Typically Easy listioning to whatever was top of the pops back in the day
I remember the rare times I would be up that late..but one time..my mother was..and when the anthem came on..she stood up and placed her right hand over her heart.