WIS-TV 10, Columbia SC Sign-Off 1989 

TV signing off is truly American as apple pie :) I live in Columbia, South Carolina now, but grew up in California. Our sign of was nothing like this!

WIS TV 10 is still on and going strong . The voice doing the ID for Channel 10 is none other then Joe Penner AKA Mr. Knozit ...who started with WIS in the late 50s after getting out of the Army ...A Hometown station from way back ...

That has to be the coolest local channel sign off I have ever seen.

Wish my local stations ran this at sign off, so beautiful.

"WIS TV now comes to the close of another day's telecasting. As a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, WIS TV pledges to prevent the finest possible programs of entertainment, information and education. WIS TV is owned and operated by the Cosmes Broadcasting Corporation and operates on Channel 10 with the maximum power of 316 thousand watts as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. Our studios located at 1111 Bullstreet in South Carolina's Capital City of Columbia. Our tall tower transmitter is located 18 miles northeast of Columbia in Curshaw Country. We invite you to leave your dial on Channel 10. We'll resume telecasting later in the morning. On behalf of the entire staff, good night."

It's the most inspiring video of them all-John Wayne reading a patriotic poem!

Our test pattern would get ratings 15 mins. before we signed on in the morning. Farmers waited to see the Farm and Garden Almanac as they ate breakfast.

Love this. Reminds me of back home when I was growing up in the early 90s. When it’s late at night and can’t fall asleep I’ll watch these to fall asleep.

John Wayne!!!

FUCK YEAH JOHN WAYNE

At 3:10 There Is The Alamo In San Antonio TX! Here Is A Fact, John Wayne Was In A Movie Called The Alamo In 1960!

The America The Beautiful film (which features John Wayne as the narrator) that WIS-TV used must of been filmed in the 60's.

That's John Wayne narrating the whole thing

Back then if you couldn't sleep that was tough. No tv, no computer , no round the clock news to bore you to sleep.

I remember this!!! That is when I knew that it was time to go to bed!! LOL

America the Beautiful would be a much better national anthem IMHO.

this is so cool dude how did you get this video of wistv

wis tv nbc 10 owned by raycom media

Stop it now