WITI TV Fox 6 Milwaukee Sign Off 

Commercial breaks even during a TV sign off? Lol

The youngsters today would have a difficult time believing that there was a time when no 24hr television existed. Tv actually did time out. Crazy.

WVLA (NBC affiliate in Baton Rouge, LA) signed off for maintenance in 1993. Before signing off they showed this white flag with the station ID on it waving in darkness. And it scared me so much it's been haunting me for more than half a year now! This station did it right!

You know something? WTXF had a signoff similar to this clip. Back in 1997 WTXF would sign off every Monday morning from 2:30 to 5, during which you would see what I call a "test pattern." This meant that the station didn't actually go dark. In order to perform any work on a transmitter you must shut it down completely. The same is true for a motor vehicle when you want to refuel it. Then you must wait at least 10 minutes for any radio-frequency energy to dissipate. Refusal to do so in any such situation may result in injury.

Interesting that they played an anthem video made in 1971 when at the time they signed off in 2004.

0:10 Sign off announcement 0:20 2 anthems 2:56 Color bars 3:26 WSOD 5:07 Beers vs. Books screenshot 5:50 First Alert commercial 7:01 Black screen 7:10 A weird screen 7:17 Staples commercial 7:36 BEEEEEEEEEEEEP

When WITI was TV6 (before Fox) they used this sign off every Sunday night/ early Monday morning at about 12:30 AM and then went to test pattern until about 5 AM when they played this again at sign on.

That copyright notice from 1971 at the end of the "Flag Evolution" was exactly what was seen at such end on WNEW-TV in New York throughout the 1970's. What was the company that made it, Saxton Graphic Associates, Ltd.? That's what it looks like.

I remember this test, The white to black transitions was to test an AGC problem with our studio to transmitter link. I think this video if from in house and not "off-air"

I remember when tv actually went off the air. HOLY #$%#!!!!!! That was YEARS ago. Now you can stay up ALL NIGHT watching all kinds of MINDLESS crap. SWEET!!!!

Yes, RoachRadioTV, it is; in fact, most stations actually show infomercials between midnight-5am before coming back on the air.

P.S. Saxton Graphic Associates was a New York-based firm that, in 1976, made a film encompassing 400 years of Long Island history in 28 minutes. That film had the same hallmarks of the graphics style used in this film.

Another fun fact: The address here shown on the 5AM screen was 9001 N Green Bay Rd, Brown Deer, WI 53209, USA.

ah,the old days of stations cutting off like this.i don't miss those days

Wow the classic "Flag Evolution" SSB

Cool backdrop of the building. I imagine it was taken specifically for this, with it being at night and positioned to the left to include the text.

man, they had a real tough time going to sleep this night,,,

I don't know why, but I love this sign off. One of my favorites.

holy crap... I never knew they did this anymore.. THIS brings back a TON of memories !! thanx !

School's out for...EVER! *Test tone* TV's off for...EVER!

I love this Station !

they said they were signing off the air but it looked like they were still broadcasting

9:23 is unmistakeably a Gari production music track.

Can you please tell me if you can get FOX6 News in Fond Du Lac WI?

Not that anyone cares, but their off-air tone is 404 Hz.

Brhett Vickery worked there, she will join WGN mid-December 2023.

Did anybody notice in the advertisement for the alarm system? Where after he breaks the window, he still physically removes the magnetic piece from the alarm?

Those colour bars are called EG 1-1990, used by the SMPTE as a test pattern.

i ever think that can happen this in chile,much channels show tv promos in the sign off,i congratulate you,the witi fox 6 2004 signoff is the most surreal signoff period everrrr

@joshyboy1983 Correction: He's considered Canadian. But the reason he was shown on the SSB was because he invented the Telephone in the United States.

Love the fact that both Malaysia and US flag has red and white stripes with blue background on its star-moon/stars.

It used to be that you could watch mindless crap anytime of the day. Now mindless crap is a rare treat.

Fun fact: The hertz on the 5AM screen was about 401hz.

Is this how long the maintenance actually lasted? Or was it longer?

Total televised mischief at its wackiest.

What is conducting transmitter maintence please?

The 1960's SSB Audio music Used The flag evolution film in 1970's But in Audio Version of the 1960's National anthem was cut off like WAGA Channel 5 (Fox TV affiliate stations from Atlanta Georgia) during sign on and off

well fox6 is 24/7 beacause they just fill sign offs with seinfeld

7:47 wow Im one noisy bandit. And this is a love call for a man half my height and twice my weight? 7:14 THATS HIM. His tone

Wow classic

3:25 Seizure warning!

In Russian: Veto vrenya FOX 6 vyydetiz efira, chtoby provesti tekhnicheskoye obsluzhivaniya peredatchika. My vozobnovim translyatsiyu v 5 utra.

great signoff!!!

"At this time, FOX 6 will sign off the air to conduct transmitter maintenance. We'll resume broadcasting at 5:00AM."

I always thought that they should've done something w/sign-offs in "Amazon Women-"...

At this time, FOX 6 will sign off the air to conduct transmitter maintenance. We'll resume broadcasting at 5 A.M.

Much younger version (could pass as Abby Sciuto's daughter)....

5:49 First Alert Alarm System (incomplete)

In Portuguese: Nesse momento, o FOX 6 encerrarà o ar para realizar manutencão do transmissor. Retomaremos a transmissao as 5 da manha.

M I L W A U K E E

WTF is that? Beer vs Books? LOL!

O7:16 ABBEY FROM NCIS???

fox sunday prom 09:22

Speaking of transmitter tests, FLNN in Lyons has one every Sunday morning from when the late movie ends until 6. Though FLNN has four multiplexed digital channels, only the main CBS channel (4.1) has such a test.

witi 6 bulacan

Fox is Six. Six is News.

04 was the year when legally blind top model aired on ch 6

The song of Jesus Christ star flag we know In love the gods flag the American flag