AUDIO
CLIPS OF 1964
TV STATION SIGN-OFFS
Page updated Sunday, 11 January 2009
The audio clips on this page were made in the summer of 1964 by life-long DX enthusiast Jeff Kadet, "K1MOD", of Macomb, Illinois. He was residing in Needham, Massachusetts at the time he made these recordings, less than five miles away from the major TV stations in Boston. His website features numerous photos of his DXing exploits and letters from TV stations which he picked up and wrote to. He's also a collector and dealer in vintage TV Guide magazines.
BOSTON
| WGBH-TV
Channel 2 Sign-Off (Announcer: John Henning) |
1964 | |
| WHDH-TV Ch. 5 (now WCVB) Sign-On | 1964 | |
| WNAC-TV Channel 7 (now WHDH) Sign-Off | 1964 |
NEW YORK CITY
| WABC-TV
Channel 7 Sign-Off Announcer: Bill Rice (SOGP) |
1964 |
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| WNBC-TV
Channel 4 Sign-Off Announcer: Matt Thomas |
1964 |
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| WNEW-TV
Ch. 5 (now WNYW) Sign-Off Announcer: Tom Gregory |
1964 |
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| WOR-TV
Ch. 9 (now WWOR-TV, Secaucus NJ) Sign-Off - Announcer: Frederick Manness |
8-31-1964 |
PHILADELPHIA
| WCAU-TV
Ch. 10 Sign-Off with SOGP (owned at the time by CBS, now owned by NBC) |
1964 | |
| WFIL-TV
Channel 6 (now WPVI) Sign-Off (Click here to see similar WPVI sign-off video) |
1964 | |
| WRCV-TV
Ch. 3 (now KYW-TV) Sign-Off with SOGP (owned at the time by NBC, now owned by CBS) Announcer: J. B. Lee |
1964 |
HARTFORD/NEW HAVEN, CT
| WHCT-TV
Ch. 18 (now WUVN) Sign-Off Announcer: Dale Ludwick (preceded by two promos for Pay-TV movies) |
1964 |
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| WHNB-TV
Ch. 30 (now WVIT) Sign-Off Announcer: Ed Harrigan |
7-11-1964 |
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| WNHC-TV
Ch. 8 (now WTNH) Sign-Off with SOGP (incomplete) |
1964 |
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| WTIC-TV
Ch 3 (now WFSB) Sign-Off Announcer: Ken Murphy |
1964 |
PROVIDENCE, RI
| WJAR-TV
Channel 10 Sign-Off w/SOGP Announcer: Chris Barnes |
1964 | |
| WPRO-TV Ch. 12 (now WPRI) Sign-Off w/SOGP | 1964 |
PORTLAND, MAINE
| WCSH-TV
Channel 6 Sign-Off Announcer: Lee Quimby |
1964 | |
| WGAN-TV Channel 13 Sign-Off | 1964 |
NORFOLK/HAMPTON, VA
| WAVY-TV
Channel 10 Sign-Off (incomplete, static) Announcer: Mac McManus (aka Poop Deck Pappy) |
1964 | |
| WVEC-TV 13 Sign-Off (incomplete) | 1964 |
BALTIMORE, MD
| WJZ-TV Channel 13 Sign-Off with SOGP | 1964 | |
| WJZ-TV Channel 13 Sign-On | 1964 |
OTHER CITIES
| Albany,
NY/ Adams, MA |
WTEN-TV
Ch. 10 and WCDC-TV Ch.19 Sign-Off with SOGP (airchecked from WCDC) |
1964 | |
| Augusta, ME | WCBB-TV Channel 10 Sign-Off | 1964 | |
| Bangor, ME | WLBZ-TV
Channel 2 Sign-Off Announcer: Jerry Wright |
1964 | |
| Manchester, NH | WMUR-TV
Channel 9 Sign-Off Announcer: Bruce Graham |
1964 | |
| New Bedford, MA | WTEV-TV
Channel 6 Sign-Off Announcer: Andy MacMillian |
1964 | |
| Schenectady, NY | WRGB-TV
Channel 6 Sign-Off (heavy static) |
1964 | |
| Utica, NY | WKTV
Channel 2 Sign-Off Announcer: Al Brennix (spelling?) |
1964 |
BONUS RE-CREATION VIDEOS
WCBS-TV Channel 2 The sign-off features the voice of Norm Stevens. Some of you may remember him as the voice-over for The CBS Late Movie (1972-1985). The 1964-vintage WCBS-TV ID slide was contributed by William Brown of New York City, who helped me identify the announcer. |
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WTOP-TV Channel 9 (now WUSA) The audio is from Jeff Kadet's collection as is all of the audio-only clips on this page. The mid-1960s WTOP-TV ID graphic comes from Dave Hughes' DCRTV.com, a site devoted to Washington and Baltimore-area broadcast media. The Seal of Good Practice (SOGP) is from my own collection of images. |
NOTE: The audio/video files featured on this website are taken from my VHS home recordings of over-the-air and cable video captures, and from clips contributed by others. The quality varies from clip to clip, due to TV reception and recording issues. None of the clips that are featured here have been authorized by the various television stations, networks or any other entity.
Graphics and design copyright 2008 by J. Alan Wall. All rights reserved.
Comments or questions? Email me at jalanwall(AT)tv-signoffs(DOT)com
