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| KABC-TV Channel 7, Los Angeles CA Sign-Off from 1978 |
TV Sign-offs from TV
SIGN-OFFS U.S. TV Station Comments or questions? Graphics and design copyright 2009 by J. Alan Wall. All rights reserved. |
| Sign-off clip of the ABC Television Network's owned-and-operated L.A. station, and among the oldest video clips of a TV station sign-off currently known to exist. After the sign-off announcement, we are treated to the wonderful U.S. Air Force "High Flight" film, with a recitation of the poem of that name composed by the late John Gillespe Magee, Jr.. Sadly, several seconds of this poem is missing on this clip, probably because of a big glitch in the source video that was edited out. Following that is the Star-Spangled Banner clip, also produced by the USAF. This clip is referred to by sign-offs connoiseurs as the "Moog SSB" because the SSB is played on a Moog synthesizer. At least two TV stations in the Webmaster's area ran this clip in the early to mid-1980s. |
NOTE: The video files featured on this website are taken from my VHS home recordings of over-the-air and cable video captures, clips contributed by others and clips downloaded from YouTube and similar sites. 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. |