ABC Commercial Breaks & Sign Off - October 5, 1976

These commercial breaks came from an old beta tape recording of YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS back when it was re-run on ABC very late at night / early morning. This recording was made on October 5, 1976. The person who originally recorded this tape appears to have gone to sleep after pressing "record", allowing the machine to record the sign-off edition of the news and station sign-off. Unfortunately, the original owner later recorded over the tape, so what you see here is what survived. What I find to be interesting is what pokes through the static after the sign-off. The tape was recorded from the Los Angeles ABC affiliate, but it's the KFMB CBS Channel 8 San Diego slate that hovers behind the static.

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KABC's studios and offices were at the ABC Television Center, home to "Barney Miller"; "Soap"; "Welcome Back, Kotter"; "Family Feud" (the Richard Dawson era); Dick Clark's "American Bandstand"; and daytime soap "General Hospital" (which is still taped there to this day) - the lot is now The Prospect Studios.

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I wish I was alive when tv would go of the air at night

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This is amazing! This is so historical!! ☮️💟

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That's a glimpse of kfmb-tv in San Diego.

[@ginathegreat3858]

That's interesting, they've got a clip of the tune for "I Vow to Thee, My Country," which is actually a British patriotic song. But at least they did one-up it with "The Star-Spangled Banner."

[@smilinmoo]

Before it was “I Vow To Thee, My Country,” it was a beautiful piece called “Jupiter” from “The Planets” by Gustav Holtz.

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

Love the purse snatcher story. Sounds like a "For what it's worth" segment Paul Harvey did lol

[@wmbrown6]

From 1953 to 1965, the station's sign-off would have doubtless had in their text " . . . owned by the American Broadcasting Company, a division of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., with . . . "

[@lesliebell4189]

Charlie O'Donnell pitching Leo's Stere. It was a chain of electronics stores in the Southland during the 70s and 80s. - 2:15

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Day before I was born!

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15:25 People who not know this song: ''Cool! Very Cool!'' People who know this song: ''Bluey has brought some Sleepytime moments here...''

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All the ABC O&Os used the same National Anthem film

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This is Not An AFFILIATE STATION. KABC-TV ABC DISNEY 7 L.A., CA THE NETWORK COMBINED FLAGSHIP STATION.

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14:55 This is unbelievably progressive for its day

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Probably he was living in southern Orange County.

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@retrotvotherawesomestuff4609 Do you have commercials aired on KABC, KNBC and KNXT in 1977?

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