April 18, 1993 Sign-Off - WCJB (ABC, Gainesville)

[@kurtkauffman4326]

It is Gainesville's oldest UHF Station.Launched on 4/7/1971.

[@rebeccaalonso8264]

I love the old TV20 (WCJB Gainesville) logo. It's very beautiful

[@johnissoevil]

I remember pulling this station up in Midleburg, near Jacksonville. They and Jax's then-ABC affiliate WJKS 17 had to be pissed to be overlapping significantly attimes.

[@ericpiotrowski5009]

It’s odd how much nostalgia this little clip can bring. Watching TV late at night as a teenager, and reaching.. well, the end of television. Confronting the idea that there was nothing more to watch on that station that day. What an odd concept in 2022. The announcer’s voice, the images of Silver Springs and the UF tower - I’m transported back in time, the way previous generations might have felt when hearing a beloved poem or seeing a postcard. For me it’s a broadcast TV sign-off clip.

[@HinataBokF1]

It reminded me of the TV 20 logo from the old days.

[@ElevatorWasher5000]

WOW

[@nostalgia6578]

1:51 A young Bill O'Reilly ("F**k it - We'll do it LIVE!!!") on Inside Edition

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

They had this logo for a long time, I found it on a recording of an episode of "Fridays" that aired on ABC in the early 80's.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@Nick I think one of the ones Andy Kaufman was on.

[@erikpridemore3174]

WCJB-TV 20 Gainesville-Lake City-Ocala, Florida is now owned and operated by Gray Television Group, Inc. And this was back then, when their ABC affiliation did not clear ABC's World News Now as they concluded their broadcast day. And thanks for posting this WCJB-TV 20 sign-off from 1993.

[@rebeccaalonso8264]

WCJB was an NBC affiliate before it switched to ABC? Interesting.

[@rebeccaalonso8264]

@Nick Thanks!

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Began as an NBC affiliate on 4/7/1971.Became an ABC affiliate since 8/1/1973.@@rebeccaalonso8264

[@kurtkauffman4326]

First NBC since 4/7/1971,Now ABC since 8/1/1973.@NickyFruitLoops

[@DerrickLee2023DLA]

At the beginning of the video, the WCJB Weather Hotline promo uses one of the news cuts from L.A. Air Force's classic Cheap Radio Thrills package.

[@joshgalka9414]

Awesome!

[@MrMrdavis98]

I really love the version of "America, the Beautiful" used in this sign-off. Anyone know where it came from?

[@paperseagull4297]

man, i would also love to know

[@cevancarr]

The Marines did this rendition, but with a standard video with shots around DC on most stations using this instead of the locally-produced ones on here. I think it was produced and debuted in 1985 or 1986.

[@timripley3396]

Which other stations were affiliated to the Florida News Network?

[@jerseyfla]

Tim Ripley WPLG Miami, WJXT Jacksonville, WTSP St. Petersburg-Tampa, WFTV Orlando, WPTV West Palm Beach

[@jerseyfla]

Sign off at 3:00

[@joshgalka9414]

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