CBWT Sign-Off (1989)

The entire sign-off from CBC Manitoba (CBWT) from December 24, 1989. The song is "Crazy for You" by Earl Klugh.

[@RetroWinnipeg]

This was locally produced. Other stations, including CBMT at least, used their own sign-off video.

[@christopherbubb2890]

A number of them were really picturesque before they were standardized across the network, including Vancouver, Windsor (Ontario) and Nova Scotia in addition to this one. CBLT's (Toronto) was super boring by contrast.

[@17z483]

The entire opening of Zahramay Falls (KUCF) from June 22, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

[@monsterbroe2553]

What?

[@shobielim]

THIS SIGN-OFF FROM CBC TV-6 FROM DECEMBER 24 1989. Thanks for the cilps of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

[@josephbernardlim4240]

This O Canada video in the Calgary 1988 Olympics is also used on CBMT in Montreal and CBOT in Ottawa.

[@signoff12]

i want more CBC sign-offs from the 80's

[@JBird30761]

These 1989 scenes version was videotaped, where as the 1986 scenes were filmed. I love the music, too, thanks for this great clip!

[@RetroWinnipeg]

I don't have a copy of the test patten from 1989. The station would have no signal at all when it was off the air. However, 15 minutes before sign-on, there was the color bars with a 24-hour clock (hh:mm:ss) and Winnipeg on the bottom right corner. Look at "24Hours Late Nite - CBC Winnipeg Gets Newsworld Show"

[@MichaelPhilipMaunes]

Nice sign-off, especially "O Canada" on the during the 1988 WInter Olympics in Calgary.

[@BenRowley]

I also like the anthem with the highlight of the Calgary Olympics it bring back a lot of memories

[@RetroWinnipeg]

The song is "Crazy for You" by Earl Klugh. Now, I'm trying to find the sign-on music for this era. I think it's the same artist, but it's more of an early morning beat (not South American flavor, general sounding). Maybe someone who remember the sign-on could help me out?

[@TransCanadaPhil]

12 years later I'm replying to this, lol. Thanks for the info. I always remembered this one and I'd like to use that tune for credits on my own youtube videos.

[@RetroWinnipeg]

CBC Manitoba is over-the-air on channel 6, and has always been on cable on channel 2.

[@wmbrown6]

I.I.N.M., the announcer signing off CBWT on Dec. 24, 1989 was (since retired) staffer Lionel Moore, from what I recall.

[@paulthesane]

16 Years is a long time for a reply, but I can tell you with utter certainty that the announcer doing the sign off in this video was former CBC staffer Tom McCulloch.

[@WestWash97]

CBWT has always been on Channel 6, cancanboy66. Channel 2 is the cable channel (ex: CBRT, UHF 9/Cable 6).

[@RetroWinnipeg]

@RetroWinnipeg It's been found out that the sign-on music 198?-1993 was California Roll by Lee Ritenour.

[@TransCanadaPhil]

Do you know the name of the song that played during the painting of Canada in this sign off from the early 2000s? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHqQm614i5hoers

[@TrainmasterCurt]

1984/1993

[@tomtrh]

The sign-off is voiced by Tom McCullough.

[@BenRowley]

I love the music

[@CelesteK]

Oh yes. I was 13 back then and I wondered what the hell that synth music was.

[@gidzmobug2323]

Why was it not seen on the same channel in the whole broadcast area?

[@christopherbubb2890]

If you mean why did the translators exist, it's because Manitoba is a big province and the Winnipeg OTA signal couldn't cover all of it. If you mean why were the rebroadcasters on various channels, likely it was to avoid interfering with other TV signals (or with each other). CBC French (CBWFT) and Winnipeg's CTV affiliate (CKY) also operated extensive repeater networks.

[@aric2007]

03:26... Flags of Greece, Canada, and France and the Cauldron.

[@wmbrown6]

I measured the tones to be 1900, 900 and 450 Hz, respectively.

[@ROB45CAN]

The announcer sounds like Bill Guest who passed away in 1985. Guess they were still allowed to use his voice in 1989. Unless it's not Bill??

[@tomhallick419]

Tom McCullough voices this sign-off.

[@ParanormalRob]

Those are interesting tones, were they for translators to shut off?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I was told that was the case.

[@denelson83]

Not just the transmitters, but the paging systems that were connected to them. Each transmitter had a paging system that would automatically notify the station's chief engineer if it got knocked off the air.

[@ZackT618]

This sign off announcer sounds eeriely like Peter Jennings.

[@canadianmike711]

ZackT618 he did the olympics too

[@vapordave2234]

The transmitter is at Starbucks? That doesnt seem right

[@airodyssey]

I guess they are tones to shut down radiotransmitters by distance. Anyone, please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@denelson83]

User RickOnTheDrums has said those tones are used to shut down the automatic system that pages the chief transmitter engineer if one of the remote transmitters suddenly goes out. If the third tone is 1350 Hz, the paging system is turned on instead.

[@WestWash97]

Does CBC Manitoba serve the Dakotas, eastern Montana, northeastern Wyoming, and northwestern Minnesota with Winniprg being in SOUTHERN Manitoba? If not, could they add transmitters throughout these states along with southeastern Saskatchewan (the end being Rts. 39 and 18) and studios at Bismarck, ND and Sioux Falls, SD (Minneapolis and Billings are too far from Winnipeg) to extend its coverage to include parts of the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, northwestern Iowa, and northern Nebraska?

[@richardburkard9839]

The CBC would have to go through the U.S. government (Federal Communications Commission) to do that. At this writing in 2018, that seems incredibly unlikely.

[@jmlim7095]

@@richardburkard9839, plus given that repeater transmitters are shut down, it's a stretch to get CBWT away from Winnipeg over-the-air.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@jmlim7095 I bet. My area was lucky as we get the nearest CBC station from Windsor, Ontario on cable. These kind of decisions would have to be made by the cable operator if it was feasible or not to carry an out-of-country station over their local lines.

[@RetroWinnipeg]

black/purple: www.youtube(dot)com/watch?v=m2Y_OnHL7yg turquoise: www.youtube(dot)com/watch?v=RBeWwGV0ppg The Bill Dulmage Radio & Television Archive used to have a CBMT sign-on with the rainbow ident. However, I can no longer find it.

[@JoyManoppo]

Why sign off with o canada in french?

[@hf6150]

It's a French-English mix. Perhaps SRC in Manitoba played this as well.

[@hollypietrzak5214]

Do the tones at the end mean that they are going off the air?

[@nathanmacaulay3661]

Canada didn't do too well in those Olympics.