CFTO sign-off 1980

Ontario's CFTO concludes its broadcast day with this classy sign-off message from 1980

[@saychinqua1]

A much better time in television history

[@bladder1010]

That was a surprisingly profound sermon.

[@joshgalka9414]

Killing me softly... With his song...

[@frankdenardo8684]

That was "elevator" music you hear at a doctors office.

[@MicroNuggets]

I miss those early CFTO bumpers and Duvals voice. Hit play on this by accident and it was like the sermon was speaking right to me. God save the Queen at the end too. Wow. Miss these days.

[@johnpatterson4272]

Wow. A Toronto TV station actually allowing a Christian protestant minister to speak on-air, and then 'God Save the Queen' as the last broadcast of the day. 'robatsea' must have dug-deep for this jewel of ancient history.

[@frankdenardo8684]

There were TV stations in the United States that did that. Every night was a minister from a Catholic, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Espicopal church quoting scriptures.

[@jackatkinson3682]

Killing Me Softly...

[@saychinqua1]

Now hear this Now hear this. Its Killing me softly with his song Eric Gale,Enjoy!!!

[@saychinqua1]

Great Thanks. Thats when TV was TV !

[@eltonjohn3236]

I wish there still was an official "sign off," rather than playing crap all night long.

[@IanGorton]

Unfortunately that wont be happening cause it's paid programming

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@IanGorton When a TV station shuts down for the night. It is usually to perform maintenance to equipment. The equipment is very expensive to operate.

[@iwantthe80sback59]

0:05 Killing Me Softly playing and they’re promoting Play Misty For Me on their theatre night the next night.

[@ferociousgumby]

It's really hard to believe they would play God Save the Queen in 1980! I sang it in school in the early '60s, but by 1967 it had been completely replaced by O Canada.

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

Not at that tme it wasn't. Canada is still a part of the Queen's republic so they played it similtaneously at the end of each broadcast day with O'Canada.

[@RetroCaptain]

I remember singing it in school in the late 70's early 80's. The two were still viable even then.

[@tvtimetravel]

1980 was the year O Canada was officially adopted as Canada's National Anthem. God Save the Queen is the Dominion's Royal Anthem.

[@9KariKiri6]

they play it not as the anthem of GB, but as the queen's anthem

[@helloworld0911]

good to see theatre spelt correctly in N. America

[@pinedelgado4743]

Seeing the late Queen Elizabeth II smile just made ME smile!

[@markjeffries3684]

Jessica *Walter,* Mr. Announcer. :)

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

It's now retired CTV Toronto weatherman Dave Devall.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Love that cover of Killing Me Softly. Poor HRH looks so awkward posing with the horse.

[@CelesteKTheNewWaveRevue]

Canada is a part of the Queen's Republic.

[@Tanzim-Kazi]

I wonder if CFTO used "With Glowing Hearts (1979)" in its sign off sequence in 1980 to circa 1984.

[@SWhit62030]

In the United States, it's "My Country Tis Of Thee."

[@PanchamBro2]

Like we needed know.

[@ferociousgumby]

Also, the Queen is riding SIDESADDLE. Are we in a time warp or what??

[@saychinqua1]

great stuff thanks

[@CelesteK]

We're still a part of the Queen's Republic.

[@robertwhelan9132]

I miss this

[@17z483]

WKAN Edinburgh opening 2004

[@thelegendfamily4836]

@SWhit62030 Actually, it's the tune to "My Counrty 'Tis Of Thee" AND "God Save the Queen".

[@erickpaolosantos7016]

BBC Radio 4 playing the national anthem (God Save The Queen) during closedown after the Shipping forecast presented by the MetOffice

[@ASKconard]

It's the version by Eric Gale.

[@cheeriosinabowl]

They had colour TV in 1980 ???

[@OofusTwillip]

Test-broadcasts in colour began in Canada in 1966. We'd been getting colour broadcasts from the USA by antenna, for several years before then. Just as in the USA, shows in colour were in the minority, and were usually heralded by a special bumper. By 1976, colour was the broadcast standard in Canada, though many people still only had B&W sets.

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Is that the skyline of Toronto behind the minister?

[@CelesteK]

@IanGorton Yes it is God Save The Queen.

[@CelesteK]

Yes they did.

[@tomservo56954]

Does anyone else think the minister looks a little like Eric Idle?

[@jareddicarlo7816]

Oh my god, he does!

[@Jerseysson27]

Who did this version of "Killing me softly"?

[@IanGorton]

Probably some session artist

[@Thunderbirds501]

It was Eric Gale.

[@jaredlegomaster]

Why are they playing God Save the Queen? Had we split from GB when this aired

[@greggmitchell4173]

Officially Canada is a member of the Commonwealth, and QE II is head of state.

[@tvtimetravel]

God Save the Queen is the 'Royal Anthem' of Canada, as opposed to the 'National Anthem' of O Canada.

[@jareddicarlo7816]

Is Dave Devall still alive?

[@IanGorton]

God Save The Queen?

[@mohammadfaizkizlan]

Yes...

[@jaworskij]

"Saint" Paul was not Jesus' choice to create the Christian Church. He was more of a Sociopath than Christian.