CBN Family Channel (now Freeform) Sign-Off from Summer 1989

A 5 am Monday morning sign-off clip that's preceded by a network promo with clips from shows they were airing then, including Life Goes On, Bonanza, Remington Steele, and Rin-Tin-Tin, K-9 Cop. Pat Robertson's network was known originally as the CBN Cable Network, which aired a lot of religious shows at first, but gradually became more entertainment-oriented. The "CBN" portion of the Family Channel name was dropped in 1990 as the network became a separate entity from Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network (producers of The 700 Club) in order to protect CBN's tax-exempt status. Robertson sold his Family Channel to Fox in 1998, which in turn sold it to ABC-Disney in 2001. Since January 2016 the network is known by the name of Freeform.

[@ghostrepublic]

What an excellent channel this USED TO be! I got cable tv for the first time in 1996, and so was able to enjoy it briefly before it was sold a couple years later. This channel used to air an eclectic mix of so many of my favorite movies and tv shows that I enjoyed and grew up watching on the free local channels way back in the 1970s.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

I remember when CBN became The Family Channel and there were GOOD Programs on there Original Programming from the likes of Big Brother Jake, Maniac Mansion, That's My Dog, The NEW Original Amateur Hour, The Adventures of the Black Stallion, The NEW Zorro, Bordertown, Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop The NEW Shop 'til You Drop, Shopping Spree, Wait 'til You Have Kids, Masters of the Maze, Maximum Drive, Trivial Pursuit w/Wink Martindale, Mayor Zak's FUN TOWN, The Mighty Jungle, African Skies w/Catherine "Daisy Duke" Bach as well as classics like Bonanza, Wagon Train, Our House, The Waltons, The Young Riders, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, I'm Telling!, Let's Make a Deal, Split Second w/Monty Hall, Name That Tune w/the late Jim Lange, C.O.P.S., Dinosaucers, Super Mario Bros., Captain N: The Game Master and of course Batman among others

[@danalong1237]

And Xuxa as well!

[@VBaskin2010]

And of course Michael Valliant and The Heroes On Hot Wheels!

[@Muchacho1994]

The tone at the end sounds like it's holding the last note

[@DanTheMan1985ful]

Hate to burst your bubble but that tone is a 220 Hz Sine wave

[@TimothyOnline]

@@DanTheMan1985fulI think it's kinda cool they stuck with a B-flat for the tone to accompany the SMPTE bars. Back when this channel was the CBN Cable Network, in addition to the Overnight Movie, they still used B-flat to accompany the bars that followed sign-off.

[@TimothyOnline]

I don't care how old it makes me look. It's TV from a time when my birth parents were still married in the house where I grew up with beautiful mornings rising over a swimming pool out back. Network competition was hot, so they kept good shows on instead of mindless drivel to sell ad space. Life was so much simpler back then.

[@LuvsCats1985]

The Original Family Channel was by far the very best. Fox Family was good, but ABC Family is just all reruns of shows that aired on ABC. With all family entertainment, nothing beats what aired on the original Family Channel from all them years ago. Batman with Adam West, Zorro, Rin Tin Tin: K9 Cop, Hey Vern It's Ernest, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, That's My Dog, Life Goes On, reruns of Rescue 911, and lots of them cartoons like Inspector Gadget, Super Mario Bros., The Littles, Captain N, and Popeye.

[@andrewperez4260]

I never watch it on the ceta broadcasting network

[@VBaskin2010]

Don't forget Gerbert and FunTown featuring ZakTales starring Mayor Zak!

[@danalong1237]

I remember those shows such as Xuxa, Masters of the Maze, Big Brother Jake, Rescue 911, Popeye, Pole Position, Trivial Pursuit and Name That Tune on the Family Channel, long before the sale to Disney changed all that!

[@andrewschroy6368]

+Dana Long I remember them, too. Along with That's My Dog!, Baby Races, Shopping Spree, Family Challenge, Wild Animal Games, Small Talk, Wait 'til You Have Kids, Shop 'til You Drop, Super Dave, Let's Make a Deal, Wish Kid, and Split Second, just to name a few.

[@MyJustin316]

+Dana Long thats was my childhood i remember those too

[@MyJustin316]

+Andrew Schroy my childhood

[@danalong1237]

And before that, one of Freeform's predecessors, CBN Cable, had great shows like Another Life, Treasure Hunt, ISpy, Bullseye, Card Sharks, The Flying House, F Troop, Bachelor Father and The Rifleman, to name a few.

[@VBaskin2010]

& Fun Town With Mayor Zak Of DiC's ZakTales!

[@susanfit47]

I always watched Inspector Gadget reruns on The Family Channel when there was any good on Nickelodeon. I definitely also watching that show on Nick later on. I think it was on a block called FamTV, sometime in the early-to-mid 90s (1992-95).

[@ryan8211982]

First there's CBN cable in 1977, then The Family Channel in 1988, Fox Family in 1998 and ABC Family in 2001. by January 2016, its Freeform.

[@AEMoreira81]

The mismatch has since resulted from a refocus to tween programming versus what the 700 Club is.

[@susanfit47]

The CBN Family Channel in 1988, The Family Channel in 1990, Fox Family in 1998, and ABC Family in 2001, by January 2016, its Freeform. I still remember those shows being on there. Original shows like Something Else, Madeline, Zak Tales, reruns of shows such as Batman with Adam West, Father Knows Best, Hardcastle and McCormick, The Flying Nun, Iron Horse, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, The Waltons, My Three Sons, Punky Brewster, Rescue 911, Life Goes On, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Christy, The Three Stooges, Carson's Comedy Classics, Carol Burnett and Friends, Roger Ramjet, DiC's Dinosaucers, StarCom, The Get-Along Gang, Pole Position, Sylvanian Families, The Littles, Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, Rainbow Brite, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, I'm Telling!, C.O.P.S., Alf: The Animated Series, Alf Tales, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Mario All-Stars, Captain N: The Game Master, Wish Kid, The New Archies, Archie & Friends featuring Maxie's World, Inspector Gadget, Pro Stars, Hey Vern, It's Ernest!, Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, Hanna-Barbera's The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, The Flintstone Kids, Augie Doggie and Friends, FAM's Incredible Animal Hour, Toon Toast, The All-New Popeye Show, Popeye & Son, Ruby-Spears' Heathcliff and Marmaduke, Funtown Funnies, Nelvana's Babar and Rupert, and Filmation's The Archies with The Archie Show, The Archie Comedy Hour, Archie's Funhouse, Archie's T.V. Funnies, Everything's Archie, and The U.S. of Archie, which was distributed by DiC at the time, among others.

[@VBaskin2010]

Hey! Don't forget about Looney Tunes, H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund And The Sea Monsters, Far Out Space Nuts, The Bugaloos, Maniac Mansion, Gerbert, SuperBook, The Flying House, The Legend Of Prince Valiant, Michael Valliant And The Heroes On Hot Wheels, Masters Of The Maze, and of course ZakTales and FunTown!

[@susanfit47]

@@VBaskin2010 Looney Tunes never aired on The Family Channel.

[@newstarcadefan]

Right, I remember (before ABC brought it out) they had good shows like Rin-Tin-Tin K9 cop, the Black Stallion, Hardcastle and McCormic, etc.

[@dmace81]

Don't forget New World Zorro, 1960s Batman, Big Brother Jake, The Littles, Heathcliff, Pole Position, Maniac Mansion, Trivial Pursuit, The Legend Of Prince Valiant, , and Gerbert! :D

[@VBaskin2010]

@@dmace81 Don't forget FunTown with Mayor Zak of ZakTales!

[@kellymiller1891]

@@VBaskin2010 Don't Forget the Waltons, The New Lassie, Father Dowling Mysteries, Rescue 911. etc. etc.

[@cinematicvibes8279]

It's officially launched to Freeform.

[@sarajones3337]

Cinematic Vibes' Right!

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

The CBN Family Channel eventually became the Fox Family Channel and then it became ABC Family Channel. It is has long since been known as Freeform.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

That's right, I definately remember Fun Town GOOD TIMES! ;)

The Channel's Now Called FreeForm

[@godgirlsguitars]

The good old days. I didn't watch Rin Tin Tin K9 Cop and Zorro and the Littles but I remember them. I watched the Hey Vern it's Ernest, Pee-wee. I guess I was 6 when I was watching Inspector Gadget. and 7 years old I watched Captain N and my favorite Super Mario Bros. Oh blast you for making me wish I was a kid and living in the late 80's and early 90's again. :p

[@sawilliams]

Satan: we do t have much time, we must destroy the foundation of these humans! ABC executives: we got ya boss!

[@johnissoevil]

@Kitsuneranger And prior to The Family Channel, it was CBN throughout most of the 80s. Those were great times as well.

[@lonewulf44]

Miss those Bonanza episodes ... Freefrom sucks.

[@lavontreyclarke3285]

"This is The Family Channel signing off the air. We'll be back in one hour after our regular weekly maintenance to provide outstanding family entertainment around the clock. We welcome your comments and invite you to write us at the Family Channel, 1000 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23463. Thanks for tuning in. Together, we're family on The Family Channel."

[@cutemimi25]

ABC family isn't geared towards families, it has more shows geared towards teens and adults, they should call it ABC Drama or ABC Teens. "update they're FreeForm now which I like their new name since the channel isn't really family friendly anymore well partially"

[@CarlFox]

Part of the deal CBN made with Fox was that "Family" would remain part of the network's name, and that the 700 Club would always have a timeslot on the network; that carried over when Fox sold the channel to Disney. Disney would love to drop both the name and the 700 Club, but that agreement appears to be extremely ironclad, unfortunately.

[@cutemimi25]

Well that's misleading.

[@HamptonRoadsTVFan]

Disney floated that as a trial balloon shortly after acquiring the network before learning about those ironclad stipulations that would have essentially wiped out the existing carriage contracts. Around 2003, the proposed new name (XYZ = clever reverse reference to ABC) would appear for a time as the name of a teen-oriented block.

[@cutemimi25]

Interesting, I didn't know about that.

[@EricEbac22]

CarlFox That's because many of the people who actually watch ABC Family actually tune into "The 700 Club" as well.

[@Kitsuneranger]

typo aside, I'm dead serious - the 25 Days of Christmas is partly unwatchable when ABC took over

[@susanfit47]

I know The Family Channel (I think this was when it was owned by International Family Properties was still in control) airing reruns of cartoons that used to air on NBC's Saturday morning block (e.g. Wish Kid, Pro Stars, etc.).

[@susanfit47]

I remember getting to watch Inspector Gadget at timeslots like 8:00am and 5:30pm which I though was unusual since most/many cartoons are aired in the afternoons. It later moved to another timeslots like 7:30am and 3:00pm, moved to 8:30am and finally at back to 7:30am. And also aired on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00am.

[@jenmilem6655]

Hey, SignOffsGuy, it's "Freeform" now!

[@zarviusjones8708]

(sniffs) Beautiful.

[@berl2343]

Ew no

[@VBaskin2010]

With Mayor Zak Of "ZakTales"!

[@susanfit47]

Children's programming has been a part of that channel even during the CBN/Family Channel years (anybody remember when Leo the Lion aired on CBN? Or the Fun Town/Fam TV block that had Captain N, Super Mario Super Show!, Dinosaucers, Inspector Gadget, Popeye, Wish Kid, Pro Stars!, The Archies, Augie Doggie, StarCom, Super Dave, Alf, Alf TALES, C.O.P.S., The Flintstone Kids, Super Mario 3, Super Mario World, I'm Telling!, Pole Position, Popeye and Son, Archie & Friends Featuring Maxie's World, Mario All Stars, and the like on it), and ABC Family would be fools if they just alienated the younger years of the network.

[@susanfit47]

I know back in the day when it was just the Family Channel (FAM) used to watch Inspector Gadget back in the day on that channel. Then Nickelodeon picked up the cartoon soon after FAM dropped it.

[@susanfit47]

Has everyone forgotten The Family Channel (you know, the predessor of Fox Family?) That used to air cartoons as well (not obviously 24/7 but still.) In fact, it's Fun Town/Fam TV block was direct competition to USA Network's USA Cartoon Express. The Family Channel as well as DiC (which made up most of Fun Town/Fam TV's lineup.)

[@JustMe-ec2ph]

This was one Family Channel that I really loved almost all the original programs that I still miss! I think the only one I didn't like was the one with the human fly LOL forgot the name of that one. I wonder why they sold out right in the middle of such great original family shows? I would had thought another network would had picked up the New Zorro (best one ever IMO) and Rin Tin Tin K9 Cop. I don't care for the new super hero shows because they show too many people dying before the bad guy gets taken down. I know it's just TV but still I can't figure out why so many people love to watch bad guys blowing up so many people? Rarely did anyone die on the New Zorro.

[@benhallums2654]

Here's In Honor of The Last Month of abc Family on 12/31/2015 with "The CBN Family Channel" Sign off in 1989 for it's own benefit for The Cable Television Network of CBN, CBN Family, Family, FOX FAMILY & abc family and on 12 MIDNIGHT on 1/12/2016 abc Family will become and sign on "FREEFORM."

[@matthewcampbell7985]

Sad! I'm remember that logo is from my year I was born was the cbn family channel and at that time I was 10 they became fox family.

[@90sNath]

Now Freeform

[@RaginRonic]

Rin-Tin-Tin, K-9 Cop...otherwise known in Canada as Katts & Dog, a much better title. XB

[@dmace81]

I like Rin Tin Tin better :P

[@erickpaolod.santos3719]

Now the Former ABC Family change into freeform

[@ThePirateprincess23]

It was way better during the years before it became ABC Family. There were so many programs for everyone to enjoy back then. Now it it very much like the new Disney Channel- not much in the way of family programming.

[@JustMe-ec2ph]

I know yours is an old post but you are so right it was much better before ABC Family. I loved Rin Tin Tin K9 Cop and the New Zorro! I am surprised another network didn't pick those up back then!

[@jamesdelboy]

Family was different in the UK it would start at 5pm and run till 6am the TCC would takeover then when The Family Channel changed name to Challenge gameshows were the main staple until 12.30am then a Family late strand would be shown that showed programmes that had been on The Family Channel remember I'm happy to help if I can

[@marymarciabrown4264]

At 1:53...Color Bars!

[@azisabdulmp]

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[@MrWEWE5]

How come Remington Steele is on their?

[@HamptonRoadsTVFan]

It was probably edited somewhat (most likely having any profanities muted). During the time CBN owned what's now WGNT, they would do something similar with reruns of shows like The Jeffersons. INSP (probably the closest thing to the Robertson-era Family Channel) tends to do so with repeats of shows like Matlock.

[@1Soniccool]

The Family Channel was located in Virginia

[@DanTheMan1985ful]

Most Broadcast and Communication companies such as this started around Tidewater/Virginia Beach area of Virginia. But it's not the only location in Virginia to start that type of business.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

You got that right I liked CBN and The Family Channel, but I liked Fox Family better than abc family (even though I don't like Fox News) But other than that, I agree

[@DisneyXP7234]

RIP CBN FAMILY CHANNEL NOW NTV7

[@jaworskij]

Copied from Canada's "The Family Channel" that launched Sep. 1988.

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

That logo reminds me of that terrible computer mouse that was just a ball in the palm of your hand

[@kmart3697]

Is now freeform own by disney

[@benhouse8695]

CBN Family Channel, become, Fox Family, The became ABC Family and Free Form. It's horrible for that a Christian owned network to a worldly secular sinful corporate network in 30 years.

[@susanfit47]

Any there any Family Channel Fam TV Fun Times with The New Archies, Archie & Friends featuring Maxie's World, Hey Vern, It's Ernest!, Wish Kid, ProStars, Inspector Gadget, StarCom, Heathcliff, Super Dave: Daredevil For Hire, Incredible Animal Hour, Toon Toast, Popeye & Son, The Archies with The Archie Show, The Archie Comedy Hour, Archie's Funhouse, Archie's T.V. Funnies, Everything's Archie, and The U.S. of Archie, and The World of Sid & Marty Kroft?

[@hilarioph]

It's sad they're off the air just like that

[@VBaskin2010]

And Don't 4get Fun Town!

[@susanfit47]

From 1989 to 1992, FAM and DiC Enterprises gave us Mayor Zak's Fun Town and from 1992 to 1997, it became known as FAM and later Fam TV. FAM gave us Classic animated and children's programming like Roger Ramjet, The Little Clowns of Happytown, Maple Town, and Classic DIC shows like Zak Tales, Something Else, C.O.P.S., The Get Along Gang, Pole Position, Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, Sylvanian Families, Dinosaucers, Rainbow Brite, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, StarCom, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Mario All Stars, Alf, Alf Tales, Captain N: The Game Master, ProStars, Wish Kid, Inspector Gadget, The NEW Archies, Archie & Friends Featuring Maxie's World, Hey Vern, It's Ernest!, Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, The Littles, Super Dave: Daredevil For Hire, and even Hanna-Barbera shows like The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, The Flintstone Kids, Augie Doggie and Friends, Fam's Incredible Animal Hour, The All New Popeye Show, Popeye & Son, and even Ruby-Spears' Heathcliff and Marmaduke and even The New Generation as well as Xuxa. They also had Filmation's The Archies with The Archie Show, The Archie Comedy Hour, Archie's Funhouse, Archie's T.V. Funnies, Everything's Archie, and The U.S. of Archie. Fam even gave us classic game shows from Crosswits, The NEW $100,000 Name That Tune, Let's Make A Deal, Split Second, and Face the Music. Fam also gave us classic episodes of NBC's I'm Telling! and it was co-produced by DIC and Saban Productions, producers of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Fam has even produced original cartoons Madeline, Heroes On Hot Wheels, The Legend of Prince Valiant. Fam gave us original game shows shows from That's My Dog, Baby Races, Trivial Pursuit, Boggle, Shuffle, Jumble. In the 1994-95 TV season, Fam TV gave us Afternoon Game Show blocks from I'm Telling! to Masters of the Maze, Maximum Drive, and That's My Dog. From October 5, 1996 to March 29, 1997, Fam TV gave us The World of Sid & Marty Krofft, with H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, and Far Out Space Nuts.

[@mariaedwards4561]

Cbn The Family Channel Fox Family Channel Fox Family ABC Family And Freeform How Many Logos In Here

[@popweaverhdtv]

Actually "Life Goes On" didn't premiere on TV until September 1989. I'm thinking you're referring to "Our House".

[@yhangskie22]

signoff

[@OctocatPower]

It’s now freefrom

[@AirRaidBaby]

OK

[@tyreeharrellwright2164]

Freeform tv

[@silvaniaguimaraes3667]

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[@elkinsinboxinc]

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