US/Canada TV Sign-off Compilation - PBS (Part 1)

Part one of PBS station sign-offs, starting from 1974 to 1988!
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[@SigmaRho2922]

Remember the signoff at 1:22:51. In January 1983, the Iowa Public Television network began operations; prior to the launch of the network the PBS stations in Iowa were operated as part of the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network (later the Iowa Public Broadcasting Network), which lasted from 1970 until December 1982. Upon the launch of the network in 1983, the original continuity announcer was Mike Lewis, who would then go on to work with many commercial television stations across America.

[@jerryhorn4697]

Wonderful memories watching WNET. Channel 13, of Newark, New Jersey. I lived on Long Island, New York, from 1976 to 1986. That terrific station logo using the word "Thirteen" was designed by the great New York City graphic designer Milton Glaser.

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

Yes, Bethel used to have a PBS station they try to make it digital on channel 3 because that wouldn’t work station ended in 2006 and the license was terminated in 2009

[@itz2komplikayted207]

HOW I WISH that I COULD GO BACK to THOSE DAYS, AND BE a PART OF ALL OF THIS!!! NO A.I., NO DUSTBIN DWEEBER, AND NOT A KRAPTRASHIAN IN SIGHT!!! THANK YOU for UPLOADING THIS!!! 📽📽📽🎞🎞🎞📺📺📺💘💘💘😭😭😭💔💔💔

[@LifeinAnalog]

The musical piece playing during the WILL-TV Urbana, Illinois (36:11) sign off is "Morning Tears" by MFSB. They used this piece for YEARS and YEARS.

[@schnutchie]

Really enjoyed the promotional song "Positively New Jersey" from NJN 1:30:37 (sing along) The de-funded defunct New Jersey Network, which started "New Jersey Public Broadcasting". I remember the test pattern on the UHF dial before the first broadcast.

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

Really? Why did you have to show a NBC station sign off?

[@hayleywaalen2612]

26:45 Big Bird, Are you okay? You seem a little drunk from Hoopers.

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

Oops my request timed out

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

You actually his name from Iowa public television?

[@sequoyah101]

does anyone here know what song is playing at 7:28? i've been curious ever since i heard this track. -Sequoyah (edit) nevermind. i found it. it's listen to the city by tim weisberg

[@purpleskysproductions4656]

(0:00 to 15:29 - First Edit; The music on 10:04 and 13:36 made me too tired to continue after the first 12...) (15:50 to 17:51 - Second Edit; couldn't do that much today, as I need to finish something.) 0:00 KCET 28 - I don't know from when this was from, but I'll guess 1976 because of the America theme. 2:05 KYUK(-TV, now -LD) 4 (now 15) - I didn't even know Bethel had a PBS station... This is from the late 70's. 3:50 WYES 12 - Is that a picture of NOFC (New Orleans Flight Club)? 4:59 Nebraska ETV - This shows various scenes across the Midwest. And no, there isn't a station missing; KRNE was the last to sign on in December 1968. 7:28 WOUB 20 - This showed a tour of WOUB's studio in 1979. 8:44 WTTW 11 - Chicago skyline 9:28 KCET 28 - This is from March 28, 1978. 10:04 KLCS 58 - Shoot that music is calming... *yawn* 11:03 KCTS 9 - Another studio tour 13:36 KCET 28 (Yep 3 times already and we're not even 1/7 into the video) - *yawn* This music is really making me sleepy... 14:37 WNED 17 - This is from 1980. The entire sign off is 3 minutes & 31 seconds long. 15:29 & 15:50 WNET 13 - I think I included either of these in a video of mine...I don't remember too clearly. 16:18 WYES 12 - PBS stations will sometimes show scenes from their serving area. What you see is a sunset from New Orleans. 17:24 KLRN 9/KLRU 18 - Nothing much to say here. Just your typical sign off. 17:51 KLTM 13 - I wish LPB brought these back in some way as a station id... 19:00 WNET 13 - Ooh nice skyline pic! 19:42 KOCE 50 - What kinda plant is that?

[@roadrunnercoyote2263]

Where did U get that rare Big Bird closing at 26:31?

[@Iquitthischannelnow]

Big bird is from Sesame Street

[@hayleywaalen2612]

Oh Big Bird, He's just drunk as heck as the National Anthem plays.

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

I have no fucking idea

[@erikpridemore3174]

The WILL-TV Urbana-Champaign, Illinois sign-off appears at 36:11 and was from a terminated KZbin account.

[@LifeinAnalog]

This is what I was hoping to find! I grew up watching WILL-TV, and I always found the sign-off a bit spooky. The languid jazz tune, the crooked slide with the weird lighting...just gave me the creeps somehow.

[@erikpridemore3174]

@@LifeinAnalog The jazzy tune from the WILL-TV Urbana-Champaign, Illinois sign-off is "Morning Tears" by MFSB, and these Telop slides were used in the conclusion of WILL-TV's day of TV Worth Watching.

[@erikpridemore3174]

@@LifeinAnalog At 36:11 the WILL-TV Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (now PBS WILL) sign-off is muted due to a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment its distributor, which used "Morning Tears" by MFSB in the track not heard from "Philadelphia Freedom" as their PBS station concluded their day of TV worth watching.

[@DesmondShannon87]

so the first ever licensed PBS was in Cincy instead of NYC? weird

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

History of PBS is much more complicated than that. It began as a loose series of non-commercial public-supported stations, often from colleges or larger cities during the 50's and 60's. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Educational_Television

[@davidmatthewvinotjr8396]

Houston had the first PBS station, KUHT, 1953

[@DesmondShannon87]

@@davidmatthewvinotjr8396 that's the first one to operate in Texas right?

[@evolutionsyndrome]

I REMEMBER NJN WAS MY FAV CHANNEL ITS GONE :(

[@jerryhorn4697]

01:08:55. WUSI, Channel 16. Wussy television!!!

[@ryanpascual9598]

1:12:24 KYVE

[@ryanpascual9598]

1:15:22 You'll turn us on and you'll love it! TV Worth Watching, KYVE!!!!!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

This was PBS's campaign theme in the late 80's, many stations often used this with their own ID's. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ_InaaidrZ-bJI

[@cookies4dayzm82]

Does anybody know what 43:49 is?

[@cookies4dayzm82]

I found it. Apparently it was a sign-off from WWBT (Richmond) aired in 1985. Not sure what it’s doing here, since WWBT is an NBC station. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6TVpq16mN53hLs

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

It come from Richmond, Virginia’s NBC station

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

I actually found another one, but it shows a different part of Richmond, Virginia

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

WNPT is SUS in Nashville

[@aprilbillingsley2835]

Big, sussy couch

[@lisaweathers6783]

you can tell that the kyuk annoucer was tired as hell doing that sign off plus the wyes sign off was taped over and over again look at the priveous wyes sign offs no live recording 22:20 4th in a row kcet is dominating