WGR-tv Channel 2 (now WGRZ), Buffalo NY - Sign-off recorded circa 1982

From Retrontario.com comes this above-average sign-off from Buffalo's long-time NBC network station. The clip begins with the closing moments of WGR-TV's Sunday Sports Special. The sign-off announcement follows, which has an unusual introduction and is accompanied visually with video of Channel 2's studio building, tower, and other equipment. Up next is some schoolchildren from St. Catherine's, Ontario singing "O Canada" and greeting their American neighbors at the end. Then a group of school kids from Derby NY render "The Star Spangled Banner" and bids the viewers a good night. Color bars closes out the video.

[@JohnHolton]

That was an adorable signoff!

[@ajbreitwieser]

Oh my Gosh… I’m in this video! That’s me next to the flag and in the group shots. This has been my ice breaker at work stuff for years! 😂

[@therealdjsupernick]

Which part in the video were you in? Feel free to use a minute and second timestamp! 😊

[@alfonsogreen2722]

God bless those children

[@gladfan1989]

Those kids did a great job

[@johnpat3622]

Interesting to see highlights from a Canadian Football League game (between the Toronto Argonauts and British Columbia Lions) during the closing credits of the sports show. This was obviously during the 1982 NFL players' strike, when NBC was broadcasting CFL games.

[@jeffreybaker100]

Never knew both USA and Canada anthems were sung by the kids. I lived my whole life in Buffalo area, but then again in 1982 I was 11 years old and most likely in bed asleep when the sign off took place

[@richardsantalone9380]

Those kids and their teacher were outstanding in this video. Because Buffalo is near the border of Canada, it's only fitting that both the Canadian and USA anthems were sung -- after all, both anthems are sung at Buffalo Sabres home games, are they not? 😎

[@cameronfranklin984]

To those who are curious, well, the NBC affiliated station now goes by WGRZ TV and the station is being owned and operated by Tegna, Inc.

[@DilanCommunications]

It's nice to have NBC in Canada

[@str8786]

Ending of Program 0:00 Station ID 1:00 Sign Off 1:07 with Helo Buffalo

[@Lisa-di1wi]

Those kids sing so beautifully. They'll probably all in their 50s today.

[@essvee86]

Very interesting sign-off.

[@hollypietrzak5214]

essvee86 did they have kept repeating goodnight anyway?

[@essvee86]

@@hollypietrzak5214 good question

[@gidzmobug2323]

Older version of the Canadian Anthem--before Parliament changed it.

[@texman9099]

What's the background music during the signoff announcement 1:07-1:59?

[@tompuckett6940]

The TV2 and You jingle used in the early 80s.

[@visuallearning7169]

LOL I had to blink I was like is that montebello park during oh canada ? fuck ya!

[@DiamondJoe]

Hi Neighbor

[@johnpat3622]

Or Neighbour...

[@Retrontario]

Why did you steal this video with no attribution to our channel?

[@matthewcampbell7985]

This is sign off melody martin's NBC affiliate.

[@jbvideos6605]

Notez bien Craig Palmer’s Name-Dropper on 33 1/3 RPM speed

[@hollypietrzak5214]

Did they ever Tom Brokaw on here before?

[@johnpat3622]

I'm not sure if they ever Tom Brokaw, but they may have John Chancellor, David Brinkley or Chet Huntley.

[@johnpat3622]

Tom Brokaw....before he Toms you!

[@hollypietrzak5214]

johnpat36 was Tom Brokaw fired from NBC now I haven't seen him for a while now?

[@johnpat3622]

@holly pietrzak Tom Brokaw retired as Nightly News anchor just after the 2004 presidential election. He still works for NBC News as a special contributor, mostly hosting documentaries. He also briefly served as host of Meet the Press following Tim Russert's death in 2008.kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4KraHSJip2qhLs

[@LawMaxine-p8b]

O'Hara Square

[@kaiokendo]

N E T W O R K

[@javiersgalvan525]

3:11

[@eascec8374]

That's one of the weirdest National Anthem films I've ever seen!

[@richardsantalone9380]

Yes EAS CEC -- and because Buffalo, NY is very close to the Canadian border, BOTH the Canadian anthem (O Canada) and the U.S. anthem (The Star Spangled Banner) were sung by these children. I wonder if, back in the 1980s, TV stations in Detroit, MI did the same thing, since Detroit is also very close to the Canadian border?

[@eascec8374]

WTVS And WKBD Are The Only Stations In Detroit That Contains The Canadian Anthem. WTVS Used Scenery Including The Olympics And Ends With A View Of The Bleachers With A Kid Being Excited Next To Her Baby (Similar To From A Clip Of The CBS Masterwork's Version Of This Is My Country Which Used On A Few Stations, Although The Song First Made In The Early 1970's Was Shorten And Edited In The Late 1980's). And WKBD Is The Only One That Featured Children But With A Different Video. And Nope It's Not The Famous One With The Kid Who Doesn't Have Front Teeth In A Black Background At The Beginning. Instead It Starts With A Creepy Stare Of A Random Chubby Kid's Face Covering The Entire Camera Singing The First Lines Followed By Others Who Formed A Canada Flag Off Of An Icy Area.

[@jocelyndibartolomeo3173]

Wgr tv 😢😮😅😊❤😂 nbc 2 buffalo new York

[@javiersgalvan525]

4:28