CBC Montreal 6 sign-off 1987

[television472tv]

2:47 SOMEONE STEALED THE UK TEST PATTERN AND WRECK IT TO YELLOW AND CUSTOMIZE!!!

[television472tv]

1:07 we wish you a good night instead of the This concludes our broadcasting for today. And also you taped it when i was not born i am born from April,15,2003

[belle83773]

where's the sounds?

[geekgirltv2011]

@belle83773 they weren't introduced until 1996.

[davewriter100]

When I was younger, I would tune into the O Canada film, and count how many images I'd see while the anthem played. I was really into drawing and colouring, and had this idea for an art project where I would draw that many pictures of Canadian scenes, and upon completion, I would take it in to the TV station in hopes that they would show it in the sign-on and sign-offs. Sadly, as I grew and developed more skills, the project never materialized. :(

[RetroToledo]

@davewriter100 That's sad.

[CosmicCowboy25]

I miss seeing CBC sign off, and list all their provinces. Sherbrooke, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, etc.

[manhattan85]

O that's sick

[MrGeminiRising]

Just awesome.

[IEDDTEK]

You mean the...C A N A D A...quebec border. And there is a better version of this out of BC...everybody remembers that one...the animated one with the seagull that flies from coast to coast.

[NORTHERNKONFLIKT]

@IEDDTEK Québec is Canada.

[89990000]

@NORTHERNKONFLIKT

Yeah, Quebec is just a province of CANADA, and not a country.

[greg7247]

This brings back memories of growing up in Montreal in the 70's and 80's. I remember seeing this in the morning, though.

This is what I consider to be one of the best instrumental versions of O Canada. I also have a 45 of it somewhere.

[Novacoma]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. I came on here just now to find exactly that. That sign-off/sign in. god....that takes me back to right before the morning cartoons on saturday. I could nearly cry.

[Dimigrey]

Wow I remember this! Also I remember

the opening that this station used

with Expo 67 and the expos baseball team

[mikey1978416]

this is the version i remember most as a kid

[Dan1988A]

The sound isn't working on this one!

[Dan1988A]

I should add that the sound doesn't work if one uses HQ mode - without HQ, it works fine.

[welchm8]

That announcer is trained in delivering spoken English as well as French, and has to mix them both up in the same sentence too!

[airodyssey]

"Maison de Radio-Canada on Dorchester Boulevard..." That shows its age :-)

Hee hee hee. The street is now known as René-Lévesque.

[Dimigrey]

Oh yes those chessy sign on and sign offs of the 80s from canada I remember it well

[ryanstimpson]

My fav sign off. I always remember the diver diving in to what looks like very dirty water. How can the water be so dirty in an indoor pool?

[kanatasur2]

Does anyone know who arranged the score for this rendition of O Canada? It is by far the most stirring interpretation of the anthem, in my opinion, ever played.

[ProsecuteCheneyEtAl]

It's always amazed me that his version of O Canada didn't become the standard. It really stands out.

[PeerGynt1111]

Hello, I am German and I love this version of the very beautyful Canadian national anthem. And your are right: This version should become the standart version. A lot of greetings from Berlin, Germany.

[iwekks]

For the benefit of everyone:

The version of the O Canada you hear is a special arrangement composed by Montreal jazz musician Vic Vogel in 1976 for the Summer Olympics.

I only know this because there's a scratchy old 45 with the credits at my folks' place. It says, "To be broadcast without any authorization." :)

[89990000]

@iwekks

CBC made an animation using this music. Check CBC SIGN-OFF 2000 and you will see theres an animation.

[Windsorsub]

@iwekks Good evening, I found the sountrack to this version of our National Anthem, and used it for a video I put together on my Canadian Model warships. If anyone wants a copy please feel free to E-Mail me. My video is here

[Windsorsub]

@iwekks Good evening, I found the sountrack to this version of our National Anthem, and used it for a video I put together on my Canadian Model warships. If anyone wants a copy please feel free to E-Mail me. My video can be found by searching "Canadian Warships"

[heras1976]

This signoff was replaced soon after (later in 1987 or '88) with a new and really, really nice, mellow, jazzy version, which I would dearly love to see again, if anyone has it!

[fanotv]

I'm wondering when this version was first used. Likely around 1980?

[IanGorton]

Suprised that it's in English too. I thought Quebec was all French. Or is it Bi-Liningual?

[fanotv]

There is a significant English speaking population in the Montreal area. Therefore, it can support three English language tv stations. This is one of them. There are also pockets of English spoken elsewhere in Quebec. This is the primary CBC station for all of Quebec, therefore, CBMT serves nearly the entire province. However, French is indeed spoken by the majority.

[iwekks]

Anybody...what is that music playing under the list of stations? Turn up the volume and listen carefully to it, it's priceless!

[scottosk28]

The O'Canada video must've been used right across Canada, i'm from the prairies and i remember it vividly.  thanks! great post!

[ladyjaye27]

Classic version of the O Canada sign-off, used for years on both CBC and Rad-Can...

[TheAntihero6212]

i'm a american, so it may seem a bit odd for me to ask this question, but here goes;

does anybody know the name of the little girl at the end of the montage (you know the girl that grabs the baby around the neck)? how old was she, and is she still alive today?

Thanks!

[charlieteamrifleman]

Dunno, but if she's a hot twentysomething, I'm calling dibs on her right now.

[PGPyramid1]

I think its a little boy. He is wearing suspenders. Looks like one of the Mennonite community. I think you're out of luck!

[fanotv]

That test pattern was used for ages by CBMT. Memories!

[CYQT]

I remember this from childhood, great ckip.

[wmbrown6]

Dig the particular adaptation of the Philips' PM5544 electronic test pattern at the end of this clip.

[heine71]

What was the movie aired on CBC Montreal 6 before the sign-off? It had a Warner Bros. logo!

[Retrontario]

It was Casablanca

[heine71]

Play it again, Sam!