WPIX SIGN-OFF 1979

FINALLY A WPIX SIGN-OFF. GOT THIS FROM A FRIENDS TAPE
SHOUT OUT TO RAOS FOR FINDING THIS!

TAP THIS.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• WPIX
• SIGN
• OFF
• 1979
• NEW
• YORK
• TV

[4evernate28]

Just in case anyone's curious, the background music is the Alan Parsons Project's Pavane, from their debut album Tales Of Mystery And Imagination. Once I heard that, I was bugging. XD

[tapthatt2012]

@4evernate28 just listened to the original song. nice.

[OreckBoy1]

In my 42 years, 31 of them watching New York television in one form or another, I have never , ever seen WPIX-TV (1979, back in the day) go off the air. This is amazing! Tap...YOU are amazing! Thanks to RAOS of course!

[tapthatt2012]

@OreckBoy1 it is a freat find. the music alone gives a whole different feel to the sign-off. RAOS is the man.

[RolloSmokes]

I have now seen everything.

TAP THIS!!!!

[tapthatt2012]

@RolloSmokes the search never ends my friend!

[zadoke123]

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[franksmith109]

The INTV logo seen at 1.04 is very similar to one used by ITV in the UK around this time.

[ChannelDuncan]

wow good quality from an old tape

[kidfrombrooklyn66]

I'm from NY and I do remember when TV stations signed off for the evening. That's was way before those infocomericals took over the over night hours and 24/7 broadcasts.

[Anglynn74]

this was back when you saw this you knew it was time to get the hell to bed lol or the "snow" or buzzing sound woke you up, happened to me many times yrs ago.

[stringbenderE2E]

Damn I miss the 70s .. so much cooler than nowadays

[wmbrown6]

I've found out all but one of the remaining translators, thus:

WCBS-TV: W53AA (now WKOB-LD)

WNBC-TV: W57AB

WNEW-TV: W64AA

WABC-TV: W66AA

WOR-TV: W71AK

WNET: W75AM

WNJU: W62AA

WTVG/WWHT: W60AI

Only WNYC-TV (whose translator was on Channel 79) is a question mark at this time.

[wmbrown6]

@shobielim - Can you advise as to the calls of the other New York TV station translators (i.e. Ch. 53 for WCBS-TV 2, Ch. 66 for WABC-TV 7) as of '79?

[shobielim]

The was recorded via the station's translator W73AP, now WEBR-CD in 1979

[269848]

@OreckBoy1 Yeah, this is the station that showed a few of my favorite shows including The Little Rascals, 3 Stooges, $50,000 Pyramid and the final syndicated season of Hollywood Squares in Vegas.