CBWT Sign-Off (1989)

The entire sign-off from CBC Manitoba (CBWT) from December 24, 1989. The song is "Crazy for You" by Earl Klugh.

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Entertainment

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• CBC
• Manitoba
• CBWT
• Winnipeg
• Canadian
• Broadcasting
• Corporation
• sign-off
• 1989

[RetroWinnipeg]

The song is "Crazy for You" by Earl Klugh. Now, I'm trying to find the sign-on music for this era. I think it's the same artist, but it's more of an early morning beat (not South American flavor, general sounding). Maybe someone who remember the sign-on could help me out?

[RetroWinnipeg]

@RetroWinnipeg It's been found out that the sign-on music 198?-1993 was California Roll by Lee Ritenour.

[cancanboy66]

CBC Winnipeg was Channel 6? I thought it was always Channel 2 when did the switch take place?

[RetroWinnipeg]

CBC Manitoba is over-the-air on channel 6, and has always been on cable on channel 2.

[henrytvwhiz]

Was this used by CBC stations back then, or is this locally produced?

[RetroWinnipeg]

This was locally produced. Other stations, including CBMT at least, used their own sign-off video.

[chillaxer1993]

I've actually never heard the canadian national anthem, a very proud national anthem! and a country of some of the nicest people i know! hi from your southern neighbor!

[toastichedu]

@RetroWinnipeg I just posted the CBWT Sign On video that has that music you speak of, but I don't know what the song or who the artist is.

[toastichedu]

@wb8976 A technician friend of mine who worked for CBC told me that those three tones at the end was a code for the computers at transmitters not to call out that the transmitter was off the air. If the transmitter goes down its supposed to send out a page to the technician. The codes stop that from happening when the transmitter went off the air at night. The morning sign on had three different tones to put the computer back on "downtime" alert.

[WestWash97]

CBWT has always been on Channel 6, cancanboy66. Channel 2 is the cable channel (ex: CBRT, UHF 9/Cable 6).

[fullmoondrivein]

I was thinking of O Canada and the Vancouver Winter Olympics.Do any stations still sign off in Canada?

[ddavenport]

You'll see the same national anthem montage for Vancouver 2010!

[WestWash97]

Does CBC Manitoba serve the Dakotas, eastern Montana, northeastern Wyoming, and northwestern Minnesota with Winniprg being in SOUTHERN Manitoba? If not, could they add transmitters throughout these states along with southeastern Saskatchewan (the end being Rts. 39 and 18) and studios at Bismarck, ND and Sioux Falls, SD (Minneapolis and Billings are too far from Winnipeg) to extend its coverage to include parts of the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, northwestern Iowa, and northern Nebraska?

[tomtrh]

The sign-off is voiced by Tom McCullough.

[mpis]

Nice sign-off, especially "O Canada" on the during the 1988 WInter Olympics in Calgary.