End of Analog TV Broadcasting - WLNS-TV Ch 6 - Digital Transition

WLNS-TV 6 in Lansing, MI signs off with a short ceremony before permanently shutting down their analog NTSC transmitter on Friday, June 12th 2009 at 11:59 PM Eastern time. It starts with a USO video, followed by information about the switch to digital, and ends with the national anthem.

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• DTV
• digital
• switch
• transition
• WLNS
• lansing
• michigan
• CBS
• broadcast
• NTSC

[1987tvfreak]

What a classy sign off. I half-expected WLNS to just flip the switch right in the middle of Letterman's top 10 or something.

[jaybee1973jaybee]

Something like that happened on KPIX-TV, the CBS owned- and operated-station in San Francisco. Mr. Letterman said, "Oh, I'm sorry ..." and then the screen faded to static. See the video posted on YouTube "Historic Moment - CBS 5 DTV Transition."

[chillaxer1993]

i wish they still did sign offs like this. now we're not patriotic anymore. this reminds you to be proud to be american every day

[pettyofficer30]

I hope analog is on a back up switch, just in case...

[pookerville]

And of course, Canada switches to digital TV in 3 weeks-but only in the provincial capitals and largest cities; the small cities and towns will still be on analog for the time being.

[Articunoboy12]

@kennyrocksable that is very ironic

[radiofan6872]

I'm sorry I missed that. I was out of town at the time, but it's good to see that WLNS did something at least slightly classy. Reminds me of the nighttime signoffs I used to see on WKAR as a kid.

[bergsteinlife]

just a copy of CBC canada when they sign off each night at the end.

[hilarioph]

sad :-(

[keiichiudagawa]

sanma no manma!