WTVJ's Last Analog Broadcast - June 26, 2009 - part two

Engineer Earnest Walker turns off WTVJ's analog transmitter after it's historic last broadcast

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Science & Technology

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• Bob
• Mayer
• Engineering
• TV
• Transmitter
• Broadcast
• Tower
• NBC
• WTVJ

[kiotr2009]

Great stuff. Thanks for posting this & part 1.

[NBC6Engineer]

Thank you. It was my pleasure. I figured there were a lot of "techies" like myself that what like to see this historic event.

[techno935]

I love that "shut down" sound the transmitter made when you shut it off. Like, all the fans turning off and electrodes shutting down. Probably a lot more quiet in that room now that there is one less transmitter in operation.

[NBC6Engineer]

Your exactly right! Also, one hour after I turned it off the temperature in the room went from 77 degrees to 59 degrees!! I had to turn the AC to nearly off.

[raystinger05]

Wasn't the cutoff 6/12/09? How did they continue until June 26th?

[deadvolvo1]

Don't know you Earnest, or Richard, but I found your video very fitting and well done. Very much enjoyed it, and even got a little misty. Thanks for sharing with us.

[bluejoey2135]

it weirdly wants to make u cry. so many events happened on analog like an on the moon and the assassination of Kennedy, its just sad to see it go

[digitalmasterdata]

the sound notification at 2:28 is super excellent i love it !, sweet and excellent like pepsi ! :)

[digitalmasterdata]

what a emotive thing at 2:22 you clean your tears with your hand isn't ? ohhh and finally with you turn off the background power lines ! :) , the most i love of this video is just yourself alone with nobody else telling you what to do ! you are a 100% master and cool ! take care !

[timmccullough1]

Living in New Zealand we are still on analog tv and we are not switching for at least another 3 years!

[chg657]

"Not with a bang, but with a whimper..."

[Erzahler]

I agree, very touching. The moment Earnest turned off the analog transmitter, I felt as if a baton had been passed. In a way, it was a profound statement and a salute to the many years of analog broadcasting. It was almost as if we were witnessing the passing of an old friend.

73 de NØJAA

[KF4ACN]

Earnest John here that was a great video and very touching that you dedicated it to Richard.

[hifihaxor]

earnest, merritt here (of the south fla. fm association and WRGP)... very very touching, I almost shed a tear watching you stand there in silence after you shut it down... i knew you were thinking of richard when you pushed the button, and then when i saw the dedicated to richard van hook text at the end, i knew for sure. thanks for showing this, wish i could have been there, but it looks like it was best done with quiet solitude.