KVIE Channel 6 Sacramento sign-off from 1985
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Uploaded by eyeh8nbc on Sep 7, 2010
This is the sign-off for Sacramento's public TV station- they usually went off the air around midnight. As you can see their signal was pretty weak, and the squiggly lines are a result of FM radio interference from KDVS 90.3 FM, broadcasting from UC Davis just a few blocks away. (As I'm sure you all know, FM radio frequencies are sandwiched between channels 6 and 7, and you could hear audio from any channel 6 at the low end of FM until the analog signals went off the air.) Announcer is Pat McConahay. Thanks to whoever ID'd the music track as "Tidal Wave" by Ronnie Laws, which they played almost every night- the slide shown was usually different, and occasionally they'd use a different instrumental track than this one. KVIE wasn't broadcasting in stereo yet when this was recorded, and disappointingly when they finally did upgrade to stereo a few years later, this sign-off was still in mono.
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Pure Nostalgia! I remember being a kid in the Vacaville/Fairfield area and seeing this sign-off after a night of watching Doctor Who followed by the star hustler. I feel like nodding off right now. Thanks for the post!
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Time to leave the drive in theater
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@recto89 Also KMS 55 and 56 I had no idea KVIE can be see in Walnut Creek.
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@eyeh8nbc THANKS.
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I never thought someone would EVER have a real sign-off for this station. I remember staying up late, at age 13, to see it during the summer months.
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KMS 56 I had no Idea that KVIE can be seen in San Francisco
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@singinglawnchair Dear Lord, thank you!! That has been bugging my brain for many, many years as to what song that was!!
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A Midomi search tells me that the instrumental track is "Tidal Wave" by Ronnie Laws.
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WHAT INSTURMENTAL SONG IS PLAYED ON THIS SIGN-OFF VIDEO?
THAT'S A TIGHT SONG.
oscarflores1980 1 year ago
@oscarflores1980 Read the comments- it's "Tidal Wave" by Ronnie Laws.
eyeh8nbc 1 year ago