WLVI-56 Wake-Up Music - 1985

WLVI-56 Boston Wake-Up Music - 1985
-This played each morning as part of 56's sign-on routine in the 1980's. The National Anthem (which I already posted) went along with this. This also included, but not shown, a prayer (by a Rabbi on this day).

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• WLVI
• TV
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• Boston
• 1985
• 1980's
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[bewarethedecks]

I seem to remember that channel 38 would start their test pattern at 6:30 AM while channel 56 would start theirs at 6:45 AM. Channel 56 would switch from a test tone to music while channel 38 just used a tone.

Now I feel old!

[MSTS1]

@bewarethedecks - Always cool to hear from those who even remember these..)

[patrickballoonman]

0:28 - Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 0:38 - Flight of the Bumblebee 1:05 - Mozart's Symphony No. 40 1:24 - Rhapsody in Blue 1:48 - Karelia Suite 2:09 - Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 2:23 - Tocatta in D Minor 2:45 - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 2:51 - Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 3:06 - William Tell Overture 3:23 - Marriage of Figaro Aria 3:37 - Romeo & Juliet 3:52 - Trumpet Voluntary 4:05 - Hallelujah Chorus 4:12 - Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor 4:42 - March of the Toreadors

[TinaMask]

I am from Massachusetts and remember this alot... before I went to school .

Great memeory ...Thanks so much !!

Uhh I think ...can't they bring back Creature Feature ???

Love this

[tpirman1982]

Of all the songs I've heard in this, my favorite was The Immigrant by Neil Sedaka.

[monkeeman1966]

I heard The John Barry Seven doing Goldfinger on this once, and have it on videotape.

[wmbrown6]

@broughham - From what I've seen, that TP would have mentioned KHET at the top part - and KMEB in Wailuku at the bottom.

[broughham]

@wmbrown6 hey wmbrown6 the PBS stations in Hawaii used this TP design before they went on the air every day back in the 1980's. KHET were the call letters for the PBS station in Honolulu. Don't remember the call letters for the other PBS stations in Hawaii but I know there's more than one. Haven't lived in Hawaii. Have been there just for vacation. Thanks for replying.

[wmbrown6]

@broughham - KGO's use of this particular TP design (with the fabled "circle 7" in the center dated to at least the mid-1970's (probably 1975 at the earliest). One other station, or entity, west of the Mississippi used this TP design, albeit turned upside-down, later in the '70's: the stations of South Dakota Public Television, including KUSD Channel 2. Any other stations on the West Coast or with "K" calls you know of that used this TP design?

[bostonsportslover1]

Like this is you miss Creature Double Feature!!!!!!!!!!!

[LuigiGodzillaGirl]

@mason000

The ABC station in my area signs off at about 1 AM

[SFICA9]

In addition to What's New, I also remember Herb Alpert's Route 101and the theme to Happy Days...which the station was showing reruns of anyway.

The black and white lines of the test pattern would produce a moire effect that I just loved to watch as a child even if I didn't understand it at the time.