WDAY Sign-Off (2009, Pre-Analog Shutdown)

A sign-off used in January 2009 by WDAY-TV, an ABC affiliate in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. At this time, the station went off the air every night generally around 1:35 AM and began simulcasting its weather digital subchannel with background audio provided by the National Weather Service's weather radio station in the area. This is in contrast to the subchannel, which typically broadcasts audio of Fargo radio station WDAY-AM.

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[raymieX]

This has to be a good 13, 14, 15 years old - that ABC background dates to the mid-late 1990s.

[Muhgaw]

This was on WHIZ-TV/DT from (circa) 1992 or so to 2007. Now they just air bad commercials and such. I really miss sign-offs.

[HDE226868]

I really like this rendition of "America the Beautiful." Back in Houston, long before I had cable PBS used to sign off in the AM hours with this same bit of video. Sure takes me back.

[murphicus]

@RyanCunningham100

I remember when I was growing up, all FOUR stations in Fargo/Moohead signed off: KXJB 4 (CBS), WDAY 6 (NBC), KTHI 11 (ABC) & KFME 13 (PBS)

Some used the Star Spangled Banner to sign on and off - My favorite was "High Flight"

watch?v=EzQYd_INSOg

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings..."

Search "John Gillespie Magee, Jr."