That, and in the old days when stations went "off the air" at 1AM or 2AM, and after the national anthem and/or a hymn, there would be a black screen for a few seconds, then an abrupt transition to snow.
The loneliest feeling in the world, to one experiencing it for the first time...
Cheers!
“in the old days when stations went “off the air” at 1AM or 2AM, and after the national anthem and/or a hymn”
There was several small clips they used to play in So Cal.
One was an extended version of the SSB set to a montage of historic paintings and still clips. Another had Raymond Burr relaxing on a bench reading a Bible with the voice over quoting Psalm 23:6. My favorite was the High Flight poem with film action from and about F-104’s. There was one more odd one which popped up from time to time. It featured skelletelized dead bodies in tattered civil war(?)garb while playing a neat bluegrass tune.
I also recall the yearly TV PSA’s telling aliens the deadline for fileing whatever form was required at that time.