There isn’t much video of real authentic sign-offs from the 50s thru 70s, since video tape was either not invented yet or not likely to be wasted on something as mundane as a sign-off. But most often it was a standard announcement like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRCKDaI9lOs
Followed by the National Anthem.
EVERY station I’ve been around played the National Anthem, ever night.
“Followed by the National Anthem.
EVERY station I’ve been around played the National Anthem, ever night.”
Fox Cable News has been playing the National Anthem every night, or should I say early morning as the split between their nighttime and daytime programming. It plays at 5 a.m. eastern time, every night. A nice touch and it indeed brings back memories of when virtually all the stations did this.
Bravo Fox for keeping the tradition going.