Wow, you must be way up north. Was that on one of those ten-foot dishes that were popular in the rural areas? Illinois, in the country, no cable. Yeah, one of those ten footers. It's still in the yard unused and obsolete (my Dad's yard), I guess it's a memorial to bygone technology. LOL
People always turn the television or the radio off during an important announcement just after the vital points of the announcements are told but while the announcement is still being explained.