Please Stand for the 'Star-Spangled Banner' as Featured in These '70s-'90s TV Station Sign-Offs
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Old-school Americans may get misty-eyed with not only patriotism but also nostalgia watching these clips of past station sign-offs featuring the national anthem, color bars, static and more from the days when channels would conclude their broadcast day in the wee hours of the morning.
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Original Title: TIL until the 1980’s, US television stations would sign off at the end of the broadcasting day, and before they cut to static for the rest of the night, they would often play short clips of American landmarks and US military imagery in a patriotic montage accompanied by the star spangled banner.