WRC-TV 4 [NBC - Washington, D.C.] Sign-Off (May 9, 1988)

Here's something you don't see every day (only because it happens late at night): a TV station sign-off!
This sign-off comes from WRC-TV 4, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. It features scenic aerial footage of the nation's capital set to the national anthem, followed by the 1980s WRC-TV 4 logo, a few seconds of black, and a vintage-looking test pattern. Neat, huh?
Voiceover by Mac McGarry (longtime host of the television quiz show It's Academic on WRC-TV 4).
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[@BoredVHSlover]

nice

[@JaredDiCarlo]

Can't believe it's taken this long for a WRC sign-off to show up

[@daviddavenport1485]

Mac MacGarry was better known as the longtime host of It's Academic!

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

Mac McGarry also hosted "In Our Town" and
was also the announcer of the NBC News bureau in Washington. These people were also staff announcers at Four-Stu Finley, Peter Hackes,Phil Gaines,Maurie Higdon,
Paul Anthony and Lee Dayton.

[@videonut1988]

WRC had that same studio renovated recently...

[@NEPatriot]

I have always wanted to see a WRC-TV sign-off...especially voiced by the great Mac McGarry (RIP). And I must say, WRC's sister station, WNBC New York is rather weak when it comes to sign-offs, as it's just slides followed by the US Army National Anthem film. 'RC goes a step above with a video postcard of the Nation's Capitol. And then...the old school WRC-TV test pattern...well that just wraps it up nicely.

[@wmbrown6]

That pattern happened, in that form, to date to 1978 - before Tele-Measurements (which made that TP) altered the colors and grey background between the width and height circles.

[@anandnarin8586]

Haven't seen it in ages.

[@JoshuaGalka]

WRC TV

[@BALtimore2001]

The Proud N was still on their building at the time.

[@wmbrown6]

Also, did anyone notice how similar the backing music to the sign-off sounded to that on the signoffs of CBC's Winnipeg station, CBWT, in the mid-to-late 1980's?

[@zacharylink538]

Anthem begins at 0:37