The "Hollywood rabbi" was taped out of KNXT (now KCBS-TV) in Los Angeles - the pic quality seems indicative of the Marconi Mark VII color cameras that that station used for years. The Jewish Chautauqua Society PSA, I remember vividly (especially the ending shot and last words) from showing prior to the "Give Us This Day" that preceded the sign-off - which, here, was done by Pat Connell. (And the film chains and slide scanners used by WCBS in those days were General Electric 4-V PE-240's.)
I remember when "Give 'Em Hell, Harry" was on The Late Late Show at that time from the 80's. Yeah, those New York memories & the ending of the Star Spangle Banner with the noisy test pattern at night. The Early Show was on a Saturday afternon & Picture For A Sunday Afternoon was also on a Sunday afternoon. I'll never forget that on WCBS 2 when movies were like "made for television" at that time.
It is 1977 and CBS where back in the air at 6.05am. Here in the UK there was no such thing as breakfast television in 1977. For example in 1977 below is what BBC One aired on a typical weekday morning. 7.05am-7.55am - Open University, programs for learners. The station then signed off until 9.38am. 9.38am-12.30pm - Programs for Schools and Colleges. The station then signed off until 12.45pm. 12.45pm - BBC News, which was followed by a lunchtime talk show. Apart from more schools programs and the odd learning program, there was no daytime television at all on BBC One, certainly not what Americans would consider proper daytime television. It was around 3.55pm when television got going with young people and children's programs that the schedule would be consistent and a proper line up would be given until sign off (closedown as we called it) which could take place at around anytime from 11.30pm onwards depending on the late night schedule as there was no late night talk shows on UK tv at this time on weeknights. So that is what British viewers could look forward to on a typical weekday in 1977 on BBC One. The two other channels in Britain where BBC Two which had Open University from around 7.30am-8.00am. Then nothing until 11.00am when Playschool, a program for young children would air until 11.25am. The nothing until around 5.00pm. BBC Two would usually sign off at around midnight. ITV - the commercial channel would come on the air at 9.30am with two and a half hours of schools programs, but from 12.00pm it would have a similar daytime television mix of news, soap operas, quiz/game shows etc which the US channels would have, and there would be more content and no sign offs at all compared to BBC One during the day. ITV was the closest the UK had to an American style of television channel. So a little bit of history for those in the US, just look at what was on offer then compared to your line-up each day in 1977.
And of course Test Card F (comparatively speaking, US TP's had more variety and diversity). Can anyone say with certainty what US stations, if any, used TCF? As for 6:05 A.M. - that was when "Give Us This Day" aired again, followed by a slides-only newscast read by staff announcers like the aforementioned Mr. Connell. Then at 6:30 A.M. came "Sunrise Semester" ("Summer Semester" in the summer months). Followed by the "CBS Morning News" at 7 A.M. and "Captain Kangaroo" at 8. Yep, big difference between US and UK . . .
Too right, did you know Irish television only started broadcasting from 12.00pm each weekday in 1989. Their state broadcaster RTE had and still has two channels, and it took until 1989 before they came on air at midday. In 1993 they then started at 9.30am and finally in 1996 they went 24 hours. Culture shock or what?
That's pretty surprising it took that long at all. I suppose people didn't anticipate to see TV on before noon in those days. Imagine if American TV was still this way in the 80's! We were so used to dawn to midnight programming, it's weird thinking of a time when there wasn't anything on during the mornings or afternoons.
Well at least they cared about educating children and college students. That's something I miss seeing PBS stations doing over here since they dropped a lot of that in the 90's and 2000's.
WBBM's print of the SSB film as seen here was in better shape than WCBS's. Moreover, the Chicago sister station used that SSB at both sign-on AND sign-off.
@robatsea2009 - And I noticed another user - 'KLXT77' - had put up part of another WCBS sign-off, from 1978, with Norm Stevens reading the script (alas, the TV Code SOGP was missing).
@TimFrith24 Yes. I'd posted it previously on one of my old accounts but didn't bother restoring it as it is identical to this one but the video quality is nowhere near as good.
I Remember He Said That And It's Very True But Today People Aren't Greatful And Very Selfish Wicked Too But Still This Is Very Important Upload Some Memory And That Will Keep It Safe In A Time Capsule Okay
I'm guessing all of the CBS stations had this sign-off film because there's one of WBBM-TV which doesn't show the whole film but the end> Guessing it was made in the 60's.
Since your post, two other WBBM clips - one a sign-off, the other a sign-on - had that full SSB. WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and KMOX in St. Louis were confirmed to also run this, presumably KNXT in Los Angeles (Rabbi Levin's neck o' the woods) as well. WBBM's film seemed more well-kept and less faded (via that dreaded Eastmancolor) than WCBS's print. And yes, it would have dated to c.1965-66. WBBM's sign-ons ran this SSB in-between the main sign-on script and the Television Code display. Was there a time WCBS ever played that film at sign-on?
A curious signoff for a couple of reasons. A N.Y.C. station is showing an L.A. rabbi - and the title of the Jewish Society's program is based on the words of Jesus in Matthew 6.
@@stevevasta - "GUTD" had Catholic priests and various other demoninations present sermonettes. If a Catholic (regardless of which city - here, L.A., Chicago, St. Louis or Philadelphia) delivered the sermonette, "GUTD" would have been "presented in cooperation with the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of New York"; if another denomination, "presented in cooperation with the Council of Churches of the City of New York." The New York Board of Rabbis handled sermons by Jewish rabbis from across these five "hubs" which by some strange coincidence was where CBS had an owned and operated TV station back then. (WBBM Channel 2 in Chicago called their sermons "Meditation," which was likely how they would have dressed up this particular edition when they ran it.)
God Bless This Man Who Giving A Prayer Before Sign Off
God bless you and your family
The test pattern at the end is an improvement of most late night tv today. Thanks for posting a memory of an era that no longer exists.
I doubt it's a improvement.
@@sillygoose635 I don't
The "Hollywood rabbi" was taped out of KNXT (now KCBS-TV) in Los Angeles - the pic quality seems indicative of the Marconi Mark VII color cameras that that station used for years. The Jewish Chautauqua Society PSA, I remember vividly (especially the ending shot and last words) from showing prior to the "Give Us This Day" that preceded the sign-off - which, here, was done by Pat Connell. (And the film chains and slide scanners used by WCBS in those days were General Electric 4-V PE-240's.)
It's a good thing that they did a blessing before closing down for the night.
Most television stations used to do that before they signed off. That was part of the Television Code.
I remember when "Give 'Em Hell, Harry" was on The Late Late Show at that time from the 80's. Yeah, those New York memories & the ending of the Star Spangle Banner with the noisy test pattern at night. The Early Show was on a Saturday afternon & Picture For A Sunday Afternoon was also on a Sunday afternoon. I'll never forget that on WCBS 2 when movies were like "made for television" at that time.
Bring this back please 🙏
It is a lost art of sorts, but most stations now program 24/7. This excepting a few hours aside for maintenance purposes on weekends in some cases.
John Kleiner WPRI 12.1 does sign off every early Saturday and early Sunday mornings at 2:07am.
It is 1977 and CBS where back in the air at 6.05am. Here in the UK there was no such thing as breakfast television in 1977. For example in 1977 below is what BBC One aired on a typical weekday morning.
7.05am-7.55am - Open University, programs for learners. The station then signed off until 9.38am.
9.38am-12.30pm - Programs for Schools and Colleges. The station then signed off until 12.45pm.
12.45pm - BBC News, which was followed by a lunchtime talk show. Apart from more schools programs and the odd learning program, there was no daytime television at all on BBC One, certainly not what Americans would consider proper daytime television. It was around 3.55pm when television got going with young people and children's programs that the schedule would be consistent and a proper line up would be given until sign off (closedown as we called it) which could take place at around anytime from 11.30pm onwards depending on the late night schedule as there was no late night talk shows on UK tv at this time on weeknights.
So that is what British viewers could look forward to on a typical weekday in 1977 on BBC One. The two other channels in Britain where BBC Two which had Open University from around 7.30am-8.00am. Then nothing until 11.00am when Playschool, a program for young children would air until 11.25am. The nothing until around 5.00pm. BBC Two would usually sign off at around midnight.
ITV - the commercial channel would come on the air at 9.30am with two and a half hours of schools programs, but from 12.00pm it would have a similar daytime television mix of news, soap operas, quiz/game shows etc which the US channels would have, and there would be more content and no sign offs at all compared to BBC One during the day. ITV was the closest the UK had to an American style of television channel.
So a little bit of history for those in the US, just look at what was on offer then compared to your line-up each day in 1977.
And of course Test Card F (comparatively speaking, US TP's had more variety and diversity). Can anyone say with certainty what US stations, if any, used TCF?
As for 6:05 A.M. - that was when "Give Us This Day" aired again, followed by a slides-only newscast read by staff announcers like the aforementioned Mr. Connell. Then at 6:30 A.M. came "Sunrise Semester" ("Summer Semester" in the summer months). Followed by the "CBS Morning News" at 7 A.M. and "Captain Kangaroo" at 8. Yep, big difference between US and UK . . .
Too right, did you know Irish television only started broadcasting from 12.00pm each weekday in 1989. Their state broadcaster RTE had and still has two channels, and it took until 1989 before they came on air at midday. In 1993 they then started at 9.30am and finally in 1996 they went 24 hours. Culture shock or what?
That's pretty surprising it took that long at all. I suppose people didn't anticipate to see TV on before noon in those days. Imagine if American TV was still this way in the 80's! We were so used to dawn to midnight programming, it's weird thinking of a time when there wasn't anything on during the mornings or afternoons.
Well at least they cared about educating children and college students. That's something I miss seeing PBS stations doing over here since they dropped a lot of that in the 90's and 2000's.
TCF and all British test cards had features for testing PAL based TV, which didn't apply for NTSC.
How do I know there's God Rabbi Levin's amazing 'stache.
WBBM's print of the SSB film as seen here was in better shape than WCBS's. Moreover, the Chicago sister station used that SSB at both sign-on AND sign-off.
I believe that the SSB in this clip is the same one that was used at KMOX TV/St.Louis,Channel 4 during the same time period.
All of the CBS-owned-and-operated stations used it.
What, the test pattern? That dated to the 1940's / '50's - and WCBS kept it on hand well into the early '90's.
Okay This I Remember That Noise And That Called Pattern Test
Known As A Broadcast Drill SignOff
5:01 Station Sign off announcement.
Channel 2, New York.
Nowadays an 9 yrs old girl was the voice of singing the National anthem during sign on and off
When the Rabbi comes on close your eyes and listen to him channel Christopher Walken.
OMG...The Rabbi looks like Ron Burgundy. "I love Scotch." "Stay Classy, New York!"
Looks like Ron Jeremy to me
@@sldl04 I'd say he looks like John Holmes.
I agree!
@robatsea2009 - And I noticed another user - 'KLXT77' - had put up part of another WCBS sign-off, from 1978, with Norm Stevens reading the script (alas, the TV Code SOGP was missing).
Our National Anthem starts at 5:54.
Not the good version.
@@Cryptonymicus Looks good to me.
@TimFrith24 Yes. I'd posted it previously on one of my old accounts but didn't bother restoring it as it is identical to this one but the video quality is nowhere near as good.
WCBS opening August 10, 1989, Uniondale, NY
B&W in 1977? why wasn't it in color?
"theyrrrreee hereee"
I Remember He Said That And It's Very True But Today People Aren't Greatful And Very Selfish Wicked Too
But Still This Is Very Important Upload Some Memory And That Will Keep It Safe In A Time Capsule Okay
Wcbs is sign off in 1977 yes in the 70's
No CBS News Nightwatch. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Not for another five years.
Only in the 80s
Sign off and Give us this Day are voiced by Pat Connell
This Is Very Good To Remember When I Was 2 Years Old And Didn't Like That Sound It Was Terrible Noise
Couldn't Stand It Hurt My Ears So Bad
Australia sends you a heartfelt SORRY for that and Im sorry my love cry for 1000ht'z hurts your ears.
I'm guessing all of the CBS stations had this sign-off film because there's one of WBBM-TV which doesn't show the whole film but the end>
Guessing it was made in the 60's.
Since your post, two other WBBM clips - one a sign-off, the other a sign-on - had that full SSB. WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and KMOX in St. Louis were confirmed to also run this, presumably KNXT in Los Angeles (Rabbi Levin's neck o' the woods) as well. WBBM's film seemed more well-kept and less faded (via that dreaded Eastmancolor) than WCBS's print. And yes, it would have dated to c.1965-66.
WBBM's sign-ons ran this SSB in-between the main sign-on script and the Television Code display. Was there a time WCBS ever played that film at sign-on?
Is this recorded live?
The segment with the rabbi was pretaped, but the sign off itself was delivered live.
A curious signoff for a couple of reasons. A N.Y.C. station is showing an L.A. rabbi - and the title of the Jewish Society's program is based on the words of Jesus in Matthew 6.
I know. I was never up for "Give Us This Day," but, seeing it in the listings, I assumed it was a Christian devotional program!
@@stevevasta - "GUTD" had Catholic priests and various other demoninations present sermonettes. If a Catholic (regardless of which city - here, L.A., Chicago, St. Louis or Philadelphia) delivered the sermonette, "GUTD" would have been "presented in cooperation with the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of New York"; if another denomination, "presented in cooperation with the Council of Churches of the City of New York." The New York Board of Rabbis handled sermons by Jewish rabbis from across these five "hubs" which by some strange coincidence was where CBS had an owned and operated TV station back then. (WBBM Channel 2 in Chicago called their sermons "Meditation," which was likely how they would have dressed up this particular edition when they ran it.)
Where do you think Rabbi Levin is now?
He's not only still around, he's on FACEBOOK!
LInk, please?
What was the movie that aired before this?
I can't exactly remember - it may have been "Breakfast at Tiffany's" but I'm not certain.
I looked at the schedule of movies they showed in 1977, and I found "Breakfast at Tiffany's" aired on July 23.
They're heeeeeeeeere
Is Rabbi Martin Levin alive or dead now?
the worst has come to pass
@DougMcCallister1 I also feel that if somebody doesn't agree with one of my opinions they should be forced to move to another country!