WKRC-TV_Ch12_signoff_1983

Glenn Ryle was the announcer on this sign-off...when TV stations did such a thing.
This one for WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, comes complete with the singing of "This Is My Country" -- evidently the 12" version!

[@tyroned532]

glenn skipper ryle was the MAN!!! i miss him!

[@steelydanforever]

Because it was customary to use the music package your station purchased, in all station identifications... news, news briefs, sign-on's, sign offs.. WKRC wasn't the only one to use "Part of Your Life" in its promotions..WTVC, Chattanooga... WBTV, Charlotte... WSM-TV (now WSMV), Nashville....WMAL-TV (now WJLA), Washington... even KAKE-TV, Wichita used "Part of Your Life." They all used it.

[@ccgsales]

WOW! I have been searching for this signoff for YEARS! Loved the slideshow of all the beautiful locations. THANKS for uploading this!

[@SignOffsGuy]

A wonderful TV station sign-off piece! This is the first one I've seen that used the logo of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. And it also features the 1965 version of the NAB's Seal of Good Practice.

[@myairbus63]

The music was also for the KSL EYEWITNESS NEWS in Salt Lake City, in the 1970's.

[@TheNewsfanatic]

I remember when WKRC Reporter Bill Craft climbed to the top of that tower!

[@cincycamel]

oh god!, i remember this from when i was a kid. i liked this sign off and the wiii 64( the i's of cincinnati) sign off. very cool and it brings back alot of memories. thanks

[@wmbrown6]

And the sign-off V/O was Glenn "Skipper" Ryle.

[@glennquagmire7696]

Glenn Ryle!

[@NEPatriot]

First time I have EVER heard "This Is My Country" for a sign-off. Most stations would play the National Anthem or America The Beautiful. Others would play "My Country Tis of Thee" or "God Bless America." Got any more sign-offs from Cincy? Would like to know how the other stations did it.

[@essvee86]

Better than the SSB.

[@dustiyost8989]

Wxix is fox my mistake.

[@signoff12]

why did they use the news theme (Part Of Your Life) in the sign-off?