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Co> When I grew up, the television stations played the national anthem
Co> at midnight, then up came a test pattern for a few minutes, then
Co> static until 6AM.
Co> Then they played the the pledge of allegiance and back to the
Co> morning shows.
Co> Guess I'm showing my age. Now the things that overstimulate your
Co> mind keep going 24 hours a day. And forget the national anthem, you
Co> won't hear that.
Some of the stations were 24/7 when I was growing up, but you would see
test patterns on many others.
I loved that "after hours" experience. You'd see movies and shows they'd
never play during prime time. We didn't even have a VCR back then, so
you'd need to be up or you'd miss it.
... No ceremonies are necessary.
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