"Random Island." Methinks the cartographer wasn't feeling it that day.

@georgeshelton6281

Жыл бұрын

What's going on is that Conan O'Brien has most recently insulted Canada as well as other countries in the world. He has joined the Simpsons animation crew members. In doing so. Craig Ferguson has only insulted one country, and that's Germany. 🇨🇦

@angel.c6350

Ай бұрын

Just discovered that Random Island is in fact a place in Newfoundland and Labrador... I initially thought it was just the cartographer forgetting it's name or something...

Is that CBC Radio that I hear faintly playing over the test pattern? Can't imagine that "modern" classical music would be anything else.

I'm thrilled to hear the Canadian national anthem.

So many transmitters! Great nostalgia seeing this, really cool time back in the day when people tuned into OTA from all over the province. Much different time, now. Sad when they shut them all down but times change. Lot of $$ and maintenance required to keep it all going. Some of the CBC tower sites still exist with space leased to tenants, FM broadcasts, etc. Some are gone.

@ChristopherSobieniak

Жыл бұрын

It was nice while it lasted.

As a kid growing up in Newfoundland in the 80's and 90's I would occasionally fall asleep with the TV on and if I was watching CBC I would sometimes wake up to see the national and provincial anthems. That is my favorite version of Ode to Newfoundland.

@georgeshelton6281

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of there's no biblical word for Canada.

Did CBNT really need that many retransmitters? Seems a bit overkill to me.

@ChristopherSobieniak

8 жыл бұрын

Most CBC O&O stations were like this back then.

@doppelsnet

8 жыл бұрын

Its was due to the geography of the island, we have many hills here that blocked the signal.

@ChristopherSobieniak

8 жыл бұрын

***** And I'm sure most weren't forced into cable TV yet.

@doppelsnet

8 жыл бұрын

No these transmitters were active til 2012 or 13, now you need cable or sat to get cbnt. cable came very late to rural Newfoundland..

@ChristopherSobieniak

8 жыл бұрын

***** Thank for clarifying, I suppose I still feel pretty mad they had to go and shut them off without leaving a few on until they could try to get new digital signals up. Certainly left a lot in the dark without cable.

We all know the real anthem of Newfoundland and it's not O Canada.

At :21, how did they have a channel 1? Was that a typo?

how come It didn't go into fuzz mode at the end of the video anyway?

@ChristopherSobieniak

8 жыл бұрын

Either they didn't have it set up for the repeaters to shut off or we're watching a direct feed from the St. John's station. Nice music over color bars though.

@retrorewindnl7691

8 жыл бұрын

This was indeed a direct feed from CBNT St. John's.

@hollypietrzak5214

8 жыл бұрын

RetroRewindNL i guess not all stations were meant to go into static then?

@ChristopherSobieniak

8 жыл бұрын

holly pietrzak Only those repeaters set up to do so. Normally stations would cut the subcarrier at the transmitter site automatically if it's set up for it. CBC once used DTMF tones to do it I believe. Most cable/satellite outlets don't release their channels this way, though usually through a direct feed, either from microwave or satellite from those channels.

I think I got a Bingo at about 1:25.

Nice!

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