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melm00se

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35. Way back when

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:35 PM

11 hrs ago

broadcasters would begin and end the day with this announcement.

"That concludes our broadcast day. [Station Name] is a service of [Company Name]. We will return with [Morning Show Name] tomorrow morning at [Time]. From all of us here at the station, have a wonderful night. This is [Station Name] signing off."

followed by the Star-Spangled Banner especially when the station would power off overnight.

Now that most, if not all, stations run 24 hours a day, this convention has fallen to the wayside.

I am not surprised that the Trump administration is pushing this as this was the norm back in the 1950s.

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And that was fine SCantiGOP 7 hrs ago #47

Yes, it was quite innocuous. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #48

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Brandon Carr and Russell Voight Seinan Sensei 10 hrs ago #38

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Bite me. kacekwl 14 hrs ago #11

The Boss and Green Day and Willie and Rage and all Democracy loving musicians should PuraVidaDreamin 14 hrs ago #12

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Hey Carr, pledge this!🖕🏻 Floyd R. Turbo 14 hrs ago #14

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I'D BE DOWN FOR THIS! kurtyboy 14 hrs ago #19

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Pro American Content? Perhaps we should celebrate our Bill of Rights with particular attention to the following: NowsTheTime 13 hrs ago #31

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Way back when melm00se 11 hrs ago #35

"Maybe he wants a loop tape of Lee Greenwood singing "God bless the USA" Ray Bruns 11 hrs ago #37

With a big beautiful picture of Dear Leader dalton99a 9 hrs ago #41

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