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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up99·4 months agoThis station now concludes its broadcast day. That’s right. At a certain time of night, TV stations would just stop showing things until morning.
minus-squaredarth_tiktaalik@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up22·4 months agoI feel like even the concept of a tv station is a bit outdated despite technically still existing. “Entertainment companies used to decide what shows were playing at 5pm”
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 months agoI admit it’s kind of odd (and sort of refreshing in a nostalgia sort of way) to be in a hotel room and watch broadcast TV.
minus-squareNOPper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agoIt’s the only time I get to watch Hogan’s Heroes and Svengoolie 😁
minus-squarepsmgx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI mean TV and cable are still a thing even in the US. My niece still loves mid day talk shows and soaps
minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI blame this for my inability to sleep without white noise. I fell asleep to the television throughout my formative years.
minus-squarebroken_chatbot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoLocal 58 “Contingency” flashbacks
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoI think my local channels used to do that too… Now they just fire up ads!
minus-squarezeekaran@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoI learned about this from Poltergeist.
This station now concludes its broadcast day.
That’s right. At a certain time of night, TV stations would just stop showing things until morning.
I feel like even the concept of a tv station is a bit outdated despite technically still existing.
“Entertainment companies used to decide what shows were playing at 5pm”
I admit it’s kind of odd (and sort of refreshing in a nostalgia sort of way) to be in a hotel room and watch broadcast TV.
It’s the only time I get to watch Hogan’s Heroes and Svengoolie 😁
I mean TV and cable are still a thing even in the US. My niece still loves mid day talk shows and soaps
I blame this for my inability to sleep without white noise. I fell asleep to the television throughout my formative years.
Local 58 “Contingency” flashbacks
I think my local channels used to do that too… Now they just fire up ads!
I learned about this from Poltergeist.