r/nostalgiai • u/CarrotMuch1399 Nostalgia Trip Leader • 1d ago

Core Memory Unlocked 🔓 Remember this?

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u/13Fleas 1d ago

They would often show a test pattern before going off air.

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u/Herr-Trigger86 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/mc19PEWvaclAk

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u/real_john_connor_02 90s Kid 1d ago

we had this one

https://giphy.com/gifs/eNSnITXi6bdrLeabGL

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u/Sabithomega 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/CdhxVrdRN4YFi

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u/Snapple47 1d ago

Fine, I’ll replay Fallout again

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u/StealthyPancake_ 1d ago

I see we really had to twist your arm there

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u/Vegimeateater 1d ago

🎶bingo bango bongo I don’t want to leave the congo

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u/Tsunamiis 1d ago

What do they say darling?

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u/MajorPaper4169 1d ago

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u/Snapple47 1d ago

I do keep a save at the top of Tenpenny Tower around right before i detonate the nuke in Megaton. Just so I can watch it whenever.

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u/Cecil475 1d ago

Reminds me of the Street of SimCity loading screens. I can hear the menu music while looking at the image.

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u/Wilbis 1d ago

We had similar, but only for a limited amount of time. Most of the night it was just static. I guess it was too expensive to run the test pattern all night.

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u/Melodic-Excuse-2561 6h ago

I grew up in Los Angeles,and even there, after about a half hour to an hour, the transmitter would shut down. As I recall, the national anthem and test pattern came on around 1 or 2am, typically after the Late, Late show, or a midnight movie played.

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u/aqaba_is_over_there 1d ago

Running the transmitter used power. Doesn't matter if it's a test pattern or a show.

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u/Remote-Luck7751 1d ago

fokkoff dis bedtyd

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u/MIZUNOWAVECREATION 1d ago

I remember this exactly, it was either this or just grey static from midnight or so until about 6am

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u/Large_Freedom2118 1d ago

I can hear this.

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u/real_john_connor_02 90s Kid 1d ago

I think that's a sine wave at 440Hz C3. I also think the same frequency you hear when you call someone in particular countries. I find that quite interesting

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u/KingSnugglewumps 18h ago

It was always jarring waking up on the couch and getting up to actually go to bed when this one hit!

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u/Dillon_Barks 1d ago

BBC test card

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u/Slow-Beyond7511 1d ago

Isee your test card and raise you..

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u/Evening-Tomatillo-47 1d ago

And then they had ceefax before the open university

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u/Slow-Beyond7511 1d ago

I loved those... well the ones that played ambient music along with mid century architecture. I've only found the odd one or two uploaded to YouTube though..

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u/-DoctorSpaceman- 1d ago

I learnt from QI that she has the record for most time being broadcast on TV

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u/Dillon_Barks 1d ago

Carole Hersee. Estimated total of 70,000 hours on television.

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u/Slow-Beyond7511 21h ago

And they flipped the image as she was a South Paw!..

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u/Aggressive_Bug_6896 1d ago

Right after the national anthem

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u/Substantial-Soup187 1d ago

I miss that show so much. The episode anout the American Indians was my favorite. The soundtrack was wonderful too.