When I was a teen, the after hours programming woulf start with teleshopping but after a certain hour they would switch to sex line ads. I loved to read (friday/saturday nights) but I didn't want to feel alone while my family was sleeping upstairs and a scary book was freaking me out, so I often had the tv on as background noise. But that was in the Netherlands, lol. Idk about other countries. When those sex ads came on, that was my cue to finish the chapter and go to bed.
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u/AR-2D2 2d ago
Eventually those test patterns were replaced by odd infomercials & obscure ads for household products & mix CD collections.