[BC] Sign-off tunes

[Wayne]

In the late 50's and early 60's while WAPE AM still struggled with daytime 
only, we signed off with the Cities Service Concert Band full length version 
of "Dixie" followed by an "Ape Call" and fini'
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Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Sign-off tunes


> In a message dated 02/21/2006 08:53:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> SBailey at nespower.com writes:
>
>> When WMTS-AM (now WMGC) in Murfreesboro, TN was a daytimer back in the
>>  60's & 70's, they used at portion of Ernest Tubbs, "may the good lord
>>  bless and keep you" song. The phrase (as I remember) went like
>>  this......"until tomorrow morning at 6 AM....may the good lord bless and
>>  keep you, until we meet again......song faded.....dead
>>  silence.....carrier then went off.
>
> Here at WFIF, we use a clip from song by the "Vineyard Singers" which is
> called "Creation Calls".
>
> It is an amazing song (8 minutes long!) that describes all kinds of 
> beautiful
> scenery with a music background that varies from a rousing guitar as he
> describes "majestec jagged peaks..." to a soft piano as he describes a 
> deer and
> fawn drinking from a stream, or snowflakes gently falling. If you close 
> your
> eyes, you can almost see what he describes, it's done that well. Listeners 
> almost
> always call after I play it, asking how they can get a copy. Anyway, I
> digress...
>
> In the sign-off clip, the singer narrates in a voice that is spoken but 
> with
> a hint of "reverent whisper",
>
> "As the sun slips behind the horizon, and night falls...
> the mountains become silent fortresses...
> sihoutetted against the night sky.
> The countless stars... shining... in silent Testimony..."
>
> (Pot down instrumental interlude, announcer reads)
>
> "We've come to the end of another broadcast day at Life-Changing Radio.
> Thank you for listening. This is AM 1500, WFIF, Milford, signing-off.
> Join us tomorrow morning at (time changes as needed).
> Good night and God bless you."
> (Music pots back up, fades.)
>
> We've been using that for about 10 years, now. A few people have commented
> that they like the picturesque words, but not the fact that we're leaving 
> the
> air. We usually get calls every fall, people asking why we have to 
> sign-off so
> early. It's kinda a giveaway that they are new listeners, and we always 
> take a
> few minutes to explain it to them.
>
> If only...
>
> Willie...
>
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