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In the days before cable TV, what happened to the TV signal late at night?
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Television didn't broadcast 24/7. Late at night, stations would play the National Anthem alongside a test pattern, before going entirely to static until morning.
In the days before cable TV, what happened to the TV signal late at night?
The screen went dark and silent until morning
Channels signed off with a national anthem and a test pattern — then static
The same show played on a loop all night long
The TV automatically turned itself off
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