"WCMZ-TV Flint, Michigan is owned and operated by Central Michigan University. As a result of the Federal Communications Spectrum Auction, the station will cease broadcasting at 11:59:59pm, April 23, 2018. To our viewers, thank you for your support."
It wasn't just that. Not only were they no longer authorized to broadcast, but the channel they were on, was an analog frequency, and telephone networks use those same frequencies. Simply put, they wanted more space for phone systems, and so they bought this station's channel frequency.
They can always have the option to "channel share" with an another local broadcaster, but the CMU decided not to do so, due to adequate PBS coverage from nearby cities
how ironic this is to find. I was one of the Master Control operators (6 of us in the control room in Flint) that watched WFUM hand off to WCMU in January of 2010. And then this....an incredible waste it seems, but...its the way of the world.
@Mark Schnabel WDCQ provides the strongest PBS signal to Flint. d1qbemlbhjecig.cloudfront.net/prod/filer_public/wdcq-bento-live-pbs/7840015b54_coverage_full-size.jpg
Gary Flinn That's nice I suppose, someone I know considers the loss of even providing the main station to Flint on Comcast as the ultimate F U to Flint.
This link should answer your question. Tahquamenon Falls was presented on WCMU's Destination Michigan TV series. www.michigan.org/property/tahquamenon-falls-state-park
Prediction: we are going to see more of this as TV markets consolidate. Local advertising is no longer as significant as it used to be, and consolidation of markets will allow even more broadband to be sold at auction. Combine two TV markets (let us say South Bend and Fort Wayne, both of which could share a broadcast tower about halfway between them), and perhaps five TV signals vanish with few people knowing the difference.
What's sad is even though every local TV station is owned by mega corporations, each station has their own personality with different people running them. Now that it's dying make this even more depressing.
That was recorded off a VCR. The HD version recorded over the air is at ua-cam.com/video/gmY-UFHOYqQ/v-deo.html and the DVR stopped recording when it lost the signal.
Connecticut Public Television/PBS Kids Transformation System Cue (2000) 4 years before the 2004 CPTV Logo was used 2 years after the PBS Kids Fishbowl and Snowglobe system cues were released.
3:11 the music that plays here isn’t like the “hey, don’t be sad.” Or eerie music that is sometimes used when there is technical difficulties, It sounds more like “something is happening and we need your help” music. Like, villain introduction music.
WCMZ died due to the same reason TV as a medium is dying as a whole. i cant watch tvnz rn due to my home not having the right area to watch the good programing. but i can watch the old and new right here. on YT
Central Michigan University went after the money when they sold the bandwidth to wireless services. Maybe Delta College Public Media will set up a Flint repeater station for those having trouble picking up the WDCQ signal with an antenna.
Just because I used a VCR to record it? The DVR was used to record the over the air HD PBS sign off as well as the Comcast Create sign off. Another VCR was used to record the PBS Kids sign off.
"This station will cease broadcasting, effective Monday, April 23 at 11:59 p.m. WCMZ-TV's license was sold to the F.C.C. to free up broadcast spectrum space for wireless and mobile broadband services. For additional information, go to WCMG.ORG/WCMZ-TV."
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Reminds me of those analog TV sign offs from 2009.
LOL 50s/60s kids!
@@milesnetwork69 Your Retroed!
ikr i found this video when i searched 'pbs kids analog shutdown'. Never knew this happen
"This service is about to end."
Me too Justin Shea
Any type of nostalgia of things that no longer exist give me chills.
WCMZ shut down because Flint could already recieve signal from surrounding pbs stations.
3:10 The song here is "Follow Your Bliss" by the B-52s, also heard on the Weather Channel in the late 80s.
YES! Thank you for helping me find that song!!
YAY!!!!
Also heard on some of WCMU's earlier schedule bumpers.
The same people who did Love Shack and Rock Lobster, or a different studio?
@@abbycollins same guys, apparently! feel like it's not as common anymore for major bands to just put out an instrumental jam like this
“We hope to see you here tomorrow” hits hard
They had a feeling they wouldn't be seen tomorrow
*well this aged well*
"WCMZ-TV Flint, Michigan is owned and operated by Central Michigan University. As a result of the Federal Communications Spectrum Auction, the station will cease broadcasting at 11:59:59pm, April 23, 2018. To our viewers, thank you for your support."
Their broadcasting license was sold to the FCC in a auction, that ment that they were no longer authorized to broadcast
Thx now I know what it means
Thx.
It wasn't just that. Not only were they no longer authorized to broadcast, but the channel they were on, was an analog frequency, and telephone networks use those same frequencies.
Simply put, they wanted more space for phone systems, and so they bought this station's channel frequency.
They can always have the option to "channel share" with an another local broadcaster, but the CMU decided not to do so, due to adequate PBS coverage from nearby cities
how ironic this is to find. I was one of the Master Control operators (6 of us in the control room in Flint) that watched WFUM hand off to WCMU in January of 2010. And then this....an incredible waste it seems, but...its the way of the world.
@Mark Schnabel WDCQ provides the strongest PBS signal to Flint. d1qbemlbhjecig.cloudfront.net/prod/filer_public/wdcq-bento-live-pbs/7840015b54_coverage_full-size.jpg
@@garyflinn3989 Why did this even happen?
@@MIKECNW Central Michigan University went after the money to sell the bandwidth.
Digital TV: WCMZ, the station previously carried on this channel has ceased operations.
Analog TV: *static intensifies*
thats why analog no longer exists
it's a cable channel. pretty sure the entire system would collapse if they completely shut off the channel.
this specific brand of radio stations and tv stations going offline always gives me the creeps
Well, I guess that's the only way people in Flint will see clean water...
that water doesn't look clean
LOL!!
Damn......
I'm going to hell laughing at this 🤣 SMH!! I'm sorry man!
@@deskseven thats the joke
LOVE the analog TV look!
That was recorded on a VHS tape. It was mentioned in the description.
Hey future you, glad you saw that message
I am gen z how do people not know the difference now is astonishing
I used that B-52's song as part of my college's nightly radio sign-off back in the mid 1990's! It brought back cool memories.
Wow! How old is that song?
@@kivathelemur Late 1980's. Follow your Bliss by the B-52's
it may be old but it sounds good as new
@@TalonAvex That's nice. And it sounds very cool!
Rest in peace wcmz tv 1980-2018 you will be forever remembered rest in peace😥🚩✨✨🎗
*2018
Thank you
R.I.P WCMZ-TV 1980-2018 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
3:10 is CHILLING
It's only a shame Comcast won't pick up the regular WCMU instead.
Charter/Spectrum in Clayton Twp. is carrying WCMU.
Gary Flinn That's nice I suppose, someone I know considers the loss of even providing the main station to Flint on Comcast as the ultimate F U to Flint.
After 1 week, Kagano. From 1960 to 1998.
anyone knows where are those exquisite waterfalls in the video? really digging them
This link should answer your question. Tahquamenon Falls was presented on WCMU's Destination Michigan TV series. www.michigan.org/property/tahquamenon-falls-state-park
Don't know the answer - but since it's Flint, I wouldn't drink any of it. :-/
@@hf6150 Those falls are in the Upper Peninsula, 300 miles away from Flint.
Today i learned that my favorite tv channel, WCMZ, has went black screened earlier last year.
4:07 "WCMZ, the station previously carried on this cable channel has ceased operations."
*RIP*
That message gives me the chills for some reason
guess when a channel ceases operations it goes dark
0:56 Me: Mom, we can buy water?
Mom: We have water at home.
Water at home:
R.I.P WCMZ-TV 1980-2018
R.I.P WCMZ-TV 1980-2018
Everyone was so sad to see this channel go.
F
tv wcmz peace in Rest
WCMZ is still running but it moved to WCMU.
3:11 If your wondering what song this is. It's Follow Your Bliss by The B-52s
Prediction: we are going to see more of this as TV markets consolidate. Local advertising is no longer as significant as it used to be, and consolidation of markets will allow even more broadband to be sold at auction. Combine two TV markets (let us say South Bend and Fort Wayne, both of which could share a broadcast tower about halfway between them), and perhaps five TV signals vanish with few people knowing the difference.
What's sad is even though every local TV station is owned by mega corporations, each station has their own personality with different people running them. Now that it's dying make this even more depressing.
PBS stations have no advertising!
rest in peace, wcmz
What the heck is wrong with your cable service!?
That was recorded off a VCR. The HD version recorded over the air is at ua-cam.com/video/gmY-UFHOYqQ/v-deo.html and the DVR stopped recording when it lost the signal.
FIVE YEARS ALREADY?!
Connecticut Public Television/PBS Kids Transformation System Cue (2000)
4 years before the 2004 CPTV Logo was used 2 years after the PBS Kids Fishbowl and Snowglobe system cues were released.
I tried searching the website shown on the warning slide but it gave me a 404 error. Maybe they deleted it :I
Beth, yes, they did.
It worked for me.
Maybe it was brought back up after 3 years
3:11 the music that plays here isn’t like the “hey, don’t be sad.” Or eerie music that is sometimes used when there is technical difficulties, It sounds more like “something is happening and we need your help” music. Like, villain introduction music.
0:48 what song is this
Rest in Pepsi WCMZ
0:06 Track composed by David Lowe.
This is scary but cool
It ain't scary. The station had to shut down as it was sold in the FCC auction of 2017.
Why am I terrified of these things?
IDK.
Is the station doing a channel replacement or something?
No, the channel was sold to wireless services and went off the air permanently.
R.I.P PBS 1980-2018
*WCMZ-TV
Um, just this WCMZ-TV only in Flint, Michigan.
PBS is still here
In my 10 birthday?
of course it was in flint
this was 1 day after my birthday bro
(I cannot reply so I am making this a separate comment)
@FregSlav //TestPatterner I think the early 2000s.
Did you record this on a VHS tape or something?
Yes it was. The HD version is at ua-cam.com/video/gmY-UFHOYqQ/v-deo.html
@@garyflinn3989 Why is the blue screen of death so eerie and scary like it is staring into your soul?
Why does this feel like Majora’s Mask?
WCMZ died due to the same reason TV as a medium is dying as a whole. i cant watch tvnz rn due to my home not having the right area to watch the good programing.
but i can watch the old and new right here. on YT
Gary Flinn
Was that 🇺🇸 or 🇨🇦
Michigan is in the USA
🇺🇸
This happened on my birthday…well
My station WITF tv is still on the air
*D UUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHH!*
*D UUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHH!*
Bruh
no duh
You guys are annoying me
Analog TV in 2018?
That was recorded off the cable box. Here is the HD over the air link. ua-cam.com/video/gmY-UFHOYqQ/v-deo.html
0:04 Well that's awkward. 😂
She didn't know.
BBC World News final program?
...airing on WCMZ-TV which went off the air permanently after that broadcast.
The tommorow being never
it looks better this way.
Analogue TV?
The HD version is at ua-cam.com/video/gmY-UFHOYqQ/v-deo.html and the DVR stopped recording when the transmitter was shut down.
Digital. Analog was discontinued in 2009
vhs tape intestifies
0:22 pbs
R.I.P wcmztv/dt ??/??/1980-23/04/2018
Why Does This Look Like Something Out Of A 2000s-Esque Recording?
because it was recorded off a vcr
0:24 what happened
0:04 well tomorrow they go off the air (technically today but eh it’s 1 second away from Tuesday morning at 12:00:00 AM.)
3:10
4:05 😢the end
So the woman see you tomorrow tv shut down time
Well, why don't they get another license
Central Michigan University went after the money when they sold the bandwidth to wireless services. Maybe Delta College Public Media will set up a Flint repeater station for those having trouble picking up the WDCQ signal with an antenna.
@@garyflinn3989 that would be nice
So sad to see.
The water fall looks like pee 😐
lol
Tannin in the water which comes from the cedar swamps is what gives Tahquamenon Falls its unique color.
3:10
Rip cmu pbs pbskids and create
nice i became the 700th like
FCC upcoming
You making comcast look bad 😂😂😂
Just because I used a VCR to record it? The DVR was used to record the over the air HD PBS sign off as well as the Comcast Create sign off. Another VCR was used to record the PBS Kids sign off.
I swear the announcer is Goofy…
Looks a little fake tbh
probably because it was recorded off a vcr
#toonami
BUT THAT’S NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING ABOUT WCMZ.
#wcmz
"This station will cease broadcasting, effective Monday, April 23 at 11:59 p.m. WCMZ-TV's license was sold to the F.C.C. to free up broadcast spectrum space for wireless and mobile broadband services. For additional information, go to WCMG.ORG/WCMZ-TV."