This is a Test of the Emergency Broadcasting System 1980's
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2017
- Test for the Emergency Broadcast System from the 1980's, complete the annoying tone. This one is unique in that it shows a map of Connecticut divided into 3 zones, and a lady interpreting the spoken language into sign-language, which is odd considering that the text of what is spoken is already being shown.
At least it's not going to be a childhood nightmare for deaf children.
This is one of the best EBS tests from another, different American state that I've ever seen. I always smile at the part with the lines "This station serves the Hartford and Litchfield County Area" from 0:53 to 0:57 because although this clip is from the 1980's, these little words remind me of two fav. TV shows in these little towns, "Gilmore Girls" and "Orange is the New Black" as well as the kid-friendly, 'G' rated "OITNB" parody on "Sesame Street." Wow, exceedingly nice memories.
I did not know OITNB occurred in CT.
Hi, @@andywolan. Actually, what I truly meant to say was that every time I do hear that line, "This station serves the Hartford and Litchfield County Area," I'm talking about the other Litchfield community in New York State (N.Y.S.) and that one fictional women's detention center there which is where "Orange is the New Black" really took place. Plus, I also meant to say that this one line in that clip also reminds me of the real fact that Danbury, CT was where Piper Kerman served jail time for real. It's what that line gets me thinking about too and it's what I mean.
fiddleremma got it
Am very impressed with the woman doing the sign language during the opening and closing announcements, it certainly wasn't often anybody watching these tests were treated to something quite like this!
I think it would have been funny if during the tone they kept the woman on screen just awkwardly standing there.
Alternatively, for her to just sign, "alert" or "sound" for 30 seconds.
I like to imagine tge interpreter standing with her mouth open as if she were singing the tone, but that probably wouldn't have been funny in reality. Definitely not funny to deaf viewers.
Another test of the emergency broadcast system I remember seeing had a blue circle with a bald eagle in it. And I also remember another that showed a tower with signals circles expanding. Anyway, I was a little scared about these at first, but it would be even more scary to have the actual emergency happen to you.
And of course, "Geraldo" was an emergency waiting to happen. Just ask his broken nose! LOL
So weird to see this from CT I wish they still do these types of things...
I wish the Emergency Alert System had all these good tools.
Kai Bannon what tool
@@jeykies3745. sign language
Well, now we have smartphones that give out an emergency alert and there's usually a band footer that information on the emergency.
Also, most (if not all) CT stations used that 3-zone state graphic as part of their EBS art cards...I know WTNH, WVIT and WHAI (now WZME) all had it, while WVIT's late 80s sign-off sequence also used said graphic as part of a message encouraging viewers to know which zone they're in, should there be a national emergency.
I remember CPTV used a similar card in the 90s/early 2000s when the EAS was phased in! I’ve wanted to see that card for years but I doubt I ever will.
Never saw a test w/an onscreen ASL interpreter before...also, this is from WFSB, c. 1988, as per the Geraldo snippet at the end.
Correct, though how do you know its from 1988?
andywolan - An educated guess, since Geraldo premiered in the fall of 1987.
It's also from WFSB because of their announcer. I do not know his name, but his voice was used for channel 3's sign-offs done on weekends.
Just to be clear: this clip was recorded from WSFB channel 3 in CT. It appeared during "geraldo".
Attention tone comes out: OMG AN EMERGENCY!!! “This is a test” WHAT WE CAME HERE FOR NOTHING!!!!!
Hahahaha
Wonder if WFSB also used the ASL interpreter for actual emergency activations...
Chuck D's All-New Classic TV Clubhouse Unless it was a slow developing emergency, or she worked at the station doing something else as her main job, I doubt it.
My guess is that the zones correspond with the main station that originated alerts in each area.
Shoutout to all the CT people
I remember this!
Even tho I'm 21 it still scares the shit out of me
Same here...fascinating to see the different graphics used by various stations, but even at 42, that attention signal still scares the crap outta me every time as well!
And it's not Geraldo's fault for that.
Does anyone know where I can get a copy of this on DVD or VHS? Thanks. Tony
The original recording? No idea. This clip came from an old show recording in the 1980's. I still have the tape. I also have a digitized recording of said clip. (Hence what I uploaded to UA-cam.) I could burn the clip to a DVD and mail to you, but I'd have to charge for media and shipping.
Thanks for your reply to my comment. I would love to have a copy of that. How much would it cost for media and shipping?
Send me a private message on UA-cam for further details.
It’s only a test!
What zone would I be if I'm from Hartford county? Just curious now that I'm thinking about it years later
Zone B if I am not mistaken.
Is that Rachel Spillaine doing the signing?
The sign language was funny
Dangggg!
Ew, Geraldo? Couldn't I just watch the EAS test 59 more times?
Given how many hits this video has received, I believe you are not the first to have that thought. :)
And it's not his fault about Capone's vault....D'oh!
I've seen an Emergency Broadcast System Test, but not with a woman doing sign language.
Given the fact that you had a woman translating that in Sign Language, how the hell do you expect the deaf to hear the damn signal tone? Sorry, but I find this one to be too damn funny to take seriously. Well, you gotta hand it to the state of Connecticut for this EBS test.
Good question. I guess they would know from the visual indicators on the screen. If I am not mistaken, they would use the same graphics if it were an emergency, so if something happened they would know visually and not from an audio tone.
No offense, but I'm pretty sure that the hearing-impaired can already read English, so this was just unnecessary.
I concur...struck me as redundant more than anything else. Would make more sense to have an on-screen interpreter for an actual emergency sequence, IMO.
Idk maybe it's so kids won't be as scared
@@heggy_69 good thinking
Some people who grow up using Sign Language actually cannot read written English well, since it's effectively a second language to them. Sign Language is literally an entirely different language than English.
Having the information conveyed in Sign Language was actually the best way to ensure as many people as possible would get the message: the signing for people who primarily speak Sign Language, and the text for anyone who might have grown up reading/speaking English, but unable to hear the message.
Is this what CT is shaped like?
Yes.
The weird thing is, I live in Connecticut.
toxicringe same
Same....Zone "A" for the record.
I live in Western Massachusetts, which isn’t far from Hartford.