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Early television broadcasts officially stopped late at night

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In an era long before massive streaming servers, entertainment required an actual bed time. Stations would simply run out of physical programming, proudly play a closing anthem, and leave a static test pattern humming on the screen for hours. Insomniacs were left staring at a brightly glowing geometric circle until morning crews arrived to restart the broadcast.

Early television broadcasts officially stopped late at night
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