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Does your nation's TV networks sign-off/sign-on?

Postby Zokoria » Tue May 01, 2012 11:07 am

In Zokoria, all free-to-air TV networks sign off for the night.

State-owned ZTN (Zokorian Television Network) (except ZTN 24/7 news channel, which operates 24 hours a day) signs off every 12 AM and signs on at 5 AM.

Privately-owned networks (partially Government-owned) such as TV3, NTV, Channel Five, and Channel Seven sign off at 1 AM. The sign-on time is the same as the TV network mentioned above.

Satellite and cable TV networks, however, do not sign off, meaning that they operate 24 hours a day.
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Postby Aurora Confederacy » Tue May 01, 2012 11:18 am

Aurora Confederacy's science channel, SC1 signs off for the night, however rather than a blank screen with "off air", viewers get a video loop called "Space-Night", videos and photos of the earth set to relaxing music

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Postby Fatatatutti » Tue May 01, 2012 11:29 am

Fatatatutian TV networks usually stay on the air 24/7. During off-hours - e.g. late at night - they often play the same commercial or Fintstones episode over and over. Radio Fatatatutti (which is actually a TV network) has a habit of going off the air at odd hours. Some people suspect that that little prankster Alphonse is pulling the plug.

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Postby Lancov » Tue May 01, 2012 11:44 am

National TV stations run 24/7 universally, but many local stations sign off for the night, or simply play elevator music while the screen shows the message "Back at 6:00:00 AM!"
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Postby Central Lothian » Tue May 01, 2012 11:59 am

Virtually every channel broadcasts 24hrs a day. But, if any channel does shut down, they have a spinning globe set to the national anthem.
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Postby Amland » Tue May 01, 2012 12:08 pm

No channels shut down except for Amland News Live.
Amland News Live shuts down at 12AM and starts again at 5AM.

When it is shut down, it displays a waving Amland flag in the sky with the national anthem playing. It also says "More news at 05:00."
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Postby Prettania » Tue May 01, 2012 12:14 pm

Most commercial television channels broadcast throughout the night, but the publicly-funded P.B.C. always shuts down before 3AM. They give a final news bulletin, the weather, a time check and finally, broadcast God Save the Queen while a countdown is shown with a montage of scenes from around the country. When the anthem ends and the timer reaches zero, the screen fades to black.
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Postby Iglesian Archipelago » Tue May 01, 2012 12:18 pm

Virtually all Iglesian television channels broadcast 24/7 nowadays.

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Postby Grand Britannia » Tue May 01, 2012 12:30 pm

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Postby Cyprum Xecuii » Tue May 01, 2012 12:35 pm

The Propaganda channel runs 24/7 with re-runs of moral values and teaching shows until new episodes come out, etc. etc.

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Postby Eeri » Tue May 01, 2012 12:49 pm

No, every network broadcasts for 24/7.

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Postby Bangsamoro Mindanao » Wed May 02, 2012 3:25 am

State TV is on air from 0400 to 0200 the following day.
Private TV networks vary; news channels usually stay on air 24/7/365 (or 366), for example.
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Postby Teddy Bear Republic » Wed May 02, 2012 3:30 am

TBRE TV networks, in general, never sign off, and in the wee hours of the night foreign broadcasting is generally shown for anyone who wishes to record some things. If TV networks do stop broadcasting, they generally replace it with a infoslide, with latest news, time, weather, economic information, and others on a recurring loop, with music playing in the background.
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Postby Tiruna » Wed May 02, 2012 3:48 am

Most TV channels run 24/7. Ones who don't, however, usually sign off at 3 AM and on at 5.30 AM.
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Postby Yannia » Wed May 02, 2012 3:57 am

Most channels broadcast 24/7, but the few who do sign off, usually do so around 1am, playing the state, or national anthem, and displaying a fluttering state, or national flag. When and how they sign on again varies.
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Postby The Kievan People » Wed May 02, 2012 4:23 am

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Postby Kandorith » Wed May 02, 2012 4:32 am

The Kandorese Imperial Broadcasting Channel signs on at 6 o clock in the morning, with the national anthem.

The channel signs off at 2 AM with one of the country's military anthems.

Private channels in the nation, do normally not sign on and off, but broadcast 24/7.
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Postby Novus Niciae » Wed May 02, 2012 5:19 am

No we do not have sign on/sign offs on our media it is 24/7 all channels holo on demand. Shows are updated according to their own schedules , the most popular shows update every day, news shows are continually updated with new stories becoming available almost as soon as they ar filed.
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Postby Eahland » Wed May 02, 2012 8:05 am

We don't have conventional push-media television stations anymore; they've been replaced by on-demand digital datastreams. And the network never sleeps.
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Postby The Third Nova Terra of Scrin » Thu May 03, 2012 12:55 am

Almost all TV networks here in the Third Terra Nova of Scrin sign off mostly on 12:00 AM so that people can truly enjoy night-time television during the night! :lol2:

Anyway, TV networks also sign on mostly on 5:00- 6:00 AM because if they do not sign on, they are forever signed off.
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Postby Regnum Albion » Thu May 03, 2012 2:22 am

Most channels remain going through the night in Albion. However, RABC 3, 4 and 5, the channels watched mainly by Blacks, Asians and Coloureds (due to their Bantu and Asian languages), sign off at 11pm and sign on again at 8am.

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Postby Socialist Republic of Andrew » Thu May 03, 2012 6:57 pm

All tv networks stay on all day and night but after midnight its all propaganda saying how good it is to live in the Empire of Andrew and stuff like that
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Postby Phalnia » Thu May 03, 2012 11:22 pm

TV stations typically offer some form of programming 24/7. Most of the late-night programming are infomercials, old reruns, or pay-per-view.

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Postby Upper Terraria » Fri May 04, 2012 12:20 am

All Upper Terrarian TV stations are legally required to stay on 24 hours a day, barring maintenance or other events. If a TV station is offline for any reason, the failsafes kick in and start broadcasting a live feed from one of our space telescopes, accompanied by something similar to this song.
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Postby Cameroi » Fri May 04, 2012 12:24 am

nope. closest thing to one would be our internet equivalent, which is round the clock all year and eternally and universally accessible.
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