1970s-1984[]
Sign-on[]
WIS-TV Channel 10 Columbia SC) - Sign On recorded October 1980
Good morning. This is WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina, transmitting from our tall tower located 18 miles northeast of Columbia in Kershaw County. You're cordially invited to join channel 10 and the NBC network for another day of the finest in television programming. WIS-TV is owned and operated by the Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, 1111 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina. To assure you of the best in entertainment, information, and education, WIS-TV subscribes to the high standards set by the National Association of Broadcasters.
Sign-off[]
WIS-TV now comes to the close of another day's telecasting. As a subscriber to the Television Code of the National Association of Broadcasters, WIS-TV pledges to present the finest possible programs of entertainment, information, and education. WIS-TV is owned and operated by the Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, and operates on channel 10 with a maximum power of 316,000 watts, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. Our studio is located at 1111 Bull Street, in South Carolina's capital city of Columbia. Our tall tower transmitter is located 18 miles northeast of Columbia in Kershaw County. We invite you to leave your dial on channel 10; we resume telecasting later in the morning. On behalf of the entire staff, good night.
October 28, 1979[]
Sign-off[]
WIS-TV now comes to the close of another day's telecasting. As a subscriber to the Television Code of the National Association of Broadcasters, WIS-TV pledges to present the finest possible programs of entertainment, information, and education. WIS-TV is owned and operated by the Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, and operates on channel 10 with a maximum power of 316,000 watts, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. Our studio is located at 1111 Bull Street, in South Carolina's capital city of Columbia. Our tall tower transmitter is located 18 miles northeast of Columbia in Kershaw County. We invite you to leave your dial on channel 10. We resume telecasting later in the morning. On behalf of the entire staff, good night.
1984-1997[]
Sign-on (voiced by Joe Pinner)[]
WIS-TV Channel 10, Columbia, SC sign on March 8, 1993
(U.S. Marine Corps "America the Beautiful" version plays)
Good morning. This is WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina, transmitting from our tall tower located 18 miles northeast of Columbia in Kershaw County. You're cordially invited to join channel 10 and the NBC network for another day of the finest in television programming. WIS-TV is owned and operated by the Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation; our studios are located at 1111 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina. To assure you of the best in entertainment, information, and education, WIS-TV subscribes to the high standards set by the National Association of Broadcasters.
Sign-off (voiced by Joe Pinner)[]
WIS-TV 10, Columbia SC Sign-Off 1989
WIS-TV now comes to the close of another day's telecasting. As a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, WIS-TV pledges to present the finest possible programs of entertainment, information, and education. WIS-TV is owned and operated by the Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, and operates on channel 10 with a maximum power of 316,000 watts, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. Our studio is located at 1111 Bull Street, in South Carolina's capital city of Columbia. Our tall tower transmitter is located 18 miles northeast of Columbia in Kershaw County. We invite you to leave your dial on channel 10; we'll resume telecasting later in the morning. On behalf of the entire staff, good night.