[interestednovice]

No surprise to no on air mention. Just ending the hour the same as any other hour.

They could have done something subtle, like used one of the old countdowns into the 5pm hour or something.

I know I'm taking it wayyy out of context but the quote in the last package's before the end of the final domestic bulletin kinda teared me up:

"And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make. I have loved being here with you. Thanks so much, and may we meet again somewhere"

I was not sobbing because of Ken Bruce, I was tearing thinking this as of the super super subtle way of the NC saying goodbye to viewers...

The exact same package was used earlier in the day, so I think that’s probably a coincidence.

However, I do like to think that the proper full countdown after the weather was deliberate and a signal to viewers. After all, it would have been the last thing played out by the Studio E gallery on the “UK-exclusive non-simulcast feed” before they switched to B for the News at Six (simulcast obviously).

So it was, in a way, the literal final moments of the channel.