When my grandfather was alive, he used to tell me that “back in his day,” the three televisions stations he had access to would play the national anthem to mark the end of that day’s broadcasts. As a patriotic American, I always thought that would be neat to see.
Then along came the 1980s, when television networks began the switch to a 24-hour format, seemingly leaving no time for non-revenue generating programming.
However, much to my patriotic delight, Gray, a company that owns television stations in 93 markets across America, announced this week that it’ll be resurrecting the tradition of playing the national anthem. --
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