If you listen really carefully, you can sometimes hear the NBC chimes (G-E-C) in the background before a state is called for one of the candidates. For the history of the NBC chimes, go here. Besides being a symbol of the network, the chimes are an internal signal in the newsroom at NBC of a news bulletin.
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