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ON TV - "The Blues Brothers" (On-Screen ID #2, 1981?)

Views: 1588

Here's one more ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie "The Blues Brothers" (which as everyone knows is the greatest film in the history of film and any other recorded medium up to and including cave paintings) 8-)

Not sure when this aired, but likely 1981 or 1982.

WFBN Channel 66 (Station ID, 1985?)

Views: 4553

Here's a station ID for WFBN Channel 66 Joliet (before they became WGBO Super 66). Includes a quick end of a segment with Boobarella-whoops, I mean Elvira. ;-)

Not sure of the date on this one, but likely 1985 or so.

WBMX "Progressive" FM 103 (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 4615

Here's a saucy commercial for WBMX - "Progressive" FM 103.

The call letters WBMX (standing for Black Music EXperience), were originally assigned to 102.7 on the FM dial in Oak Park/Chicago Illinois from 1973 to 1988. (That station frequency is now home to R&B station WVAZ - better known as V-103). In 1991, the call letters WBMX were assigned to 98.5 on the FM dial in the Boston area.

Contains some quick clips of the Chicago White Sox.

This aired o...

WVTV Channel 18 [Milwaukee, WI] - "Partial EBS Test" (1980)

Views: 2862

Here's a partial test of the Emergency Broadcasting System on an unknown station in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. The person was recording some Woody Woodpecker cartoons and although they cut out the commercials they did decide to record most of the EBS test. It's pretty simple, consisting only of a single, rather discolored slide.

Did they have to traumatize kids by airing these tests during cartoons? It seems like they did the same thing in Chicago too from what I recall....

WBBM Channel 2 - Station ID & Logo (1980)

Views: 3252

Here is a station ID and animated logo from WBBM-TV Channel 2 in Chicago.

This ID aired on WBBM Channel 2 latenight on Tuesday December 9th, 1980.

ON TV - "Rock Rock Rock!" (On-Screen ID, 1981)

Views: 1179

Here's another ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie "Rock Rock Rock!".

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, December 17th 1981.

ONTV - "Private Benjamin" (On-Screen ID, 1982?)

Views: 1229

Here is an on-screen station ID from ONTV during the movie Private Benjamin. Not sure when this is from exactly, but likely 1981 or 1982.

No chinsy, lower right-hand corner ID for ONTV! They put it almost in the middle of the screen!

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "Rockin'" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1390

Here is a cool commercial for The Loop FM 98 radio station in Chicago, which is still rockin' 25 years later!

The song featured in this commercial is "Squeeze" by Y&T, from the album Earthshaker.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in June of 1982.

WBNG Channel 12 - Station Sign-Off (1984)

Views: 5278

Here's a station sign-off for WBNG Channel 12 in Binghamton / Elmira, NY.

This aired right after The CBS Late Movie presentation of the 1978 made-for-TV film "Three on a Date" (originally aired on the ABC Network on February 17th 1978, directed by Bill Bixby and with an all-star cast including June Allyson, Loni Anderson [pre-WKRP in Cincinnati], Ray Bolger, John Byner, Geoff Edwards, Carol Lawrence, Meredith MacRae, Rick Nelson . . . and Forbesy Russell [of