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WGN Radio 720 - "Bob Collins" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2649

Here's a commercial for Bob Collins on WGN Radio 720.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

WXRT 93 FM - "Chicago's Fine Rock Station" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3055

Here's the earliest WXRT commercial I've yet found - it features "Monty Python"-style animations of the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen, and Blondie, and others. The opening drum beat is from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's reprise.

"The More You Listen, The More You Hear"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

WLAK FM 94 - "FM 94 Is WLAK" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2048

Here's a brief commercial for WLAK FM 94, Chicago's 24-hour-a-day beautiful music station, with shots of Interstate 94, a woman weighing herself at 94 pounds, a taxicab door closing with "94" emblazoned on it, a radio dial being tuned to "94," and a car driving up with its license plate reading "FM 94."

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 4th 1977 during the 10:30pm to 11pm timeframe.

WIND News Talk 56 - "Staying On The Ball" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2119

Here's a commercial for radio station WIND News Talk 56. (AM 560).

They mention Earl Finckle doing weather, Jim Durham with sports, Gary Lee on traffic, and "Chicago Ed" Eddie Schwartz.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 3rd 1980 at a little before 10pm.

Coleco - Adam - "Computer Programming" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1894

Here's another commercial for the Adam Computer by Coleco.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, January 16th 1984.

WLAK FM 94 - "My Soft Spot" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2093

Here's another commercial for local radio station WLAK FM 94 (The Lake) featuring a cute doggy advertising their relaxing, instrumental easy-listening music.

This station is now known as WLIT-FM (93.9 "The Lite"). Every year, they torture Chicagoans with non-stop holiday music from November until Chirstmas.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 11th 1982.

Sports Illustrated - "A Whole Year of Sports" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 867

Here's a commercial for a subscription to Sports Illustrated for the holidays.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "Ticket To Rock" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2772

Here's another cool commercial for WLUP - The Loop - FM 98 ( 97.9 ) radio station, featuring the Ticket to Rock promotion.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 13th 1982.

Fox Valley Center - "Follow the Fox" (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 1214

Here's an early commercial (possibly the first?) for Fox Valley Center in Aurora (which had just opened in 1975), featuring an animated fox as he hides behind a tree, snacks at a table and emerges with various items, with an admonition to "just follow the Fox."

Fox Valley Center is now known as just Fox Valley Mall, and was formerly Westfield Fox Valley.

Two later commercials for this mall, both from 1983, can be found