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WSNS Channel 44 - Sign-On & ONTV Transition (1985)

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Here is a rare and neat video - a sign-on for WSNS Channel 44 followed by the transition to ONTV's scrambled signal. Includes:

Color Bars, Tone & "WSNS-TV Transmitter Maintenance Until 5:57 A.M." text message for about 65 seconds.

WSNS Channel 44 Sign-On

National Anthem along with scenes of Chicago (Marina City Towers, Soldier Field)

Metro Focus community calendar notice

(Looks like there was a cut in recording here. ...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie One - "The Night of the Sorcerers" (Ending & Dragnet Opening, 1981)

Views: 3294

Here is the ending for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. “La Noche de los Brujos”). Includes:

Ending of the movie (looks like they cut the credits out)

Don Ferris does the voiceover announcement for the close of the movie, while the theme song, Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" plays (with some screaming or animal noises mixed in?) with some wind noises, and some imagery from monster mov...

WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2595

Here's the opening of the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44.

Music used is "Friends" by Chick Corea, from 1978.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday morning, May 25th 1980.

WSNS Channel 44 - The Beatles Cartoon (Commercial Breaks #2, 1982)

Views: 2298

Here are some more commercial breaks from WSNS Channel 44 in Chicago showing the Beatles cartoon. This aired on local Chicago television Wednesday, June 2nd 1982 or Thursday, June 3rd 1982.

Includes:

Beatles on TV 44 card bumper

The Sporting News with Tom Seaver (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

Over Your Head in Debt? (voiceover by Don Ferris who was also on WTTW Channel 11)

WSNS Channel 44 and ON TV ID bumper - Yo...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie - "The Night of the Sorcerers" (Break #1, 1981)

Views: 1756

Here is the full Commercial Break #1 for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. “La Noche de los Brujos”). Includes:

“Monster Movie One” bumper with Mussorgsky's “Night on Bald Mountain” music.

French Wrap swimsuit by Sunup to Sundown offer (main voiceover by ??) (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

Essence magazine

“Night of the Sorcerers” Film Reels WSNS ...

WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #3, 1979)

Views: 2268

Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #3 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

The Knitting Machine (ending voiceover by WSNS' former General Manager and sometimes announcer Mal Wyman)

TV-44 It Takes a Thief promo - Monday through Thursday nights at 10:30 (ending voiceover by Don Ferris)

The 1 O'Clock M...

WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Commercial Break #1, 1980)

Views: 1900

Here's Commercial Break #1 from the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies "Owl" Logo bumper

Record offer for the Rock Trilogy - Spotlight the Greatest Hits of Del Shannon, Gene Pitney, and Tommy Roe by Hall of Music and Interceptor Sounds (Main voiceover by Les Marshak. Ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

WSNS TV-44 promo for The Sunday Night Movie prese...

WSNS Channel 44 - Partial Break, Sox Slide & Partial Movie Open (1980?)

Views: 2745

Here's some more cool & rare TV-44 footage! A partial commercial break, going into a Chicago White Sox slide promo, and ending with a partial opening to a WSNS Movie Show - could it be the 1:00 Movie? Because we've see that opening before, but this time it's in color! (too bad it's incomplete) (they may have used this opening for several different movie shows) Includes:

Slide PSA for the Bob Kennedy M...

WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Ending Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 1802

Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is an excerpt of the ending to The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. (cut-off, sadly) You can hear the same music as in the opening start to fade-up, and we see a flash of what the opening title looked like in color!

Unfortunately (we can always find something to complain about, can't we?) the person who recorded this 29 years ago (who at the time had no idea his recording...