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WTTW Channel 11 - "Station ID 10 Pack" (1984)

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Here are 10 Station ID's from WTTW Channel 11, all from September 1984.

Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8 aired on Sunday, September 23rd 1984.

Numbers 5, 6, & 7 aired on Sunday, September 30th 1984.

Numbers 9 & 10 aired on Sunday, September 16th 1984.

More WTTW Station ID Fun Packs to come! ;-)

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Norman Mark" (1972)

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Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

This Break #2 from an unknown episode number features Norman Mark, who at the time was TV/Radio columnist for the Chicago Daily News. He would later go on to review films on WMAQ Channel 5 with "Norman's Mark".

Norman Mark references "Sig Sakowicz" (a popular Svengoolie gag) - he was a tv and radio per...

WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek Triad - "TREKnical Difficulties" (1984)

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Here's a technical difficulties moment from Star Trek Triad - a several hours long block of Star Trek episodes combined with commentary from Leonard Nimoy and trivia questions. This special was created for the promotion of the new movie Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Includes:

Leonard Nimoy Star Trek Triad commercial bumper

About 20 seconds of black

A couple second flash of the WFLD on-screen station ID

WFLD Special Presentat...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Station Sign-On & "Meditations" (1984?)

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Here's a station sign-on and "Meditations" religious segment on WMAQ Channel 5 (cut off before ending completes).

"Good Morning. This is WMAQ-TV Channel 5, NBC Television in Chicago, welcoming you to another day of outstanding television programs. WMAQ-TV constantly strives to maintain high programming standards in the public interest. The programs telecast by this station may not be used for any purpose except exhibition at the time of their telecast on receivers of the type o...

Toys "R" Us (Christmas Commercial #3, 1984)

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Here's another Christmas themed "I Don't Wanna Grow Up.." Toys "R" Us commercial featuring Geoffrey the Girafee and Rainbow Brite story books, the Ertl radio-controlled A-Team van, and Uno Wild Tiles.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 5th 1984.

Starbeat Presents What's Happening! (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 7961

Finally! To the person that's been requesting this for the past year and a half, I present to you (or shall I say) - Starbeat Presents What's Happening! For the longest time I thought these ads were only on the radio.

Featuring Steve Cronen and the Starbeat Dictaphone at 948-8800! He's still around too with Starbeat Intermedia, Inc!

Featuring specials at the following bars or nightclubs:

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WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (On-Screen Station ID, 1977)

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Here's a nice example of the Kaiser Broadcasting era on-screen station ID for WFLD Channel 32, during an episode of Mission: Impossible.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 1st 1977 during the 9pm to 10pm timeframe.

WKBD Channel 50 - "The Choice Is Yours" (Station ID, 1978)

Views: 2012

Here's a version of "The Choice Is Yours" jingle/slogan and animation as used by WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit, starting off with shots of a sculpture with the General Motors building at Renaissance Center in the background, a local pastry shop, and a young child walking a dog, before that stack turns around to show the Field-era '50' logo.

Animation was done using the analog Scanimate video process.

"In Detroit, the choice is yours on TV-50!"
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"V" (Bumper, 1985)

Views: 2057

Here's a bumper for "V" the series, without the Station ID overlay. Notice that this one is slightly different and a little longer than the one that includes the Station ID.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 8th 1985.