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WBBM Channel 2 - Partial Anthem, Sign-Off, & Bars (1978)

Views: 9913

Here's a clip that's pretty rare - Includes the ending of the National Anthem (recording starts late for some reason), the Station Sign-Off (with voiceover by Jerry Harper), about 24 seconds of black, and then color bars on WBBM Channel 2. Watch during the color bars for a on-screen ID and voiceover. (different announcer)

Also includes a cool "color-lightning" station ID animation before the color bars. (Voiceover by?)

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1978. ...

WJBK Channel 2 - "TV 2 Is Yours" (ID, 1977)

Views: 3209

Here's a station ID for the Detroit CBS affiliate - WJBK Channel 2.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, January 13th 1977 at 10pm! (not Chicago TV, but still cool)

ON TV - "The Hunter" (On-Screen ID, 1981?)

Views: 1038

Here's another ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie "The Hunter" starring Steve McQueen.

Not sure when this aired exactly, but likely 1981.

WWJ Channel 4 - "Partial Station Sign-Off" (1978)

Views: 8014

At the end of a tape, after a recording of a movie ended, there was a bit of a previous recording that was taped over. We see most of the National Anthem, then some strange black and white bars, and then static. In the static you can hear bleeding through what perhaps was on another channel at the same time (during the static the tape kept speeding up which is why the audio races at times)

RetroNewfoundland (Vintage Canada) was enterprising enough to slow down the audio heard a...

ON TV - "Can't Stop The Music" (On-Screen ID, 1981)

Views: 1430

Here's another ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie "Can't Stop The Music".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 16th 1981.

ON TV - "Snowball Express" (On-Screen ID, 1981)

Views: 976

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

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 16th 1981.

Fisher-Price Fire Station (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 975

Here's a commercial for the Fisher Price Play Family Fire Station.

This aired on local Chicago TV the morning of Tuesday, December 9th 1980.

WBBM Channel 2 - Seal of Good Practice, SSB, & Station Sign-Off (1981)

Views: 3040

Here's a more complete sign-off sequence from WBBM Channel 2 (as compared with this circa 1978 sign-off). Includes:

Station ID / promo for The Rockford Files for 4:00pm (voiceover by ??)

Television Code "Seal of Good Practice" notice (the same 1965 design variant as on this 1979 sign-on), followed by approximatel...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Music In Your Bones" (1980?)

Views: 1730

Here's a segment from Eyewitness News, introduced by Fahey Flynn, with Frank Mathie reporting on a new invention - "The Bone Fone". Invented by Northbrook resident Bill Hass, it was a portable radio that you wear around your neck like a scarf, and instead of using headphones, it sends the sound through your bones and directly into your head.

Available only at J. S. & A. Sales in Northbrook.

"The Hula Hoop of the Eighties..."

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