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WFLD Channel 32 - M*A*S*H (Bumper #2, 1980)

Views: 2057

Here's bumper number 2 for M*A*S*H on WFLD Channel 32.

Anyone know what the music is? Sounds kind of like Bob James doing a version of the Mash theme.

They later moved away from this and used music straight from the show for their bumpers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 26th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - M*A*S*H (Bumper #1, 1980)

Views: 768

Here's bumper number 1 for M*A*S*H on WFLD Channel 32.

Anyone know what the music is? Sounds kind of like Bob James doing a version of the Mash theme.

They later moved away from this and used music straight from the show for their bumpers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 26th 1980.

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

Views: 2782

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.

The Rutles Album (Commercial + WMAQ 5 Station ID [Partial], 1978)

Views: 2437

Here is a commercial for an album by The Rutles, which aired during a commercial break for The Rutles special, "All You Need Is Cash".

Album available at Laury's (Anyone remember this chain?).

Also includes a cool (partial) animated WMAQ Channel 5 NBC station ID.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 22nd 1978.

WBBM Channel 2 - Station ID Slide (Tiny Excerpt, 1971)

Views: 2825

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Here's a very brief excerpt of a station ID slide from WBBM Channel 2. The "2" at this point was from the network-mandated "CBS Didot" serif font, unlike sister stations WCBS Channel 2 in New York and then-KNXT Channel 2 (now KCBS) in Los Angeles which then used sans-serif Grotesque No. 9 whose size was the same as the CBS Eye. It should be also noted that another sister station at the time, WCAU...

Vectrex (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2802

Here's a commercial for the short-lived gaming system - Vectrex, featuring all vector graphics and color overlays you put over the screen. Also notable for being portable, in that it came with it's own specialized display unit, and for a controller that slightly resembled the later Nintendo Entertainment System controller.

"(C) 1983 by Milton Bradley Company"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 21st 1983.

WTTW Channel 11 - Station Sign-On & A.M. Weather (#1, 1983)

Views: 4051

Here's another station sign-on (voiceover by Marty Robinson) and AM Weather segment on WTTW Channel 11. (notice, slightly different WTTW logo layout over the colorbars)

A.M. Weather was produced by the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting and sponsored by the Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), AOPA Air Safety Foundation, Phillips Petroleum, National Business Aircraft Association Inc, Hilton Hote...

MS Read-A-Thon (PSA, 1981)

Views: 3617

Here's a public service announcement for the MS Readathon, featuring an animated Sherlock Holmes type dog character.

Uses the same music as this dental PSA.

"Call your local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 16th 1981.

WTTW Channel 11 - Station Sign-On & A.M. Weather (#2, 1983)

Views: 3517

Here's the station sign-on (voiceover by Marty Robinson) and AM Weather segment on WTTW Channel 11.

A.M. Weather was produced by the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting and sponsored by the Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), AOPA Air Safety Foundation, Phillips Petroleum, National Business Aircraft Association Inc, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Continental Grain, Avemco Insurance, PDQ Executive Air...