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WBKB Channel 7 (Station ID & Pre-Emption Notice, 1968)

Views: 4086

Here is a rare animated station ID for WBKB Channel 7 (which became WLS Channel 7 on October 7th 1968), with a promo for an appearance by Chicago-based jazz legend Ramsey Lewis on a midnight program that aired right after The Joey Bishop Show (not Chicago with Ronnie Barrett, which premiered in July of that year). Also included is a preemption notice for The Invaders (while the slide indicated the show was in color, this bumper is presented here in living black-and-white...

WCLR 102 FM - "Chicago's Choice Is Clear" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2395

Here's a commercial for the radio station WCLR 102 FM (101.9). Today this station is known as WTMX - "The Mix."

Featuring Tony Mockus, Jr. as the weightlifter, and Art Fox as the toll booth operator.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, June 10th 1984.

WGN Channel 9 - Bugs Bunny & Friends (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 4053

Here's the first commercial break for Bugs Bunny & Friends on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending moments of "Buckaroo Bugs" (1944 - the first Bugs Bunny cartoon to be released in the Looney Tunes series)

Bugs Bunny & Friends "We'll Be Right Back" bumper slide (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Promo for The Muppet Show with guest Bob Hope, for 5pm (ending voiceover by Merri Dee)

Commercial for pair of super-soft Nyamy...

WFLD Channel 32 - Sunday Showcase (On-Screen ID, 1986)

Views: 685

Here is an on-screen station ID during WFLD Channel 32's Sunday Showcase airing of The Invisible Man. This aired on Sunday May 25th 1986. This was probably the last on-screen station ID version seen before Fox took over completely. :-(

WZTV Channel 17 - I Dream of Jeannie - "With the Light Sound Film-Warble" (1977)

Views: 3364

Here's a technical-difficulty moment that plagued WZTV Channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee during the airing of the I Dream of Jeannie episode "Nobody Loves a Fat Astronaut" (originally aired on the NBC network on March 17th 1969) with Barbara Eden as both the title character and her evil sister, Jeannie II.

This clip includes:

Sound going off on episode 19 seconds into this clip, after brief sprocket sound from 16mm film projector (once again a bit of fort...

Kaiser Broadcasting Company (ID #2, 1977)

Views: 5062

Here's a different Kaiser Broadcasting ID than the one we just saw - this one is a few months older and by this time they had upgraded to an animated one. Same music and voiceover though.

We can probably assume that the exact same ID would air on WFLD during this period.

Voiceover by ??

"KBC - The Kaiser Broadcasting Company"

This aired on local Detroit TV on ...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Christmas Sign-Off" (1978)

Views: 5831

Here's something pretty cool - the ending of "Sing We Noel" followed by a Christmas Day Station Sign-off on WTTW Channel 11. Also includes:

PBS - Public Broadcasting Service animated logo

WTTW promo for New Year's at Pops (main voiceover by William Pierce) (secondary voiceover by Marty Robinson)

PSA: Yule Connection (with Phil Donahue) (and they were still using the same ad a...

Time-Out Games by Mego (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 940

Here's a commercial for Time-Out hand held electronic games by Mego.

Titles were Toss-Up, The Exterminator, Flag Man, and Fireman Fireman.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 29th 1980.

Time-Life Books - "The Old West" (Commercial Offer, 1980)

Views: 4161

Here's a commercial offer for the Time-Life Books "The Old West" series. Did everyone's grandfathers have these books?

Ending voiceover by Carl Greyson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, August 2nd 1980.