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WFLD Channel 32 - "Battlestar Galactica" (On-Screen ID, 1985?)

Views: 1016

Here's a clip from an airing of Battlestar Galactica with the WFLD Channel 32 on-screen station ID. I think this one dates from 1985 or 1986.

WIND News Talk 56 - "Staying On The Ball" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2126

Here's a commercial for radio station WIND News Talk 56. (AM 560).

They mention Earl Finckle doing weather, Jim Durham with sports, Gary Lee on traffic, and "Chicago Ed" Eddie Schwartz.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 3rd 1980 at a little before 10pm.

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "The War Of The Worlds" (On-Screen ID, 1978)

Views: 1430

Here is an on-screen station ID during the Family Classics With Frazier Thomas presentation of "War of the Worlds" on WGN Channel 9.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 19th 1978.

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

Views: 2778

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: 2431

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: 2820

The transfer of this video clip made possible by your generous donations!

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...

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

Views: 4046

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...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 4, 1967)

Views: 2080

Here's Part 4, the last part, of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney.

NOTE: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the background on the right channel is of time code as heard on 3/4" Umatic tapes. (this is not our museum's transfer)

Includes:

Patrick Muldowney gives the weather report, with fair skies and temperatures t...

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

Views: 3514

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...