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WEFM 99.5 FM - "Serious Music" (Commercial, 1971)

Views: 2326

Here's a rare commercial for an old Chicago radio station - WEFM 99.5 FM - Classical Music. (Featuring excerpt from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony)

(Voiceover from previous commercial overlaps the beginning of this commercial a bit)

"Serious Music for the Serious Listener."

(Again, sorry for the loud volume - this is the lowest setting I could get it without a lot of hassle)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 28th 1971.

WMAQ All News 67 - "We'll Give You The World" (Commercial, 1988)

Views: 2612

Here's a commercial for WMAQ All News 67 radio station - with Jim Frank giving a preview of tomorrow morning's news features.

"You Give Us 22 Minutes, We'll Give You The World!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 7th 1988. (Almost 20 years to the day!)

WXRT 93.1 FM - "Give Our Rock A Listen!" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2568

Here's a commercial for radio station WXRT 93.1 FM.

"Chicago's Finest Rock" (and finest boom mike)

Featuring actor/musician Rick Pickren as the WXRT spokesman. Check out his website - BigStrikeMusic.com.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

WFYR 103.5 - "Chicago's Warmest Rock" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 3035

Here's another commercial for the radio station WFYR 103.5 FM.

"Chicago's Warmest Rock" (Not hot, just warm apparently)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 27th 1984.

G106 FM - "Means Music" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2096

Here's another commercial for the radio station G106 FM. Featuring Ruth Landis, whose bio can be seen on this page; she is the daughter of actor Bernie Landis whose credits included the films "Only the Lonely" (1991, as Larry) and "While You Were Sleeping" (1995, as a doorman).

"G106 FM - Means Music"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 27th 1984.

Son Of Svengoolie - "Sell-Out Radio Network" (1983)

Views: 1485

Here's the sketch "Sell-Out Radio Network" from Son of Sven episode number 188 where he was showing the film "Black Friday".

This was Break 5, Segment 5.

Those aren't 8 tracks, those are cart tapes spinning on Son of Svengoolie's platter. WHAT is actually AM 1340 in Philadelphia. KWIT is actually FM 90.3 in Sioux City. WAXX is 104.5 FM in Eau Claire. KUDD is 107.9 FM in Roy, Utah. Surprisingly, there is no radio station with the call letters KOLD but they are C...

WLUP - 'The Loop' FM 98 - "Do You Like Music?" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 6690

Here's a curious early commercial for "The Loop", WLUP FM 98 (97.9) featuring DJ Tom O'Toole. (still a jock at 94.7 WLS FM!)

Historical background courtesy ChicagolandRadioAndMedia.com - "O'Toole was the station's first-ever morning show host and first host heard on-air for the iconic rock station. O'Toole personally selected and played WLUP-FM's first-ever song to be broadcast on the station, "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens. He later shifted to afternoons on The Loop."

WBBM-FM 96 'Hot Hits!' (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1353

Here is a commercial for local Chicago radio station WBBM-FM 96 Hot Hits!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in June of 1982.

Santa's Village with Larry Lujack - "Just a Kid At Heart" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2433

Here's a commercial for The Three Worlds of Santa's Village in Dundee, Illinois featuring legendary radio legend Larry Lujack, the charming and delightful ol' Uncle Lar.

Superjock is wearing a #89 jersey, which likely was a subtle (?) nod to his longtime home station WLS-AM 890 ("The Big 89").

Is there something in this ad that is slightly unsettling?

This aired on local Chicag...