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ONTV - "Private Benjamin" (On-Screen ID, 1982?)

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Here is an on-screen station ID from ONTV during the movie Private Benjamin. Not sure when this is from exactly, but likely 1981 or 1982.

No chinsy, lower right-hand corner ID for ONTV! They put it almost in the middle of the screen!

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Christmas Eve Show" (Excerpt, 1979)

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Here's an excerpt of the Christmas Eve edition of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7, hosted by Robb Weller and Sandi Freeman, and also featuring Eyewitness News co-anchor Fahey Flynn and then-Chicago White Sox (and later Chicago Cubs) announcer Harry Caray.

Includes:

Second half of "Seven's On Your Side" Christmas ad which emphasized the news covered in 1979, followed by a Christmas ball with photos of key Eyewitness News personalities of the time ...

Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 1, 1982)

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Here's Part 1 of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mom" (not sure o...

Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 2, 1982)

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Here's Part 2 of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mom" (not sure of ...

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "Rockin'" (Commercial, 1982)

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Here is a cool commercial for The Loop FM 98 radio station in Chicago, which is still rockin' 25 years later!

The song featured in this commercial is "Squeeze" by Y&T, from the album Earthshaker.

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

WCIU Channel 26 - "Lakeshore Skyline" (Station ID, 1984?)

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Here is a Station ID in Spanish for WCIU Channel 26 showing the skyline at the lakeshore.

Not sure what the title of the music used is.

Not sure when they used this ID, but 1984 seems a good estimate.

Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 3, 1982)

Views: 1874

Here's Part 3, the last part, of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mo...

WPWR Channel 50 - Romper Room & Friends (Part 2, 1991)

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Here's Part 2 of an episode of Romper Room and Friends (Syndicated Version) which aired on WPWR Channel 50. Features Miss Molly McCloskey, Kimble, Up-Up, Granny Cat, Do Bee, (Hmm..) and all the other weird characters. Includes:

WPWR Flintstones promo (voiceover by ??)

Kellogg's Corn Flakes (featuring Cornelius Rooster) (with 3d baseball card promotion)

Cinnamon Toast Crunch (with one of the bakers)

"Romper bomper, stomper boo. Tel...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "Bad for You" (1984)

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Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This particular a...