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Radio Shack - "Red Tag Sale" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1739

Here's a commercial for Radio Shack advertising one of their "Red Tag Sales".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 26th 1978 during the 8:00pm to 10:00pm timeframe.

WBMX "Progressive" FM 103 (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 4620

Here's a saucy commercial for WBMX - "Progressive" FM 103.

The call letters WBMX (standing for Black Music EXperience), were originally assigned to 102.7 on the FM dial in Oak Park/Chicago Illinois from 1973 to 1988. (That station frequency is now home to R&B station WVAZ - better known as V-103). In 1991, the call letters WBMX were assigned to 98.5 on the FM dial in the Boston area.

Contains some quick clips of the Chicago White Sox.

This aired o...

Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2 By Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1905

Here's a commercial for the Radio-Controlled R2D2 toy by Kenner. I remember seeing this in the Sears catalog but I think it was always too expensive for us.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979. (1977 Copyright)

WCFL AM 1000 - "One Grand Place To Be!" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3176

Here's a WCFL AM 1000 commercial finally - unfortunately it's one when the station was limping it's way out. Featuring local residents:

Mike Faletti of Woodridge
Geri Cassan of Steger
Richard Spoo of Palos Park
Ilene Herr of Naperville
Alice Ryan of Schaumburg
Bruce Klestad of Hawthorne Woods
John Bates of Steger
Virginia Watson of Lake Zurich

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, September 14th 1983.

The Loop FM 98 - "Lorelei Exercising" (Commercial, 1983?)

Views: 2818

Here's another commercial with that Loop chick Emeritus - Lorelei. I believe this is from 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - "Catch 32!" (Radio Spot, 1972)

Views: 2241

Here's something interesting - a radio spot that apparently aired on WCFL for WFLD Channel 32 - "Catch 32!" was the slogan, promoting their movie airings.

The "Catch 32!" slogan was used on February 25, 1972 according to newspaper records.

WAIT AM 82 - "Nice 'N Easy Music" (Commercial, 1982?)

Views: 1668

Here's a short 10 second spot for AM 82 (820) WAIT - Nice 'N Easy Music.

"Now 24 Hours a Day!"

Not sure when this aired exactly yet, but I believe it's from 1982.

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "More Rockin'" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1585

Here's another rockin' commercial for WLUP The Loop FM 98 (97.9).

Songs used are "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin and "Squeeze" by Y&T.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981. (My 7th Birthday!)

WJPC 95 AM - "The Station All Your Friends Are Listening To" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1054

Here's a commercial for WJPC 95 AM, with celebrity endorsements from Michael Jackson (wearing a London police constable's hat and sporting his first nose job as would be seen on his breakthrough album Off the Wall) and his pet parrot named Ricky, Muhammad Ali, Redd Foxx (with Tom Joyner holding the microphone - and being KO'd by him), the Commodores, Soul Train host Don Cornelius, and Slappy White. Also seen with Joyner at the end are fellow WJPC air personalities Jo Jo Bell Wi...