Anyone have the ""We've Got the Touch" promo that aired on WABI-TV Channel 5 (from Bangor, Maine)? In Atlantic Canada, that was our CBS affiliate available on cable up to 1985, when it switched to WJBK. (I wasn't alive then, I just read it through Wikipedia.)
@sygo7g Yes, and I had WTOL in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (where I'm originally from) from 1995 to 1997 on our local cable system (Cable Atlantic, before ex-Premier Danny Williams sold it to Rogers Cable).
do you have the other three affiliate versions of KFDA in Amarillo, TX, KHOU in Houston, TX, and KECY-TV in El Centro, California/Yuma, Arizona (now KECY is a Fox affiliate)
WJBK in Detroit (than a CBS affiliate, and now a Fox owned and operated station) did not have their own version of 'We've Got the touch.' However, WJBK did have their own version of Reach for the Stars and Great Moments, which were two of CBS' slogans from the early 1980s.
And eyeontv has the WJBK version in a montage of custom versions of "Reach for the Stars", the others being KDFW (also now with Fox) in Dallas and KNXT (now KCBS) in L.A.
Ahhh, "Toledo 11." Even though I never resided in Toledo, OH, I loved the game show promos on that station. KIRO's promo was great, and so was channel 3's.
KIRO's "dream team" of Gary Justice (waiting for the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar, which was fairly new at the time) and John Marler (at the house with the moving van) are featured in the first spot. Marler would leave for WABC later that year.
Listening to this again, I realized that they edited in the custom references to KIRO so seamlessly that it's difficult to tell that Kenny Rogers isn't singing on some of those parts.
KIRO's "7" logo shown in '85 was the same one that they would use until 1993 during The Spirit Of The Northwest era.
videonut33 2 weeks ago
1:39... Crazy Gene Snyder!!
gshowguy 4 months ago
Anyone have the ""We've Got the Touch" promo that aired on WABI-TV Channel 5 (from Bangor, Maine)? In Atlantic Canada, that was our CBS affiliate available on cable up to 1985, when it switched to WJBK. (I wasn't alive then, I just read it through Wikipedia.)
MattJFisher 1 year ago
@sygo7g Yes, and I had WTOL in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (where I'm originally from) from 1995 to 1997 on our local cable system (Cable Atlantic, before ex-Premier Danny Williams sold it to Rogers Cable).
MattJFisher 1 year ago
do you have other two affiliate versions of WBMG in Birmingham. AL (now WIAT) and WAGA-TV in Atlanta, GA (now a Fox affiliate)
deangelomywayentfan 1 year ago
In This Clip, From 2:01 To 2:31, It Was WFSB-TV's Stay In Touch Video Promo From Late 1985.
radiodj1520 1 year ago
@radiodj1520 Uh... I didn't know! - Inteliivision Kid
Seriously, quit pointing out the obvious.
gshowguy 8 months ago
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In This Clip, From 1:00 To 2:00, It Was WTOL-TV's We've Got The Touch Video Promo From Late 1985.
radiodj1520 1 year ago
In This Clip, From 0:00 To 1:01, It Was KIRO-TV's We've Got The Touch Video Promo From Late 1985.
radiodj1520 1 year ago
do you have the other three affiliate versions of KFDA in Amarillo, TX, KHOU in Houston, TX, and KECY-TV in El Centro, California/Yuma, Arizona (now KECY is a Fox affiliate)
rebafan19 1 year ago
sounds like kenny rogers!
flame2hi 2 years ago
That's because it is.
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halenfanatic 3 years ago
@halenfanatic its thats gayle king
Adrianbush17 1 year ago
@Adrianbush17 I'm only familar with WTOL. Yeah that looked like that broad on Oprah
halenfanatic 1 year ago 2
Yeah i'd like to see some more footage from WTOL
halenfanatic 3 years ago
Now just one question-- of those three promos, which one was better for you?
(Personally, for me, I liked KIRO's the best, although it's nice to see the quiz shows in WTOL's version, too.)
gshowguy 3 years ago
at 1min and 22sec you see Bob Barker back in 1985
MattsWeather 3 years ago
Yep.
WJBK in Detroit (than a CBS affiliate, and now a Fox owned and operated station) did not have their own version of 'We've Got the touch.' However, WJBK did have their own version of Reach for the Stars and Great Moments, which were two of CBS' slogans from the early 1980s.
AJ0880 4 years ago
I take that back, WJBK did have the 1984 version of We've Got the Touch. "We've Got the Touch, You and Channel 2"
AJ0880 4 years ago
And eyeontv has the WJBK version in a montage of custom versions of "Reach for the Stars", the others being KDFW (also now with Fox) in Dallas and KNXT (now KCBS) in L.A.
gshowguy 3 years ago
at 1:45, you see WTOL's logo from 1985. To me, that looks pretty cool! Why didn't they keep it? :)
mpr4christ 4 years ago
Looks like each station could customize the campaign, focusing more on programming or more on newscasts etc.
ASKconard 4 years ago
Hmm... wonder why WFSB didn't want "The Gambler" singing in their version...
Anyhoo, just wanted to mention that Channel 3 turned 50 a few months ago... and I believe they're still #1 in terms of newscasts for Connecticut.
gshowguy 4 years ago
Ahhh, "Toledo 11." Even though I never resided in Toledo, OH, I loved the game show promos on that station. KIRO's promo was great, and so was channel 3's.
gsnman 4 years ago
And it's nice to see "Crazy Gene" jump out of his seat on Press Your Luck in the WTOL clip.
BTW, if I'm not mistaken, both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune still air on "Toledo 11" to this day, based on the info I read about it.
gshowguy 4 years ago
KIRO's "dream team" of Gary Justice (waiting for the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar, which was fairly new at the time) and John Marler (at the house with the moving van) are featured in the first spot. Marler would leave for WABC later that year.
tkaye2 4 years ago
Listening to this again, I realized that they edited in the custom references to KIRO so seamlessly that it's difficult to tell that Kenny Rogers isn't singing on some of those parts.
tkaye2 4 years ago
Sweet, dude! Channels 3, 7, and 11 had some great promos for the 1980s. :-)
gshowguy 4 years ago
I'd love to see the one for WJBK in Detroit.
uofmrules1 4 years ago
The one that says "We've got the touch on Channel 2"?
tvwhiz 4 years ago
One of them was "You and Channel 2, We've got the touch."
uofmrules1 4 years ago
That would be the 1984 version, based on the lyric setup.
VaultMasterDBT 4 years ago
Didn't remember the time, but okay. :-)
uofmrules1 4 years ago