TV Commercials • Late October 1999 • Green Bay, WI • Fox 11 (WLUK-TV) • 60 FPS

About

This tape captures commercial breaks from the Green Bay, Wisconsin market in late October 1999, recorded primarily on Fox 11 (WLUK-TV) with a mix of national cable programming and some older material from earlier recording sessions on the same tape.

The date is fixed with unusual precision. Fox 11 repeatedly runs countdowns to "the new Fox Monday," promoting the simultaneous series premieres of Time of Your Life and Ally McBeal's season return. The promos count down "just over 23 hours," "just under 24 hours," and "24 hours," all pointing to Sunday, October 24, 1999 as the primary recording date. Halloween-themed promos run across every network block: the Simpsons Halloween special at 8/7 Central on Fox Sunday, a That '70s Show Halloween episode on Fox Tuesday at 8:30, a 90210 Halloween episode on Fox Wednesday, and House on Haunted Hill opening on October 29. Dogma is promoted as opening Friday November 12, and the X-Files season premiere is teased for November 7. Packerland Ford is running a promotion tied to a Bodines concert at Brown County Arena on October 31, with free ticket drawings from the dealership. A coat drive brings gently used children's coats to Lambeau Field on October 22 for the Packers-Vikings game, placing that event just days in the past at time of recording.

The Green Bay and Northeast Wisconsin market identity is unmistakable throughout. Fox 11 anchor Robert Hornachek appears in news teases. WG&R Furniture is running its 53rd birthday sale with financing through April 2000. Nationwide Warehouse on 310 North Monroe Avenue runs multiple furniture spots. Kagan Allergy Clinic serves Appleton, Oshkosh, and Green Bay. WLUK-TV partners with US 96 radio for a regional coats-for-kids drive. Northern Michigan University runs a recruitment spot, and Packerland Ford's multiple promotions anchor the local car market.

Woven into the tape are segments from earlier recording sessions. Several 1995-era theatrical trailers appear, including Strange Days and The Scarlet Letter, both of which opened October 13, 1995, along with Copycat opening October 27, 1995, and a Space Above and Beyond Fox Sunday promo from that same era. A handful of early 1990s CBS fragments are also present, including a Magic Johnson interview special with Connie Chung, a Northern Exposure bumper, and Cairo TV Channel 7 promos referencing the Seattle Mariners, all consistent with a 1991-1992 window from a prior recording session on reused tape.

The tape is unedited and preserves Green Bay market commercial breaks as they aired during the last weekend of October 1999, with embedded material from earlier sessions on the same cassette.

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The Vista Group®

Language

English

Subtitles

English (automatic)

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