That's a great compilation. One of the CHFI ads even mentions their cable FM position. Was on cable that I  started to listen to CHIC/CFNY back around 1975/76. There was even a station from Scarborough College U of T but it was dull and pedestrian from what I remember.  Why repeat what could be heard on Top 40 or mainstream rock stations ? 

There were a few American stations on cable including WHTT oldies 104 and perhaps WBUF.

Here's two radio ads plus some other content that I recorded that are not in the compilation. I have to go thru the tapes to hopefully find more one day:

Edit- I noticed one of the ads below is in the comp above but the audio is diffrent so I guess it is unique.






 

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Just a Radio Fan wrote:

Unfortunately my all time favorite is not included.  It was for CHUM I believe and also done in a few US markets.  It was a close up of a woman lip syncing air check-breaks from the station.  I always thought it was brilliant, but have not seen it for several years.   Anyone have a copy of it I would love to see it again.   

I remember WBEN 930 had a commercial along those lines. Quite possibly the same commercial, just with their branding. Can't say I remember any CHUM commercial like that, though.


PJ
 

AspectRatio wrote:

Paul Jeffries wrote:

I remember WBEN 930 had a commercial along those lines. Quite possibly the same commercial, just with their branding. Can't say I remember any CHUM commercial like that, though. 

If it's along the lines of these, with model/actress Kelly Harmon, looks like they'd be from the same ad agency and offered up to whatever station wanted to buy that package/offering in the local market, as Just A Radio Fan suggests? The "Remarkable Mouth" campaign. Individually customized for the station in question.

Yeah, that's definitely the ad campaign I remember for WBEN 930. It was during the early 1980's and the station was still playing music during a good portion of the day, so that ad would've fit.

Thanks for looking those up, AR.


PJ

Doug Thompson wrote:

Those "You Have A Remarkable Mouth" TV ads came from Chuck Blore Creative Services in LA.

Very interesting background! Here's a newspaper photo/blurb from March 1972 with the three folks.