Something else interesting.....

[RadioGuy2004]

I've been watching a lot of old TV shows online lately. Rockford, Starsky & Hutch, Emergency! and so on. Beats what's on these networks now by a landslide.

I see a LOT of billboards and bus ads for LA radio stations at the time during location shots and quick cuts of the shows shot in LA and surrounding areas; KNX-FM, KIIS, 93KHJ, TenQ.

A S&H episode, in a wide shot of the Torino speeding off, you see a shop where in the window the words 'THANKS FOR LISTENING TO K-100' are written as clear as day.

Rockford ep with Lindsay Wagner had the KNX-FM billboard on the highway just before the opening credits.

Coincidences on all of these as they were shot on location all over Southern California and you just can't get around them, or were these intentionally placed??

 

[Bob_Hudson]

Well radio stations used to have actual advertising budgets and even in San Diego we used to have billboards and bus signs all over the place.

Keep in mind that back in the days of those show they did not stray too far from "Hollywood" (or North Hollywood) for location shots. When I worked at KHJ in 79 and 80 it seemed you could not drive too far on any given day without seeing one or more location shoots with the rows of grip trucks and dressing rooms.

 

[michael hagerty]

Coincidences on all of these as they were shot on location all over Southern California and you just can't get around them, or were these intentionally placed??

Absolutely coincidence. Find a few shows that weren't supposed to have been set in Southern California (but were shot there) and you'll see the occasional L.A. radio billboard (always loved it when a show like Matlock...supposed to be in Atlanta...ends up with car chases or travel scenes in the San Fernando Valley).

---Michael Hagerty

 

[oldiesfan6479]

...when a show like Matlock...supposed to be in Atlanta...ends up with car chases or travel scenes in the San Fernando Valley).

Or on other shows--

I didn't know there were mountains in Cocoa Beach, FL, or an American Oil
(torch logo) gas station just down the street from 1164 Morning Glory Circle
in Fairfield County, CT.

 

[Pronkie]

Doesn't CBS/Viacom and Clear Channel own most of the billboards now?????????

 

[only1moore]

Doesn't CBS/Viacom and Clear Channel own most of the billboards now?????????

Yes. Clear Channel Outdoor was the former Foster & Kleiser/Patrick/Eller, CBS was Pacific/Gannett/3M/Outdoor Systems/Viacom

 

[DoctorWu]

Yes. Clear Channel Outdoor was the former Foster & Kleiser/Patrick/Eller, CBS was Pacific/Gannett/3M/Outdoor Systems/Viacom

"...and one media conglomerate to rule them all!"

-- Doc

 

[LKellerIII]

Coincidences on all of these as they were shot on location all over Southern California and you just can't get around them, or were these intentionally placed??

Absolutely coincidence. Find a few shows that weren't supposed to have been set in Southern California (but were shot there) and you'll see the occasional L.A. radio billboard (always loved it when a show like Matlock...supposed to be in Atlanta...ends up with car chases or travel scenes in the San Fernando Valley).

---Michael Hagerty

The same thing happens with San Francisco - and as an SF resident, I find it somewhat jarring to see some familiar Los Angeles street street-sign or LA landmark in a show that's supposed to be in SF.

Radio stations actually used to compete with each other in their billboard campaigns. You have to be really old to remember this, but my favorites were:

Circa 1971 or so: The picture was a close-up of 2 pairs of giant lips - one pair female, one male. The caption: "KIIS! And Listen!" (This was for KIIS 1150 AM)

A few months later, album rock K-DAY 1580 responded. The picture was a close up of a very attractive couple dressed in tight clothing, focusing on the hot young woman with low-rise hip-hugger bell-bottom pants. The caption: "K-DAY! And get it on!"

 

[Bob_Hudson]

"...and one media conglomerate to rule them all!"

-- Doc

That's a great idea - I think it could revolutionize media, what with the economies of scale and all!

 

[michael hagerty]

"...and one media conglomerate to rule them all!"

-- Doc

That's a great idea - I think it could revolutionize media, what with the economies of scale and all!

Wicked sense of humor, Bob....

---Michael Hagerty

 

[ChannelFlipper]

Remember, when it comes to monopolistic "economies of scale" the government doesn't like competition. We will be seeing this proved out in the near future, if it hasn't in fact started already.