A 1995 episode of Melrose Place had a few scenes take place on the Fox NFL set when the network was located at the old Metromedia Square location in Hollywood. The network has since relocated to the 20th Century Fox lot in Century City, and the Metromedia Square complex has been demolished to make way for a new high school.
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The CBS BONG
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Pat Cook said:
Several over the years, but the only name I can recall at the moment is Press Your Luck. ".....From Television City in Hollywood, it's time to PREEEESS YOUUUR LUUUCK!!"
I'm quite surprised that TV City wasn't mentioned on TPIR (although it might have been early on, and I don't recall).
--Russell
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kirkiefan
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The "Bong" tone (which always reminded me of an upscale department store's employee attention tone on its PA and Muzak system) is still used on its radio network which has been in recent years "farmed out" to Westwood One.
Speaking of Westwood One...that "be-doop" was used to outcue commercial spot segments and again back into programming. My first Compaq computer also had a "be-doop" as one of its sounds..alomost identical.
NBC Radio's outcue tone was a "mmmeep..meep" going into the same . It's short lived youth network "The Source" also used it in the 80s. I miss the Peacock network's radio division which gave us Murray The K doing the late Saturday night edition of Monitor in the late 60s on the old 66 WNBC.
Speaking of Westwood One...that "be-doop" was used to outcue commercial spot segments and again back into programming. My first Compaq computer also had a "be-doop" as one of its sounds..alomost identical.
NBC Radio's outcue tone was a "mmmeep..meep" going into the same . It's short lived youth network "The Source" also used it in the 80s. I miss the Peacock network's radio division which gave us Murray The K doing the late Saturday night edition of Monitor in the late 60s on the old 66 WNBC.
Neat topic - I'd like to mention a couple of other radio tones I fondly remember. - (1) the early "do-do-do-do-do" on CBS before the news (still used today but much different sounding) and a second, slightly varied sounding and slower paced version which was used before the start of Win Elliott's "CBS Sports Central" radio shows on weekends (2) The rapid telephone tones sound of the "Monitor Beacon" on NBC radio, which highly fascinated me as a kid in the early 70's. A couple of years ago I was able to obtain a CD of various "Monitor" intros but best of all it had the sound of "The Beacon" on it.
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nightfly61
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Back then it was wjKw TV8...and Dick Goddard's still on the air doing weather!Rollo-Smokes said:
Another sounder with a bit of mystery involved is WJR, Radio 76 in Detroit. I hear their engineers keep their "GONG" a tightly kept secret on what it's made of & where it comes from. You used to hear it at the top of every hour, including overtop a Tiger's game, but now only certain times of the day. When the station totally revamped their system & updated it I wonder if the engineers rigged up the old "GONG machine" to the new system or if they just fake it now & the sound just fires from a source on the screen. It must depend on who's board op-ing whether they want it "on" or not. sometimes when it's on/active it'll fire right over spots or announcer talk without them noticing, so you can tell it's real time over top a :10 delayed station feed because it doesn't startle the announcers who probably don't even hear it. Anyone know anything on this one?
AlbumOldies said:
I remember the Monitor beacon logo...Audioclips can be found here:
http://www.monitorbeacon.net (uses Real audio player)
Also a "Murray The K" unscoped aircheck from "Monitor" on the same website (Windows Media Player...Kirkiefan take note.)
"From Television City in Hollywood" has been used
for nearly every show with a live audience; I seem to
recall it being used on Red Skelton's show (and I know
it was used on Carol Burnett's).
If memory serves, when "The Price Is Right" started
back in '72, Johnny Olsen would say, "From Television
City in Hollywood, a fortune in fabulous prizes can be
yours if you know when...THE PRICE IS RIGHT!" And
I remember Kenny Williams' opening on "Gambit":
You have the knowledge.
You KNOW the odds.
All the rest is in the cards on...
GAMBIT...a game of skill, fate, and fortune.
And from Television City in Hollywood here's your host on "Gambit":
Wink MARtindale.
for nearly every show with a live audience; I seem to
recall it being used on Red Skelton's show (and I know
it was used on Carol Burnett's).
If memory serves, when "The Price Is Right" started
back in '72, Johnny Olsen would say, "From Television
City in Hollywood, a fortune in fabulous prizes can be
yours if you know when...THE PRICE IS RIGHT!" And
I remember Kenny Williams' opening on "Gambit":
You have the knowledge.
You KNOW the odds.
All the rest is in the cards on...
GAMBIT...a game of skill, fate, and fortune.
And from Television City in Hollywood here's your host on "Gambit":
Wink MARtindale.
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nightfly61
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American Dreams not only mentioned it but you see the old early Peacock in the retro pictures in the beginning credits.donnyg said:
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nightfly61
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Saturday Night Live always has NBC News spoofs popping up.
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FreddyE1977
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I thought the CBS Bong was something that they fired-up
backstage at the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. ;D
backstage at the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. ;D
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