KSTP Commercials late night, September 10, 1978

[@SummitHill79]

I’m in my mid 60’s. I spent too much time watching TV in my youth…I remember too many of these ads. Show of hands: How many of you can recite the Minnesota School Of Bartending ad? Not in this video, but hey, I know you know it.

[@sacredwolf2012]

KSTP was the top station in Minnesota back in 1978. Now of days, KSTP is now #2 in the ratings behind WCCO. But also, I think KSTP can return to the top station in Minnesota. Since KSTP is now a ratings powerhouse in the morning & 2nd place overall.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

9/10/1978,to be exact.The last days as an NBC affiliate.Effective 3/5/1979,Station becomes an ABC affiliate.

[@PC-ne7xj]

KSTP should have stayed with NBC. As it turned out, the network's success helped build KARE into a ratings powerhouse.

[@paulsonj72]

The had announced on August 31,1978 that they were switching networks in March of 1979

[@kurtkauffman4326]

@@PC-ne7xj KARE was originally WTCN from 1953 to 1985.Then WUSA until the following year & settled on the existing KARE.

[@HowardSalwasser]

​@@paulsonj72Not to be a nit-picker, but it was formally announced on the 29th.

[@ricknibert6417]

​@@PC-ne7xjthings weren't that great in 1979. Johnny Carson was the only asset NBC had and he was constantly throwing out punch lines about the network.

[@timcarroll490]

Peter Thomas on that American Express ad I think

[@popdesigner01]

No area codes needed! Every one in the metro had the same one back then!

[@ecwiscott]

I didn't know KSTP was an NBC station

[@kurtkauffman4326]

It is the oldest in The Gopher State.Launched on 4/23/1948.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Now an ABC affiliate since 3/5/1979.

[@roringusanda2837]

😮love seeing these, but the sound is very low...

[@TheMediaHoarder]

That’s the least of the problems here…

[@ricknibert6417]

Ironically Dick Clark would himself die of a heart attack in 2012.