16 Weeks of Summer
From Sega Retro
16 Weeks of Summer was a sixteen-week promotional event organised in part by Sega of America to promote Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and Sega Game Gear games in the United States over the summer of 1992.
During this period, Sega partnered with a number of local radio stations across the US and set up stalls for members of the public to try out video games[1]. There were also contests and promotions to win Sega video game consoles and games.
Partnered radio stations
- KIIS-AM/FM (Los Angeles)
- WHTZ-FM (New York)
- WBBM-FM (Chicago)
- WIOQ (San Francisco)
- WZOU (Boston)
- WHYT (Detroit)
- WPGC (Washington, D.C.)
- KBXX (Houston)
- KEGL (Dallas)
Magazine articles
- Main article: 16 Weeks of Summer/Magazine articles.