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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[_]  Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
     may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

(Print or Type Responses)
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     Whisnant                        John                  R.
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   (Last)                           (First)             (Middle)

     5025 Cheshire Lane North
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                                    (Street)

     Plymouth                         MN                  55446
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   (City)                           (State)              (Zip)


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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Insignia Systems, Inc. (ISIG)
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Statement for Month/Year

     January 2002
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [_]  Director                             [_]  10% Owner
     [X]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)
     Vice President, Finance
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form filed by one Reporting Person
     [_]  Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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                                                                                                                6.
                                                                 4.                              5.             Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Amount of      ship
                                                    3.           Disposed of (D)                 Securities     Form:     7.
                                                    Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Beneficially   Direct    Nature of
                                      2.            Code         ------------------------------- Owned at End   (D) or    Indirect
1.                                    Transaction   (Instr. 8)                   (A)             of Month       Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security                     Date          ------------     Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                            (mm/dd/yy)     Code     V                  (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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     Common Stock                     01/02/02        P**     V      2,829        A     $4.41
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     Common Stock                     01/10/02        M             12,000        A     $1.75
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     Common Stock                     01/10/02        S             50,000        D     $8.08
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     Common Stock                     01/30/02        G              3,050        D              21,976         D
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     Common Stock                     01/30/02        G              2,500        A               2,500         I***     By Daughter
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.

*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction
    4(b)(v).

**  STOCK PURCHASED THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.

*** GIFT TO DAUGHTER WHO SHARES REPORTING PERSONS HOUSEHOLD.

           POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF
         INFORMATIO CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND
         UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.

                                                                          (Over)
                                                                (SEC 1474 (3-99)



FORM 4 (CONTINUED)

TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
         (e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)

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                                                                                                                    10.
                                                                                                          9.        Owner-
                                                                                                          Number    ship
                                                                                                          of        Form
                    2.                                                                                    Deriv-    of
                    Conver-                    5.                              7.                         ative     Deriv-   11.
                    sion                       Number of                       Title and Amount           Secur-    ative    Nature
                    or                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of
                    Exer-             4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                    cise     3.       Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct
                    Price    Trans-   action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.                  of       action   Code     of(D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of            Deriv-   Date     (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative          ative    (Month/  8)       4 and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month     (I)      ship
Security            Secur-   Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    Code V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        4)       4)
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Common Stock        $1.75    1/10/02  M               12,000   *      5/21/03  C.S.      12,000           23,000    D
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EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES:

*8,750 shares on 5/21/99 and 3,250 shares on 5/21/00.



/s/ John Whisnant                                                1/31/02
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date

**    Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
      Criminal Violations.
      SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
      If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
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Number.

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