ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, May 5, 1990                   TAG: 9005040072
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY  
SOURCE: Kim Sunderland
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


NEW RIVER'S HUMMING WITH CARS TODAY; HEAR THE ACTION ON WPSK

LIVE: WPSK's "All-American Car Show & Auto Review Parade" winds around downtown Christiansburg starting at 9 a.m. today with new and antique automobiles, some dating from 1911.

The parade begins at the middle school and ends in the First Street parking lot.

The New River Valley Mall's car show is today, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., inside and outside. It's free.

WKEX features Carl Ratcliffe & the Gospel Strings and Tommy McKee & the Strings of Praise at 7 a.m. Sunday.

Today is WBLB's "Kid's Break with Enock Flake" at 3 p.m. Enock makes personal appearances and sells cassettes of the show for $5.

WPUV's "Gospel Express," Sunday noon-4 p.m., includes the Revelators, Outreach, Rowsey Family and Barker Family.

WPUV's "Curtis Mathes Bluegrass Hour" Friday at 4 p.m. features Bruce Jarvis, banjo picker Garland Finn and other local talent.

WPUV airs radio preacher Rev. Don Crowder's "Harvest Revival" Sunday, 6 a.m.-noon.

WPUV's "Banded Hub Hoedown" is live next Saturday, 1-3 p.m., with artists such as the Dixie Gray Band. If interested in appearing, call Ron Green at 980-1580.

\ BASEBALL: WPSK and the Hokie Club will sponsor the Virginia Tech-UNC game Sunday at 3 p.m. in Calfee Park in Pulaski.

WKEX covers Tech vs. Duke in Martinsville on Monday at 6:50 p.m. On Tuesday, Tech takes on Florida State in Salem at 6:50 p.m. On Friday, the team plays Southern Mississippi away; air time is 6:20 p.m.

\ RACES: WRAD and WRIQ cover championship racing from Pulaski County Speedway live at 6:45 tonight.

WPSK's prerace "Fast Lane '90" tonight 5-7 at the speedway offers interviews and track and weather conditions.

WJJJ covers the Winston 500 from Talladega at 1:45 p.m. Sunday.

\ COUNTRY: On WPSK tonight, call 633-1071 for "All Request Saturday Night" from Montgomery County; from elsewhere call 980-1071. "Bob Kingsley's Country Countdown" 6-10 p.m. Sunday plays America's top 40 hits. "Best Night of Radio on Radio" is Tuesday at 8 p.m. with the valley's top 25 and "CD Feature of the Week" sponsored by Disc Jockey Records & Tapes.

"Ralph Emery Show" is weekdays on WKEX at 2:30 p.m. and on WRAD at 10:30 a.m.

"Country Crossroads" is broadcast over WRAD Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and on WKEX Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

\ JAZZ: WVRU's "Jazz Notes" airs Friday at 7 p.m. and WVRU's "Mellow Tones" is 9-11 a.m. Sunday.

\ ROCK: WVVV and WJJJ offers "Flashback" today, 9-11 a.m.

WVRU's "Long Live Rock," Monday at 9 p.m. features a three-part series on Bob Dylan. Host Jim Newberne profiles the artist from 1977 to the present. Also on WVRU are "Golden Oldies" today, 12-2, and "Funny Farm," a comedy extravaganza, Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.

On WVVV this week: Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon, "Reeling In The Years" with Tommy Shaw, Paul McCartney and Billy Joel; Sunday, 9 p.m., "In the Studio," "Aja" by Steely Dan; Sunday, 11 p.m., "Album Feature," "Doors" by the Doors; Monday, 11:30 p.m., "Rock Line" featuring Sam Kenison; Tuesday, "Rest of the Record" plays "Shake Your Moneymaker" by Black Crows.

WVVV's "Metal Shop" is Wednesday at 11 p.m. "Five at Five" on Friday features Eric Clapton.

\ NEWS: WUVT goes on Break Radio until May 13. The station is accepting applications for summer radio jobs. Licensing and training is available at WUVT; the only prerequisite is an interest in many kinds of music. Call 552-0640 for info.

WPUV will have a Mother's Day drawing on May 11. Listen for details.

WFNR sponsors a Walk-a-thon May 19 to help the Bennetts, who are paying for a family member's heart transplant. Sponsors and walkers can call 382-6106 or 731-1594 for details.

WVRU's "Talk of the Town," a public affairs program, airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 1:30 p.m.

WKEX's "Blacksburg Town Report," with host Ron Secrist, discusses the Price House and gardens with Virginia Hummell on Thursday at 6:05 p.m.

WKEX's "Focus on the Family," weekdays 9 a.m. and 6:05 p.m., features host James Dobson on "Career Homemaking" on Monday; "Give Me A Break: Advice for Working Moms" Tuesday and Wednesday; and "Mom & Children: Time Out For Devotion" on Thursday and Friday.

WBLB seeks businesses to participate in its 1990 Spring Home Show at the New River Valley Mall May 17-20. A space and advertising package is available for one price. Call 980-3411 or 800-924-WBLB for details.



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