Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 9, 1991 TAG: 9102080535
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Kim Sunderland
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
WPSK airs its "Bid It or Buy It" auction today starting at 10 a.m. Listen for details on placing your bids on over $8,000 worth of merchandise. And if you don't want to bid, you can request to buy items at cost. All proceeds benefit the station.
WFNR will sponsor a benefit gospel concert on Feb. 23 for the family of Ryan Wallace, who died Monday after a long illness. The show will feature a number of bands and will be held at Radford High School. Proceeds will help the family with medical bills. Stay tuned for details.
WFNR also will be starting a bluegrass newsletter. Listen for info on how to win a bluegrass-goodie package if your name for the newsletter is chosen.
\ ROCK: WVRU's "Long Live Rock," Monday, 9 p.m., starts a feature on Neil Young. This first part of the series covers the years 1966 through 1972.
WUVT is back on the air after suffering some technical problems. Today's schedule includes: classical music, 6-9 a.m.; Greek broadcasting, 9-11 a.m.; "The Persian Show," 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.; "The International Show" 1-3 p.m.; reggae, 3-6 p.m.; and "Urban Blight," an eclectic mix of thrash, rap and reggae, 6-9 p.m. "The House Party" airs 9 to midnight.
On WUVT Sunday: Jazz,6-9 a.m.; "Hickory Dickory Dock," 9-11 a.m.; "Mash Potatoe Radio," with stories, readings & music, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; blues, 1-3 p.m.; reggae, 3-6 p.m.
WVVV's "Reelin' In the Years," Sunday at 9 a.m., will feature Jimi Hendrix, Robbie Krieger of the Doors, Beatles' engineer Ken Scott, and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. "Album Feature" will air "Now & Zen" by Robert Plant Sunday at 11 p.m. And "Five At Five" Friday features Hendrix.
\ NEWS: WVRU's "Talk of the Town," Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 1:30 p.m., features a discussion on the New River Valley Economic Development Alliance.
WJJJ simulcasts the Business Radio Network this weekend. Saturday, from 6-9 p.m., "Omniverse" airs. Sunday at noon is "Women's Business Exchange." Listen for other business programming throughout the weekend.
WKEX's "Focus on the Family," 9 a.m. and 6:05 p.m., features "A Conversation About Adolescence," Monday; "Keeping Romance in Your Marriage," Tuesday and Wednesday; and "Messages of Love," Thursday and Friday.
\ NASCAR RACING: WJJJ will carry the Busch Clash/ARCA 200 from Daytona Sunday at noon.
\ BLUEGRASS: WFNR's "Bluegrass Talk Back Show" airs Thursday at 8 p.m. over FM.
\ COUNTRY: WPSK's "Star Trax" airs Sunday, 10 p.m. "Bob Kingsley's American Country Countdown" lists the top 40 today, 8 a.m.-noon, and Sunday, 4-8 p.m. "Stories Behind the Songs" airs Sunday, 10 p.m. Also, WPSK hosts the "Country Dance Party" at the Blacksburg Marriott each Sunday. Dance lessons begin at 7 p.m. and the party starts at 9.
\ BASKETBALL: WKEX, WRAD, WJJJ and WVVV broadcast Tulane at Virginia Tech today at 3:10 p.m., and Tech at Louisville Wednesday at 8:10 p.m. WRIQ will also cover Wednesday's action.
WRIQ airs Radford University playing at home against Coastal Carolina tonight at 7:30, Monday at home against Winthrop College, 7:30 p.m., and Thursday in Charleston against Baptist College, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, WRIQ and WRAD feature Radford at Tazewell, 7:15 p.m. WBLB covers Pulaski at Patrick Henry, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, WRIQ and WRAD will broadcast Radford at Carroll County, 8 p.m. WKEX, WVVV and WJJJ air Christiansburg at Blacksburg, 7:30 p.m.
\ GOSPEL: WPUV airs "Home Town Gospel" today at 7:30 a.m. Weekdays at 1 p.m., "On the Line," a call-in show with Dr. David Gyerston concerning issues of the day, airs.
On WPUV Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., catch various local preachers spreading the gospel. At 2 p.m. The Famous Max Mountain Gospel Singers perform live.
WFNR's "The Gospel Night Train" airs Sunday at 7 p.m. The "Glorious Gospel Highway Show" is broadcast Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
WRAD's "Morning Worship," featuring the First Baptist Church, airs 11-noon Sunday. "In Touch" is featured at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
WKEX broadcasts the "Abundant Life Hour" with the Blacksburg Baptist Church Sunday at 8:30 a.m., the "Glade Church Baptist Hour" at 9 a.m., and the "Morning Worship Service" at the Blacksburg United Methodist Church at 11 a.m.
\ NOTICE: Anyone wishing to list a station's schedule regularly each week may call Kim Sunderland at 381-1675 each Wednesday by 10 a.m.
by CNB