Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 23, 1991 TAG: 9102220438
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Kim Sunderland
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
WPSK will be at Davis Trophy & Sportswear today, 1-4 p.m. with a live remote.
WFNR sponsors a benefit gospel concert tonight for the family of Ryan Wallace, who died recently after a long illness. There will be numerous bands at the event, which will be held at Radford High, 7 p.m. Proceeds will help the family with medical bills.
Evangelist J.B. Shelton will be at WPUV all week talking about "Spiritual Warfare," each night at 7. There will be nightly singing. Call 980-7000 for information.
\ DANCE: WUVT's "House Party" airs 9-midnight tonight.
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.
\ CHILDREN: On WUVT Sunday: "Hickory Dickory Dock" airs kid stuff, 9-11 a.m., and "Mash Potato Radio" has stories, readings and music at 11.
\ ROCK: WVRU's "Long Live Rock," Monday, 9 p.m., continues its feature on Neil Young, 1972 to '79.
On WVVV this week: "Flashback" into the cosmos today, 9-11 a.m.; "Reeling In the Years," Sunday, 9 a.m.- noon, includes Pete Townshend, the Byrds, Steve Winwood and Billy Joel; "The New Rock In Concert Series," Sunday, 6 p.m., features Jesus Jones at the Glastonbury Festival in England, 1990, and the Pretenders from Dominion Theatre in London, 1982; "Album Feature," Sunday, 11 p.m., is "Time's Up," by Living Color; "Rock Line," Monday, 11:30 p.m., has the Scorpions; "Five At Five" Friday features ELO.
\ INTERNATIONAL: WUVT's Saturday lineup is classical music, 6-9 a.m.; Greek broadcasting, 9-11 a.m.; "The Persian Show," 11 a.m.; "The International Show," 1 p.m.; Reggae, 3-6 p.m. and "Urban Blight," an eclectic mix of thrash, rap and reggae, 6-9. On Sunday it's reggae, 3-6 p.m.
\ JAZZ: WUVT plays it weekdays, 9-noon and Sundays, 6-9 a.m.
WVRU has it Fridays, 7 p.m.
WKEX's simulcast of "Wax Works," 1-2 p.m. weekdays, features such big band, jazz and ballad greats as Lawrence Welk, Bing Crosby and Joanie James this week.
\ NEWS: WKEX's "Focus on the Family" has "Sex Education in the Schools" Monday and Tuesday, "A View From the Emergency Room" Wednesday, and "Government Waste" Thursday.
WJJJ simulcasts the Business Radio Network this weekend. Saturday, 6-9 p.m., is "Omniverse." Sunday at noon is "Women's Business Exchange." Other business programming is set throughout the weekend.
The "Blacksburg Town Report," Thursday, 6:05 p.m., features Blacksburg's senior engineer David Vogelsong with guest Bob Underwood, owner of Bob's Refuse.
\ NASCAR RACING: WJJJ carries the Pontiac 400 Sunday at noon from Richmond.
\ BLUEGRASS: WFNR's "Bluegrass Talk Back Show" airs Thursday, 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.
\ BASKETBALL: WKEX, WRAD, WJJJ and WVVV broadcast Virginia Tech at Florida State today, 1 p.m., and Wednesday South Carolina comes to Tech, 7 p.m.
WRIQ airs Radford University at UNC-Asheville tonight, 7:30. WRIQ and WRAD broadcast RU at the Big South Conference Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, WBLB has Pulaski at the District Tourney in Salem, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, WKEX starts coverage of the New River District High School Tournament from Radford University's Dedmon Center, 6:30 p.m.
\ GOSPEL: WFNR's "The Gospel Night Train" airs Sunday, 7 p.m. The "Glorious Gospel Highway Show" is Sunday, 6 p.m.
WRAD's "Morning Worship," with the First Baptist Church, is at 11 a.m. Sunday and "In Touch" is at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
WKEX airs the "Abundant Life Hour" with the Blacksburg Baptist Church on Sunday, 8:30 a.m. The "Morning Worship Service" at Blacksburg United Methodist Church is at 11 a.m.
WBLB carries the Top 40 hits in Southern Gospel music today, 8-10 a.m. "Gospel Greats" airs today, 4-6 p.m.
\ COMEDY: WVRU's "Hub City Spoke Repair," Wednesday at 9:30 p.m., takes a satirical look at current affairs.
WVRU's "What Ever Happened To . . . " features Glen Scartelli Sunday, 5:30 p.m., reliving his days on the soap "Days of Our Lives."
\ NOTICE: Anyone wishing to list a station's schedule regularly each week can call Kim Sunderland at 381-1675 each Wednesday by 10 a.m.
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