Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, June 2, 1990 TAG: 9006010251
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Kim Sunderland
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
WBLB goes live today with an "All-Day Gospel Music Sing" at Pulaski Motors on East Main Street, noon to 9 p.m. Live bands the Nippers, the Anchormen, The Carpenter's Tools and Southern Statesmen will perform. Enock Flake will put on a puppet skit and refreshments will be sold to benefit Pulaski Dailey Bread.
\ COUNTRY: WRIQ airs the Music City News Awards' nominees today 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WKEX salutes Anne Murray 7-10 p.m. Monday and Restless Heart Wednesday 7-9 p.m.
On WPSK this week: Call-in for "All Request Saturday Night" tonight from Montgomery County at 633-1071 and elsewhere from 980-1071. "Bob Kingsley's Country Countdown" 6-10 p.m. Sunday plays top 40 hits. "Best Night of Radio on Radio" airs 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" airs on WKEX weekdays 2:30 and on WRAD weekdays at 10:30 a.m. and features Reba McIntire this week.
"Country Crossroads" is simulcast over WRAD Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and on WKEX Saturday 8:30 a.m. and features Kathy Mattea this week.
\ ROCK: WUVT features new music weekdays 9-noon and again from 3-9 p.m. "Night Art" follows with new music and jazz.
WUVT's Sunday programming includes: "Captain Crunch & Kiddie Stuff" with music and stories at 9 a.m. At 11 a.m. it's "Winds of Change" with folk rock. Then from 1-7 p.m. it's African, reggae and other world music followed by "Bug Radio," a special feature of World Beat music. At 10 p.m. it's "Live From the Knitting Factory," a live concert series from the club in New York.
WVVV and WJJJ air "Flashback" from 9-11 a.m. today with a salute to James Bond.
On WVRU this week: "Golden Oldies" airs 12 to 2 today. Sunday 3-4:30 p.m. it's "Atmospheres" with new age music. Weekdays at noon is "Lunch Box Concert" with various hits. "Long Live Rock" Monday at 9 p.m. features part II of a Led Zeppelin series focusing on the group from 1971 to 1975. "Funny Farm," a comedy extravaganza, airs Wednesday 8:30 p.m., and "Blues From the Red Rooster," which features contemporary and classic blues, airs Friday at 8 p.m.
On WVVV this week: Sunday 9 a.m. to noon is "Reeling In The Years" with Ron Wood, John Lennon, Marty Balin, the Yardbirds and more. Sunday 9 p.m. is "In the Studio" with Queen's "News of the World." "Album Feature," Sunday 11 p.m. features "Learning to Crawl" by the Pretenders. "Rock Line," Monday 11:30 p.m., features the Jeff Healey Band and Lita Ford. Odd hours all day Tuesday on "Rest of the Record" are cuts from "Charmed Life" by Billy Idol. "Five at 5" Friday features David Bowie.
\ RACES: WRAD and WRIQ air the Granger Select 200 from Pulaski County Speedway tonight at 6:45
WPSK's "Fast Lane '90" preceeds that race beginning at 5 p.m. and features interviews with the drivers, officials and fans and plus track and weather conditions.
WJJJ airs NASCAR racing Sunday with the Budweiser 500 from Dover Downs in Dover, Del. starting at noon.
\ JAZZ: WVRU's "Jazz Notes" airs Friday at 7 p.m. and WVRU's "Mellow Tones" runs 9-11 a.m. Sunday.
\ NEWS: WPSK airs "Beach Reports" three times daily Wednesday through Saturday all summer long with tourist info on beaches in the Southeast and weather forecasts.
WPSK continues "June Jam Week" Monday through Wednesday with chances to win tickets to the June Jam Concert in Fort Payne, Ala. on June 9 with guests Alabama, Dolly Parton and Clint Black. Listen for details.
WKEX's "Focus on the Family," weekdays at 9 a.m. and again at 6:05 p.m., discusses "Fundamentals of Child Discipline" Monday and Tuesday; "How to Have a Beautiful Personality" Wednesday; and "A Biblical View of Self Esteem" on Thursday and Friday.
WUVT is accepting applications for summer radio slots. Licensing and training available atWUVT; only prerequisite is an interest in many kinds of music. Call 552-0640 for info.
WVRU's "Talk of the Town," Wednesday 8 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday, airs a discussion with members of a university committee formed to look at recycling issues with guests David Hill, director of residential life, and Bob Nicholson, assistant physical plant director. They will talk about the goals of the committee.
"Perceptions," on WVVV Sunday 7:30 a.m. and on WJJJ 12:25 p.m. Sunday, features Linton Leary on scuba diving.
WKEX's "Blacksburg Town Report," with host Ron Secrist, airs Thursday 6:05 p.m.
\ GOSPEL: WKEX's "Heavens Jubilee" airs Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
WPUV's "Gospel Express" runs today 7:30 to 10 a.m.and includes bluegrass and gospel plus "June Draper's Wonderful World of Country Music the Way It Was" at 10 a.m. "Cornbread Jamboree," a syndicated bluegrass program, debuts today at 11 a.m. with host Scott Altizer spinning Saturday tunes.
WBLB airs radio preacher Rev. Don Crowder's "Harvest Revival" Sunday 10-11 a.m.
WRAD and WRIQ air "Gospel Showcase" Sunday 8-midnight.
WFNR's "Glorious Gospel Highway Show" airs Sunday 2:30 p.m. for truckers on the interstate.
WBLB airs "Gospel Greats" Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 6 a.m. Then it's "Southern Gospel U.S.A." Saturday at noon and Thursday at 7 p.m.
Around the Dial\ WFNR-AM (710) in Christiansburg\ WNRV-AM (990) in Giles County\ WGFC-AM (1030) in Floyd\ WJJJ-AM (1260) in Christiansburg\ WBLB-AM (1340) in Pulaski\ WKEX-AM (1430) in Blacksburg\ WRAD-AM (1460) in Radford\ WPUV-AM (1580) in Pulaski\ WVRU-FM (89.9) at Radford University\ WUVT-FM (90.7) at Virginia Tech\ WRIQ-FM (101.7) in Radford\ WVVV-FM (104.9) in Blacksburg\ WPSK-FM (107.1) in Pulaski
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