Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, June 23, 1990 TAG: 9006220470
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Kim Sunderland
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Bluegrass star Ralph Stanley performs at 7:30 tonight in Auburn High School's auditorium. WFNR covers the show. Tickets are $9.
WJJJ's Fishing Tournament is scheduled for today. Call 382-4993 for details.
WPUV's "Banded Hub Hoedown" features Jack Hinshelwood on guitar 2-3 p.m.
\ RACES: WRAD and WRIQ air the Meadow Gold 200 from Pulaski County Speedway 6:45 tonight.
WPSK's "Fast Lane `90" at 5 p.m. precedes the race with interviews plus track and weather conditions.
WJJJ airs the NASCAR Miller 400 Sunday 12:45 p.m. from Michigan International Race Track.
\ COUNTRY: WKEX salutes Rodney Crowell 7-9 p.m. Monday and Jim Reeves Wednesday 7-9 p.m.
WPSK this week: "All Request Saturday Night" tonight. Call from Montgomery County at 633-1071; elsewhere from 980-1071. "Bob Kingsley's Country Countdown" 6-10 p.m. Sunday plays top-40 hits. "Best Night of Radio on Radio" Tuesday 8 p.m. airs the valley's top 25, and "CD Feature of the Week" is Dan Seals' "On Arrival."
"Ralph Emery Show" airs weekdays on WKEX 2:30 and on WRAD at 10:30 a.m. and includes Clint Black and Tanya Tucker this week.
"Country Crossroads," on WRAD Sunday 6:30 p.m. and WKEX Saturday 8:30 a.m., features the Forester Sisters.
\ NEWS: WPSK searches for Miss Hawaiian Tropic. Be at Sackett's in Radford Friday night to enter. WPSK's got Conway Twitty concert tickets for June 29. Listen for details.
WKEX's Blacksburg High School program starts 9:30 a.m. today with graduate Shawna Hale as DJ.
WKEX's "Focus on the Family," weekdays 9 a.m. and 6:05 p.m., discusses "Where Our Youth Are Today," Monday; "A Look at Christian Schools," Tuesday and Wednesday; and "Help For the Alcoholic," Thursday and Friday.
WVRU's "Talk of the Town," Wednesday 8 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday, has excerpts from an education speech by former U.S. congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm at Virginia Tech.
\ ROCK: WUVT's Sunday slots include: "Hickory Dickory Dock" 9 a.m. with music and stories. At 11 a.m. is "Winds of Change," folk rock. Then 1-7 p.m. is African, reggae and other-world music followed by "Bug Radio," special World Beat music. At 8 p.m. is "Live From the Knitting Factory," live concert series from the New York club.
On WVRU: Sunday 3-4:30 p.m. is "Atmospheres" with new-age music. "Long Live Rock" Monday 9 p.m. features part II of a Van Halen series. "Funny Farm" comedy, Wednesday 8:30 p.m. and "Blues From the Red Rooster," with new and classic blues, airs Friday 8 p.m.
On WVVV Sunday: 9-noon is "Reeling in the Years" with such artists as Keith Richards and Jack Bruce. At 9 p.m. is "In the Studio" with the Talking Heads. At 10 p.m. is Billy Joel and the Grateful Dead, plus others, on the "Live Show." At 11 p.m. is "Album Feature" with "The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie.
WVVV's "Rock Line," Monday 11:30 p.m., features Jeff Lynn; call (800) 344-ROCK to talk with him. Odd hours Tuesday on "Rest of the Record" are cuts from the new Jeff Healey Band album.
\ JAZZ: WVRU's "Jazz Notes" airs Friday at 7 p.m. and WVRU's "Mellow Tones" runs 9-11 a.m. Sunday.
WUVT plays jazz 9 to midnight Saturday and 6-9 a.m. Sunday.
\ GOSPEL: WKEX's "Heavens Jubilee" airs Sunday 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
WPUV plays gospel and bluegrass today all day.
WBLB airs radio preacher the 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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