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Tonight on The Partridge Family (Jan 5, 2002)Tonight on The Partridge Family: The Lost Episodes...(I'm going to make fun of that "Eight" Family** soon. Promise! They deserve it too (evil grin). Maybe Married...With Children as well, but I dunno. Laurie is embarrassed when she brings in a baseball bat to play tennis. A bored Tracey watches Tom and Jerry cartoons on television while she is blindfolded. On April Fool's Day, a mischievous Danny slips into a hospital and unplugs all life support systems. Shirley contemplates quitting the group so she can dedicate her time to the invention of magic wands. A confused Chris was caught prancing in drag singing "I Enjoy Being a Girl!" Reuben files a lawsuit to whoever created a sandwich named after him to collect back royalties. It's all tonight on channel 3-3/4! Channel 7 1/2 for those with reel-to-reel tape players! Channel 9 2/3 for TV sets with offset tuners! What is D.T. Watching and Listening Tonight and Tomorrow? (Jan 5, 2002)Wanna be D.T.'s girlfriend? Do what he likes to do...except being a skinflint cheapskate with a Clear Channel budget! Here's D.T.'s plan that has worked since the Beatles invaded America...
Radio Wires (Jan 5, 2002)San DiegoKPBS-TV 15 is on the Dishnet and DirecTV satellite services as of last week. Also available is KSWB. These stations were added to the KFMB TV 8, KGTV TV 10, XETV TV 6 and KNSD TV 39 stations on the air. The UPN station in San Diego, XHUPN-TV Ch. 49, is expected to join the line up soon.NationwideRadio World: http://www.radioworld.com - RW Special Report: 11 Stations, One San Diego Address for Clear Channel http://www.radioworld.com/reference-room/special-report/rwf-ccsandiego2.shtmlRadio Business Report: http://www.radiobusinessreport.com/ - Clear Channel parking lots? Ringer fires back (1/4) Paxson courting new partner (1/4)... After moving to escape its deal with NBC last month, Paxson Communications (A:PAX) is reportedly getting serious with a couple of new suitors. According to the New York Post, MGM and Disney (N:DIS) are now the leading candidates to acquire Paxson, whose 62 TV stations provide "must-carry" access to most of the nation's cable TV systems. Meanwhile, Moody's has assigned a B3 rating to Paxson's proposed offering of $310M in bonds to retire more expensive debt. Moody's also changed its long-term outlook for Paxson to "negative," noting "increasing concern over strains in the NBC relationship, pressures on the company's growth plans from the weak advertising market, and the material shift in capital mix that results from the proposed refinancing." Broadcasting and Cable: http://www.broadcastingcable.com - Wayne Brady comes to syndication... Buena Vista TV executives officially unveiled plans to bring Whose Line is it Anyway? co-star Wayne Brady into syndication next season with his own talk/variety series. Where Things Stand http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=&doc_id=51955&pubdate=01/07/2002 - Must-carry? DTV? Ownership caps? Here's a quick fix on all the issues in Washington affecting TV and radio from two prominent communications attorneys. |