Purdue News

December 6, 1996

Purdue Christmas Show on the air across Indiana, nation

Public TV stations nationwide are broadcasting a one-hour highlights program produced last year; most Indiana PBS affiliates and other outlets will air a new production of the 1996 show. Additionally, dozens of radio stations in Indiana and the Midwest will broadcast a special one-hour production of this year's show.

The new radio and TV productions will feature highlights recorded during the six live performances of the 63rd annual Christmas Show this weekend (Dec. 6-8) in Elliott Hall of Music on Purdue's West Lafayette campus.

A December tradition since the 1930s, the Christmas Show features a spectrum of holiday songs and scenery that celebrates both the popular and religious aspects of the Christmas season. Featured are the student members of PMO ensembles: the Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, University Choir, PMO Express and Purdue Bell Choir. Thousands of people from throughout the Midwest annually trek to campus to enjoy the show, which plays to sell-out audiences in the 6,027-seat hall.

Among radio outlets broadcasting the 1996 production are Purdue's WBAA radio stations, AM 920 and 101.3 FM. Air times are 9 a.m. Dec. 21 and 4 p.m. Dec. 23 on WBAA-FM and 9 a.m. Dec. 25 on WBAA-AM.

For the television production, Indiana cities, TV stations and local broadcast times for the show are:

• Lafayette/West Lafayette -- The Purdue Channel (Cox Communications Channel 5; University Residences Television Antenna System Channel 15; Purdue Cable Network Channel 4) -- 8 p.m. Dec. 22; 8 p.m. Dec. 24; and 4 p.m. Dec. 25.

• Lafayette/West Lafayette -- CXTV (Cox Communications Channel 13) -- 4 p.m. Dec. 22; 10 a.m. Dec. 23; and 9 p.m. Dec. 25.

• Lafayette/West Lafayette -- WLFI-TV Channel 18 -- 7 p.m. Dec. 24.

• Bloomington -- WTIU-TV Channel 30 -- (1995 show) 6 p.m. Dec. 22; (1996 show) 7 p.m. Dec. 22.

• Elkhart/South Bend -- WNIT-TV Channel 34 -- noon Dec. 25.

• Evansville -- WNIN-TV Channel 9 -- 9 p.m. Dec. 20.

• Fort Wayne -- WFWA-TV Channel 39 -- to be announced.

• Indianapolis -- WFYI-TV Channel 20 -- 3 p.m. Dec. 25.

• Merrillville/Gary -- WYIN-TV Channel 56 -- 6 p.m. Dec. 25.

• Muncie -- WIPB-TV Channel 49 -- 2 p.m. Dec. 25.

• Muncie -- WBSU (Ball State University Cable Service Channel 5) -- 8 p.m. Dec. 25.

• Vincennes -- WVUT-TV Channel 22 -- (1995 show) 8 p.m. Dec. 15; (1996 show) 9 p.m. Dec. 21.

  Including the Indiana outlets, some 85 stations and state public TV networks around the country will broadcast or have expressed interest in airing the Christmas Show. A frequently updated World Wide Web page containing the most recent information about TV broadcast times is available at: https://newsgopher.uns.purdue.edu/uns/pmolist.html

  CONTACT: Greg Zawisza, Office of University Relations, (765) 494-2086; e-mail, greg_zawisza@purdue.edu

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