Purdue News

December 19, 1997

Purdue Christmas Show radio, TV broadcasts set

Public TV stations nationwide are broadcasting a one-hour highlights program produced last year. The Channel Earth rural satellite service also is beaming the production to subscribers. Most Indiana PBS affiliates and other outlets will air a new production of the 1997 show. Additionally, dozens of radio stations, mostly in Indiana, will broadcast a special one-hour production of this year's show, and the Voice of America has requested the program as well.

The new radio and TV productions will feature highlights recorded during the six live performances of the 64th annual Christmas Show, staged Dec. 12-14 in Elliott Hall of Music on Purdue's West Lafayette campus. Thousands of people from throughout the Midwest annually trek to campus to enjoy the show, which plays to sellout audiences in the 6,027-seat hall.

A December tradition since the 1930s, the Christmas Show celebrates both the popular and religious aspects of the Christmas season. Featured are the student members of the five PMO ensembles: the Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, University Choir, PMO Express and Purdue Bell Choir.

Among radio outlets broadcasting the 1997 show are Purdue's WBAA radio stations. It will air on WBAA-FM 101.3 at 5 p.m. Dec. 20 and Dec. 24. On WBAA-AM 920, it will be heard at 2 p.m. Dec. 22.

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

• Lafayette/West Lafayette -- The Purdue Channel (Insight Communications Channel 5; University Residences Television Antenna System Channel 15; Purdue Cable Network Channel 4) -- 8 p.m. Dec. 22, 23 and 24.
  
• Lafayette/West Lafayette -- Insight Communications Channel 13 -- 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 21, 11 a.m. Dec. 26.
  
• Lafayette/West Lafayette -- WLFI-TV Channel 18 -- 1 p.m. Dec. 21, 12:35 a.m. Dec. 25.
  
• Elkhart/South Bend -- WNIT-TV Channel 34 -- 10 a.m. Dec. 25.
  
• Evansville -- WNIN-TV Channel 9 -- 7 p.m. Dec. 25.
  
• Fort Wayne -- WFWA-TV Channel 39 -- (1996) show) 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Dec. 25; (1997 show)
  8 p.m. Dec. 24, 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 25.
  
• Indianapolis -- WFYI-TV Channel 20 -- 1 p.m. Dec. 25.
  
• Merrillville/Gary -- WYIN-TV Channel 56 -- noon Dec. 24.
  
• Muncie -- WIPB-TV Channel 49 -- 3:30 p.m. Dec. 25.
  
• Muncie -- WBSU Ball State Cable Service Channel 5 -- 10 p.m. Dec. 25.
  
• Vincennes -- WVUT-TV Channel 22 -- 7 p.m. Dec. 28

A frequently updated World Wide Web page containing the most recent information about TV broadcast times nationwide is available at: https://newsgopher.uns.purdue.edu/pmolist.html

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

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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