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THE COURIER-JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1994 C3 TIPSHEET New TV station is coming, bringing 'NYPD Blue' with it KEN NEUHAUSER TOM DORSEY TV-RADIO CRITIC Louisvl lie-area viewers will be able to see "NYPD Blue," starring David Caruso, left, and Dennis Franz, on WFTE-58 next month. out there that nobody sees because there's isn't space to put it on." That includes programming WDRB owns but can't show because it has been squeezed off the air by Channel 41's commitment to the Fox network lineup. WFTE has also picked up "Time Trax," "Babylon 5" and "Kung Fu," now seen on WBNA-21. In addition, Channel 58 is looking at new weekly series like "Lonesome Dove" and "RoboCop." Dorkin is considering affiliating Channel 58 with the new Paramount TV network, which wouldn't pre-empt as much air time as Fox does on WDRB. Affiliating with Paramount would automatically give WFTE the rights to "Star Trek: Voyager," the next "Star Trek" series due from Paramount a year from now.

In other changes, WDRB will pick up "The Jenny Jones Show" in August, probably airing it at 1 p.m. after "The Ricki Lake Show," which Dorkin says has done well. WLKY changes Monday is moving day for "The Young and the Restless" on WLKY-32. The popular CBS soap now seen at 12:30 p.m. will be on at 4 p.m., beginning Monday.

"The Ber-tice Berry Show," which was shown at 4, is being moved to 10 a.m. Geraldo Rivera goes to 9 a.m. "The Montel Williams Show" takes the 12:30 slot. People in the Louisville metropolitan area will be able to see a new over-the-air TV station March 15. WFTE-58, which is owned by Salem, dairy farmer Tom Led-ford and licensed to that city, will be programmed and operated by Louisville's WDRB-41.

The new station's tower will be atop Channel 41's antenna in the knobs of Southern Indiana. Its signal won't be as powerful as WDRB's, but "everyone in the area should be able to get a good picture," according to John Dorkin, WDRB general manager. Dorkin says that while contracts haven't been signed, he expects cable companies in the area to carry the station. The arrival of Channel 58 means that area viewers will be able to see ABC's "NYPD Blue," at least 20 Cincinnati Reds baseball games and some Indiana University basketball contests. Coverage of those teams was bumped off WDRB by Fox network programming last year.

"NYPD Blue," which WHAS-11 pre-empted because it said the police series didn't meet community standards on sex and violence, will be seen starting March 15 at 10 p.m. on Channel 58. With the show already starting reruns because of earthquake damage to production facilities, ABC (and WFTE) can't yet say what episode of "NYPD Blue" will be shown March 15. But WDRB-41 will show the first two episodes of the series at 11 p.m. on March 13 and 14 so viewers can familiarize themselves with the characters.

Viewers also will be able to see many of the missed "NYPD Blue" chapters on summer reruns. If WHAS doesn't opt to pick up the ABC show next fall, WFTE will. WFTE will be competing against WDRB for viewers, but the new station opens additional avenues of programming and advertising for Channel 41. Channel 58 will be on 18 hours a day, but a complete program schedule won't be available for about two weeks, although some programs have been lined up. "The programming on Channel 58 will be different from WDRB's so we don't program against ourselves, such as having kid's shows on at the same time," said Dorkin.

"Channel 58 will be a mix of movies, series and sports," Dorkin said. "There's a lot of programming The best bet: Drama at ATL Chilean playwright Ariel Dorf-man's thriller "Death and the Maiden" opens with a preview performance at 8 tonight in the Pamela Brown Auditorium at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main St. It will open officially at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and continue through Feb.

26. The play takes place during the aftermath of the fall of a dictatorship and the formation of a democratic government. Paulina is a happily married woman. However, unbeknownst to her husband, she had been arrested, tortured and raped years earlier by members of the old dictatorial government for smuggling citizens across the border to safety. One evening her husband's car breaks down.

He is given a lift by a passerby, who later drops by the couple's home and is invited to spend the night. The passerby turns out to be the person responsible for Paulina's torture and abuse. What happens next? I won't tell. Tickets are $9 to $30. Call (502) 584-1205.

'Saved' onstage Creation Theatre Group also has decided to go the drama route this week. Its production of Edward Bond's "Saved" will open at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Martin Experimental Theater at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. Additional performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m.

now watch Winfrey and the soap will have to choose. "I hope they'll choose and I think they will," said Matthews. Imago altering Tim Daly, who plays one of the nice-guy brothers on NBC's "Wings," has been taking villainous roles lately in an apparent attempt to avoid being stereotyped as a goody-goody. He's at it again tonight in "Dangerous Heart" at 9 on USA (TKR-33) CQ. It's an intriguing yarn with a unique romantic touch.

Tom Dorsey'8 column appears Monday through Thursday in the Features section. Why all the changes? Because Channel 32's 5-7 p.m. news block took a big hit in the November ratings after it lost "The Oprah Winfrey Show" lead-in at 4 o'clock. Channel 11 outbid WLKY for Winfrey, who has delivered a huge audience to WHAS' newscasts. Berry's show, which made its debut last fall, resulted in a big ratings dip for WLKY at 4.

"Bertice Berry has a good program," said WLKY general manager Rabun Matthews, "but talk shows need time to grow and we just couldn't afford to wait for her ratings to catch up." Nobody's going to beat Winfrey, but Matthews' move is a smart one. It brings the large following "The Young and the Restless" has to the 4 o'clock time period. People who How to lick immigration hassles There are two sides to argument over sex PERSONALS LEAH GARCHIK ANN LANDERS year-old live-in lover. At the child-care center, he writes, boys and girls urinated into buckets together, an experience he found sexually stirring. This may have caused sexual burnout at an early age.

He says he has never had a true love and has never felt real passion for his wife or son. He's for sexual purity before marriage now, but admits that at 17 or so, he tried to initiate sex with a young lady. "I asked her to take off her panties," writes Zhirinovsky. "But what girl would take off her own panties first?" FLASH: Bruce Willis, who is on location outside New York City shooting "Nobody's Fool" with Paul Newman, refused to work until his own gym was flown in, piece by piece, from Los Angeles. He turned down an offer from the producer to duplicate the equipment, says New York magazine.

"Personals," by Leah Garchik, runs Monday through Thursday in Features. The San Francisco Chronicle Eight new Americans, the first black Russian terriers born in the United States, are a week old, thriving in Sebastopol, Calif. Their parents, the legal aliens Tanya and Tuuz, were brought over from Moscow in 1992. The black Russian terrier is descended from the Rottweiler, the giant schnauzer, the Newfoundland and the Airedale. The Russian dog-breeding situation mirrors the Russian political situation, says kennel owner Sylvia Hammarstrom: Breeders find it hard to put aside their differences for a common goal.

There are 93 kennel clubs in Moscow alone there are only two, by contrast, in the United States because none of the dog owners get along with each other well enough to join forces. COME, SIT, STAY, FLOSS: On this, the second day of Canine Dental Health Month, it is important to remember that the major cause of bad breath in dogs is periodontal disease. And if that isn't enough to worry about, veterinarian Dan Christian says, "Studies show that 90 percent or more of dogs 2 years of age and older now suffer from periodontal disease." It is important, too, to note that Christian is employed by Fris-kies, which sells rawhide chewy things that the company claims will prevent needless suffering. THE LOVE-LORN VLADIMIR ZHIRINOVSKY: The New Republic has the gritty details from Vladimir Zhirinovsky's 140-page autobiography, "The Last Surge South," which was published in Russia a few months before the election but has not been translated into English. The rightist Russian leader writes of a childhood of perpetual hunger, living with his mother in one room in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan.

When he was 2 or 3, he writes, he was sent to live-in child care; when he was 4, his 38-year-old mother took a 23- how old the children are, but I hope they "leave home" before too many years. Your marriage sounds like a nightmare, and your wife must be miserable too. Good luck. Dear Ann: This is for "Concerned Mom in Providence, R. who was reluctant to confront her 11-year-old daughter who was having sex with her 15-year-old boyfriend.

She didn't want to ruin their "good relationship." Ann, too, want to protect my good relationship with my 10-year-old daughter, but that wouldn't stop me from sitting her down and having a long, serious talk about what she is doing with her life and the ramifications of casual sex. Too many parents today are reluctant to be parents. They fail to understand that it is their responsibility to set guidelines, make rules and provide structure for their children's lives. I have no problem saying no to my child, whether she likes it or not. When we have a run-in, I simply tell her, "That's tough.

I'm the mom around here, and 1 make the rules." End of argument. Her father responds to her the same way, and you know what, Ann? We have one healthy, well-adjusted kid who is learning to make the right choices for herself. Eventually, she will be an independent, motivated, highly principled woman, and I'll be proud of the job I did. In fact, I already am. PATTY IN TEXAS Dear Patty: Right on, Mom.

When children know they can't run the show, they are much happier and more secure. Everybody wins. Ann Landers appears daily In Features. You can write her at P.O. Box 11562, Chicago, III.

60611-0562. For a personal reply, enclose a stamped, addressed envelope. Saturday and 8 p.m. Feb. 10-12.

"Saved" examines urban violence and the decay of the modern family. Tickets are $6. Call (502) 584-7777 or (800) 775-7777. 'Phantom' update If you're experiencing "Phantom" pains because you haven't seen the spectacular musical and you assume you can't get tickets, you might be in for a surprise. Tickets do remain for most weekday performances.

Most of the weekend performances are sold out, but tickets occasionally free up. The PNC Bank BROADWAY Series show will continue through Feb. 19 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. Call (502) 584-7777 or (800) 775-7777. There she is Looking ahead to the weekend, you might be interested in a time-honored tradition that mixes beauty with brains.

It's the Miss Louisville Scholarship Pageant an official Miss America preliminary event. The contest, along with the Little Miss Louisville Pageant, will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Woman's Club of Louisville, 1320 S. Fourth St. Roseann Rogers, a reporter from "Louisville Tonight Live" on WHAS-11, will be the emcee.

Tickets at the door are $10. Proceeds will benefit local charities. The event is sponsored by Colon-ettes Inc. Call (502) 895-0875. "Tipsheet" runs Monday through Thursday in the Features.

Dear Ann: For over two decades, I have enjoyed the ongoing war of the sexes played out in your column. However, none of the chronicles struck so close to home as that of "Sex-Starved Wife." She responded to a male reader's complaints of his wife's physical rejection. She raised the possibility that he might be like her husband, an "overweight, repulsive, stamina-lacking, buffalo-snoring" slob who didn't deserve a lovely, thin wife. too, never have sex with my lovely, thin wife. In fact, I can't recall the last time I received a hug, a compliment or a word of encouragement.

Thanks to "Sex-Starved Wife," I finally know why. too, am middle-aged and overweight (25 pounds), snore and lack the stamina I had in my youth. Actually, I'm a warm, interesting, successful professional and a loving father. I spend most of my spare time with my kids and never miss a school concert or play. My wife, on the other hand, is a miserable, demanding person who yells at the slightest provocation and uses my weight as an excuse to shun sex.

I've had years of counseling on how to provide my kids with the love and stability they need to counter their mom's bitterness. She refuses to go. I suspect it's because she's afraid of what she might learn about herself. WAITING TILL THE KIDS LEAVE HOME IN L.A. Dear Waiting: You don't say SHOW CLOCK Creators Syndicate LEMME DOIT Dr.

Ryan Pierce (Peter Friedman) examines Emma Brody (Madeleine Stowe) after corneal-transplant surgery In "Blink." They rang in the new, rang out the $30 Han I ommn I havp a nrnh. "cprvprl frnn-i 8 TO tn lfl-TA a thp Hplav and QniH thp nrdpr was Dear Lemme I have a prob "served from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.," a the delay and said the order was MULTIMEDIA DERBY MUSEUM The Greatest Race: hourly, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND SCIENCE Fires of Kuwait: 1, 3 and p.m.; The Discoverers: 2 and 4 p.m. PORTLAND MUSEUM Portland: The Land, the River, the People: each half-hour, 1-4 p.m. STAGE ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE Oleanna: 7:30 p.m.

KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS PNC Bank BROADWAY Series' The Phantom of the Opera: 8 p.m. MUSIC THE BREWERY Todd Rundgren: p.m. PHOENIX HILL TAVERN Colonel Bruce Hampton the Aquarium Rescue Unit and About Us: 9 p.m. MOVIES Key to Ratings: (G) general audiences; (PG) parental guidance suggested; some material may not be suitable for pre-teens; (PG-13) all ages, but parents warned to exercise caution wttfi children under 13; (R) restricted; children under 17 are not admitted unless accompanied by parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) children under 17 are not admitted (individual theaters may choose to Increase age limits); (U) unrated films. CORYDON CINEMAS (Corydon, Ind.) Iron Will (PG): 7.

Tombstone (R): 7. Mrs. Doubtfire (PG-13): 7. Grumpy Old Men (PG-13): 7. DIXIE DOLLAR 4 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (G): 5:05.

The Good Son (R): 7:25, 9:45. Cool Runnings (PG): 5. Man's Best Friend (R): 5:05, 7:30, 9:40. Demolition Man (R): 7:25, 9:45. Jurassic Park (PG-13): 5.

RoboCop 3 (PG-13): 7:30. Ghost in the Machine (R): 9:40. DIXIE DOZEN Philadelphia (PG-13): noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10, Iron Will (PG): noon, 12:30, 2:15, 2:45, 4:30, 5, 6:45, 7:15, 9, 9:30. Grumpy Old Men (PG-13): 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30. Blink (R): 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45.

Cabin Boy (PG-13): 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30. A Perfect World (PG-13): 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30. Beethoven's 2nd (PG): 1 :20, 3:20, (PG-13): 1:15, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05. The Piano (R): 12:10. 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15.

The Remains of the Day (PG): 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05. Mrs. Doubtfire (PG-13): 11:30, 7:20, 10. Wayne's World 2 (PG-13): noon, 2:20, 4:35, 7:15. 9:35.

The Pelican Brief (PG-13): 12:30, 3:45, 7:10, 7:35, 10. Tombstone (R): 12:45, 4, 7:20, 10:05. Shadowlands (PG): 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10. Schindler'8 List (R): 12:30, 4:15, 8. Intersection (R): 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55.

Car 54, Where Are You? (PG-13): 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50. Golden Gate (R): 1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 7:30, 9:40. STONY BROOK 10 Blink (R): 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20. Philadelphia (PG-13): 1, 2:25, 4, 5:35. 7, 8:20, 9:50.

Iron Will (PG): 12:40, 3:20, 6:10, 8:40. The Air Up There (PG): 2:05, 4:45, 7:30, 10. Grumpy Old Men (PG-13): 12:30, 3, 6:30, 9. Beethoven's 2nd (PG): 1:30, 5, 7:20, 9:30. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (PG): 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:15.

The Three Musketeers (PG): 1:15, 4:15, 6:50, 9:40. Cabin Boy (PG-13): 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 10:10. VILLAGE 8 Cool Runnings (PG): 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45. Geronimo: An American Legend (PG-13): 1:30, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45. Malice (R): 7:10, 9:50.

Jurassic Park (PG-13): 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55. The Good Son (R): 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 10:05. The Beverly Hillbillies (PG): 1:10, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 10. Ghost in the Machine (R): 1:05, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (PG): 1:20, 3:20, 5:20.

Flesh and Bone (R): 1:30, 4:30, 7, 9:45. VOGUE Tokyo Decadence (R): 7:30. The Summer House (PG): 9:30. House Party 3 (R): 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45. Philadelphia (PG-13): 1:35, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50.

Mrs. Doubtfire (PG-13): 1:15, 2:45, 4:20, 5:30, 7, 8:15, 9:40. Grumpy Old Men (PG-13): 1:25, 5, 7:25, 9:50. The Pelican Brief (PG-13): 1, 4, 7, 9:55. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (PG): 1:40, 4:15, 7:05, 9:30.

The Air Up There (PG): 1:30. 4:05, 7:20, 9:45. Shadowlands (PG): 1:10, 4, 7:10, 10. Intersection (R): 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40. JTOWN 4 Carlito's Way (R): 9:40.

Jurassic Park (PG-13): 7:25. Rudy (PG): 7:25. Man's Best Friend (R): 9:30. The Beverly Hillbillies (PG): 7:30. The Age of Innocence (PG): 7:25, 9:15.

Fearless (R): 9:45. MOVIE CITY The Beverly Hillbillies (PG): 5:10, 7:25. Carlito's Way (R): 9:20. Cool Runnings (PG): 5:05. The Good Son (R): 7:25, 9:35.

Batman: Mask of the tasm (PG): 5:10. Man's Best Friend (R): 7:35, 9:40. Jurassic Park (PG-13): 5. Rudy (PG): 7:25. Ghost in the Machine (R): 9:40.

OXMOOR Iron Will (PG): 12:30, 3:15, 6:10, 8:35. The Air Up There (PG): 1, 3:40, 6:30, 8:55. Grumpy Old Men (PG-13): 1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:15. Blink (R): 2, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (PG): 5:15, 10.

Beethoven's 2nd (PG): 2:30, 7:40. RIVER FALLS 10 (Clarksvllle) Blink (R): 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:50. Iron Will (PG): 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 9:10. Heaven and Earth (R): 1:35. 4:45, 8:15.

Tombstone (R): 1, 3:45, 6:35, 9:30. Beethoven's 2nd (PG): 1:10, 3:10, 5:05, 7:20, 9:20. Wayne's World 2 (PG-13): 2:25, 5:20, 7:35, 9:40. A Perfect World (PG-13): 3:25, 6:05, 8:50. The Three Musketeers (PG): 1:25, 4, 6:15, 8:35.

Car 54, Where Are You? (PG-13): 2:45, 5:35, 7:55, 10. SHOWCASE CINEMAS The Fugitive lem with Ramada Hotel Riverside in Jeffersonville. At about 11:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve, my wife and I paid $30 for wristbands for admission to the ballroom and lounge area. For $30, 1 believed we were entitled to a buffet.

However, no food was left. I was upset by this but decided not to make an issue of it. But then I realized that, shortly after midnight, the Ramada staff no longer checked for wristbands. I felt I should have been told prior to purchasing the wristbands that we could simply wait in the hall until after midnight and enter free. I basically paid $30 for nothing.

Michael Dever Jeffersonville 47130 Dear Reader "New Year's Eve is one of the busiest functions at Ramada. Itineraries of our New Year's Eve DanceParty were distributed throughout the month of December," said general manager Gwen Ford. Lemme obtained a flier detailing the various party packages. The one you selected cost $15 per person and included hors d'oeuvres champagne toast and party "Obviously, Mr. and Mrs.

Dever arrived at our dance just before midnight and were not aware of our schedule for the night," said Ford. She has extended an open invitation for you and your wife to join her for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in Bridges Lounge at the hotel. Dear Lemme On Nov. 1 1 ordered two Christmas stockings, with the name "Leah" stitched on one and "Christopher" on the other. I sent a check for $15.50 and a completed order form to Name Plates by Randesign in Beachwood, Ohio.

The check was cashed four days later, but I have not received the order. I called directory assistance in Ohio, but it didn't have a listing. Please help me get my stockings or my $15.50. Martha Helghtchew Shelbyvllle, Ky. 40063 Dear Reader Stockings for Leah and Christopher are on the way again.

An official for Name Plates by Randesign apologized for sent Dec. 9. Because it never arrived, a replacement order has been sent. Dear Lemme On Sept. 13 I made an office visit to a doctor in Jamestown, Ky.

Even though I'm on Medicare, the office insisted that I pay the $28 bill and that Medicare would reimburse me. They said they would file the Medicare claim. I have not received reimbursement. Mary E. Roberts Louisville 40217 Dear Reader The doctor's office filed a claim and recently received a Medicare check, which it sent to us.

We have forwarded it to you. "Lemme Doit" runs Monday and Wednesday in Features. It attempts to solve readers' problems, investigate complaints and cut red tape. Write "Lemme Doit," The Courier-Journal, 525 W. Broadway, P.O.

Box 740031, Louisville, Ky. 40201-7431. Include your name, address and telephone number (only your name and ZIP Code would appear in print). All letters will be answered, but not all answers will appear in the newspaper. 5:20, 7:20, 9:20.

The Air Up TTiere (PG): 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30. The Three Musketeers (PG): 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (PG): 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55. GREEN TREE 4 (Clarksvllle) Ghost In the Machine (R): 5:30, 7:40, 9:55. Jurassic Park (PG-13): 4:30, 7:15, 10.

Flesh and Bone (R): 4:35, 7:20, 10:10. The Beverly Hillbillies (PG): 5:20, 7:30, 9:40. GREEN TREE 10 (Clarksvllle) 4.