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Tht Post, Thursday, September 6, 1984-B19 StL LP SC PB Bob's Picks Prime 'Pay-Per-View' TV Going Down Tubes Bob Michals 2020: Scheduled: John Stossel takes a look at political advertisements and how candidates' commercials are made; Hugh Downs and Geraldo Rivera report on seals and a hospital designed specifically to treat those mammals; Bob Brown examines the classic outcast of society the nerd (8-9 p.m., Channel 12). Operation Petticoat: Cary Grant and Tony Curtis star. A submarine commander ignores regulations in order to get his vessel back into action p.m., TBS). NFL Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets (9 p.m.-midnight, Channels 10 and 12). Night of the Juggler: James Brolin and Cliff Gorman star.

A former police officer launches a desperate search through the streets of New York City for his missing daughter, mistakenly kidnaped by a psychopathic criminal (9-11 p.m., HBO). Baseball: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:35 p.m.-l:35 a.m., TBS). Bob Michals For listings before 4 p.m., see Sunday's TV Post thing very special to convince them to pay extra for a film they know they'll eventually get to see anyway," Septer said. "We just got finished running Terms of Endearment. which won every conceivable Academy Award last year, and in spite of that it only did so-so in the subscription market." 7:00 I 7:30 I 8:00 8:30 9:00 I 9:30 10:00 1 10:30 CI) MacNeT Business Rpt WW? Sa'yi I'Jnrvyse Marino of Ma Dave Anyi at La-re Tic Tac DouciHwH Fylire iMagoum.

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Cookout Holland I Outdoor News Franchise Showcase TBS g. Pyie (7:05) I Griffith (7:35) Movie: "Operation Petticoat" (8:05) I Baseball" TMC Movie: "The Jackpot'" iMovi-: "Bomantic Comedy" I Movie: "Priva'e USA Ra(ji0 199Q Open Tennis (Quarterfinal Round) Dragnet WON Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos News I INN News WOR veqat News I Movie: "Street Killrno" I Billy Graham Crusade Asked whether he thought pay tele- -vision might have been oversold to I DIS ewt Ulail Warli ESPN Pitttl Sliitiii HBO Movir. "A Cry tor Love" (1980) LIF diehard Siaani NIK NICK Hacks: Vila Tl Ci NSH Pickia' at Iba Parsiisa ONTV lellaacy Fid PTL Gasaal lift SHO PvgailiH SPN Micriwivis Art far Ciokli TBS Lacy Stow (6:05) USA Cirttoi! WGN Getd Tiau WOR A T. 6l30 Just a few short years ago, a sizable portion of the TV industry was predicting "pay-per-view" woulu revolutionize the medium. Their sales pitch heralded a time in the not-too-distant future when viewers could order live sporting events, Broadway shows and even musical concerts from around the world all for a modest charge that would be delivered to their door via addressable decoder boxes hooked to their sets.

The gold rush never materialized. Subscription television, particularly in South Florida, has never engendered more than modest interest and within a couple of months it's going to die a quiet death. ONTV, the Hollywood-based subscription service, has announced it probably will be ceasing operation sometime in November. Jim Septer, ONTV general manager, explains: "We're an over-the-air signal operating through WKID (Channel 51) and it looks like that station is going to be sold within a few months. Oak Industries, which currently owns Channel 51, and the John Blair which is planning to purchase it, have both petitioned the FCC for a license transfer.

Assuming the FCC approves the transfer, the owership transaction will be finalized, and we're figuring that will happen around November, perhaps a little later. "The new owners have already announced their intention to operate Channel 51 strictly as a commercial Spanish language station and we'll no longer have access for our signal. Apparently the new owners feel a Spanish station could be more profitable in this marketplace Uian subscription television." If you go strictly by ONTV's track record in South Florida, it's a point that's tough to dispute. ONTV currently claims between 25,000 and 26,000 subscribers. To date, the only pay-per-view events that have drawn a sizable portion of those homes on anything resembling a reliable basis have been big-name prize fights.

"Over the last few years, we've tried everything from Broadway plays (Sophisticated Ladies) to first-run feature films (Pirates of Penzance) to blockbuster motion pictures like Star Wars. Recently, we even tried 'adults only' movies, and the only thing that has consistently done well is boxing. Unfortunately, there was only one Sugar Ray Leonard." Even though Star Wars did reasonably well in subscription markets around the country, Septer feels that movies have to be real blockbusters of the E. T. or Indiana Jones mold before they can even hope to do well on a pay-per-view basis.

"Most people seem perfectly content to wait until the films come to cable television and it takes some- AFTERNOONi 4:00 GDQwrisi. U.S17 (T Live CeiMttiM Men firitfii Hi-Mii aid the Beaten if Ibt Universe (EPlflM Wmii 59 JtffarsNt IIm Ktight 02) Magic il Flinl Palatini, 0 Um Ckispa Aatr S3 Happi Days Agala (D Tea lid Jarry Gilllgii't Islaid CB Sisim Strut FUN: MMtytalk CBN Anotksr Lift CNN Newsllll DIS Wilciai II Piol Ctr- ler HBO Stall), till Ugij Dickliil LIF '80s Wodiii NIK Yn Cu Di That Tilivlsin NSH Neshvilli Now PTL PTL Seminar SPN laagi Mattrs TBS FllltllMN (4:05) WGN Supartriaads WOR Movta: "The Relative Solution" (1971) SHADED LISTINGS ARE MOVIES ''Program Continual Btyond 11 p.m. the public when it first appeared, Septer said: "Not only pay-per-view oversold.but the entire concept of pay television was oversold. Times are tough all around regardless of the delivery system. All the cable companies are now finding out this industry is no bed of roses and subscription television certainly hasn't fared much better.

I guess we all came to this business with a pie in the sky approach that just hasn't panned out." So, despite all the promises and well-intentioned plans, when ONTV becomes OFFTV in South Florida later this fall, some 25,000 subscribers literally are going to be left holding the box. Septer says his company has yet to come up with a plan for how it plans to reclaim all those decoder boxes which are worth about S50 apiece, but it's unlikely the firm will write them off. Changing channels Cable subscribers in the Palm Beach Gardens system of Perry Cable will be receiv- ing Channel 42 (WHRS) on cable Channel 6 instead of Channel 12, effective Sept. 30. Because it's a local station, Channel 42's signal is protected under the FCC's "must carry" rules and WHRS requested the channel change for two reasons: First, the current reception on Channel 12 is unsatisfactory due to interference caused by WPEC's strong over-the-air signal on Channel 12; and secondly, WHRS will expand its schedule to begin broadcasting at noon as of Sept.

30. Perry subscribers in the Palm Beach Gardens system now receiving Home Box Office on Channel 6 will have to add a converter (at additional charge) which will allow them to continue receiving HBO on Channel 26. This converter also delivers 12 satellite services for news, sports, weather and music. For additional information, con- tact Perry Cable at 627-6500. PTL Way il lit Wlnir SHO Broilers: Fur il Fly-11 SPN Franchise Skiwcisi TMC Movil: "Private School" (1983) WOR Billy Graham Crusadi '( 1025 1 New World Ballet 'Program in Progrtu CNN PrlMHWS ESPN Pill HBO IllKl til NFL LIF Gold HiisikMtlii: A Belter Way MAX Uivil: "Savannah Smiles" (1982) NSH Yoi Cai Bi i Stir PLAY Playboy's Nit Ricks PTL Canp Mntii A.

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Since the end of the regular season in April, which CBS won, ABC has been first 12 times and tied for first once. Call to Glory, which has just been added to the network's fall schedule, was tied for 11th place with CBS's AMe Hammer and NBC's Cheers. Here are the week's 20 top shows: i. Simon Simon, CBS. a rating of 18.7 or 15.6 million households.

2. Mini-series- Part II, NBC, 1C.9 or 14.1 million. DIS Moisiterpieci Tneatir 9:00 (X Making it Mankind CJ (D (D Sinoi I Simon (T; Emergency: Centril Americs SOS ffl (D NFL Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets. (Live) (H) Spokesman SJEI Malificli CB All Cmtins Great and Small II Dwight Thompson Architecture il Frmk Lloyd Wright BET Vast Brokers TV Auc-tioi CBN 700 Glib CNN Freemae Reports DIS Big Bands at Disneyland ESPN Aid Racing HBO Movil: "Night of the Juggler" (1980) LIF Rigls Pkilbie's Health Styles NSH Nashville Now PLAY Movil: The Hot One" (1978) PTL Jim Bakkw SPN Holland Satellite 5. Magnum, P.I., CBS, 15.3 or 12.8 million.

6. Facts of Life. NBC, 14.9 or 12.4 million. 7. Dynasty, ABC, 14.7 or 12.3 million.

8. Movie- Velvet, ABC, 14.4 or 12.06 million. 9. 20-20, ABC, 14.2 or 11.9 million. 9.

Tie- Riptide, NBC, 14.2 or 11.9 million. 11. AMe Hammer, CBS, 14.1 or 11.8 million. 11. Tie- Cheers, NBC, 14.1 or 11.8 million.

11. Tie- Call to Glory. ABC, 14.1 or 11.8 million. 14. TheFallGuy, ABC, 14.0 or 11.7 million.

15. The Love Boat. ABC, 13.8 or 11.5 million. 15. Tie- Family Ties.

NBC, 13.8 or 11.5 million. 17. Dallas. CBS, 13.6 or 11.3 million. 17.

Tie- Hotel, 13.6 or 11.3 million. 19. Movie- Women of Chastity Gulch. ABC. 13.2 or 11.0 19.

Tie- Night Court. NBC, 13.2 or 11.0 million. PLAY Playboy Channel (Satellite) Woodbury, N.Y. PTL PTL Satilliti Network (Satellite) Charlotte, N.C. SHO Showtlmi (Satellite) New York SPN Satellite Programming Nitwork (Satilliti) Tulsa, Okla.

TBS WTBS (Ind.) Atlanta TMC Movil Channel (Satellite) New York USA USA Nitwork (Satellite) Glen Rock, N.J. WGN WGN (lid.) Chicago WGWC Group W-Channel 5 West Palm Beach WOfr'WON flllTNewTfirlt 5:30 CE Business Report Wheel il Firtim M'A'S'H (EWKRP ii Cincinnati (T, Entirtainmiit Tonight Family Feud (BWKRP ii Ciaclanatl CD Taxi People's Court 8 Hogu's Heroes Lister Sumrall Teaching CNN Crosslin ESPN NFL Greatest Mi- aents LIF '80s Womai NIK Dangiraoisi NSH Dancii' U.S.A. PTL Power Unliallod SPN Personal Computer TBS Andy Griffith (7:35) USA U.S. Open Tennis: Quarterfinal-round play at the USTA Center in Flushing Meadow, N.Y. (Live) 8:00 In addition to programming listed, the follow- inn rahlp rhannplc arp oiailsKlp In cmn Loma, a dc, io.u or is wnmn intwr.mtw IS 3 Movie Country toMfctt aM Musifc Tele- 3 9:30 4.

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