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1 0 Akron Beacon Journal Thursday, August 21,1 986 TELEVISION 24-hour shop-at-home cable service buys Channel 61 ctohnnc Mark 1 Dawidziak 'I think Channel was just tired of losing money Jack White WCLQ-Ch. 61 vic prasickmtGM For most viewers in Northeast Ohio, this will be the first opportunity to see HSN Of the 18 major Akron-area cable systems, only Clear Picture in Wooster and Complexicable in Summit County carry HSN I. Complexicable is the only one to offer HSN II. WCLQ has been running behind independents WUAB-Ch. 43 and WOIO-Ch.

19 in the Cleveland ratings wars. Channel Communications purchased Channel 61 from Elmer Balaban and Cleveland Associates. Most of WCLQ's schedule consists of old movies and syndicated programs. Until August 1983, the station leased its evening signal to subscription TV service Preview, which sent scrambled signals to customers with decoder boxes. Preview died in Cleveland after 26 months because it lost the affluent suburbs to rapidly expanding cable wiring.

This sealed the doom of a service that was plagued by ever-growing signal piracy via legally sold but non-Preview decoder boxes. Jonesboro, and KPLC-Ch. 7 In Lake Charles, is a division of NAS-CO, a corporation that handles such items as National Football League merchandise. According to White, the company is not looking to get out of the TV business just the Cleveland market. When HSN stock went public in the spring, it quintupled in price in two months.

Since that time, the cable operation has been doing some shopping of its own for independent stations that can carry its service to viewers who don't have cable. Launched in July 1985, HSN's first cable operation featured hosts pitching a variety of discounted merchandise: "manufacturers' overstocks, overruns, closeouts, odd lots and liquidations." Cable viewers could purchase items by calling one of 600 toll-free 800 numbers and paying by credit card or check. HSN was so successful that a second service, HSN was started in March. Aimed at a more upscale audience, this sister-service hawks, in the words of a press release, "innovative offerings of Financially troubled Gevcland independent station WCLQ-Ch. 61 on Wednesday became the sixth station sold to the Home Shopping Network (HSN), a 24-hour shop-at-home cable service.

HSN, which operates two national buy-via-TV cable services from its Clearwater, headquarters, wants 12 UHF stations, the legal limit, and Channel Communications of Nashville, which bought WCLQ for $14 million in May 1984, has been looking for a buyer since early this year. Other stations purchased by Home Shopping Network are Newark, N.J. WWHT-Ch. 68; Smithtown, Long Island, N.Y. WSNL-Ch.

67; Boston WVJZ-Ch. 66; Baltimore Washington market's WKJL-Ch. 24; and Philadelphia Atlantic City market's WSJT-Ch. 65. Although HSN will pay $15 million for Channel 61 if the Federal Communications Commission approves the deal, Channel Communications is selling the station at a loss.

To stay competitive in Cleveland's hot three-way battle of ide- pendent stations, WCLQ purchased such top-dollar syndicated programming as Dallas, The Love Boat and Simon Simon. "I wouldn't pretend that this is a profit deal," said Jack White, WCLQ's vice president and general manager. "Channel put a lot more than $1 million in this station. Estimates are that the station won't go into the black until September or October of 1987, and I think Channel was just tired of losing money. At least they didn't want to lose any more money." Channel, which owns two other stations (the profitable KAIT-Ch.

8 in manufacturers new technologies, trendy items with convenience features." Starting Sept. 8, Channel 61, which usually signs off the air at about 1:30 a.m., will go to 24 hours, carrying the HSN signal for 18 of those hours, 9 p.m. to 3 p.m. "The six hours from 3 to 9 p.m. will be for the syndicated product we now have that we think is most appropriate for those time slots," White said.

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MARK'S BEST BETS 8:00 p.m. WE The Cosby Show In this episode originally aired in March, Sonia Braga (of the theatrical film Kiss of the Spider Woman) returns as tough math teacher Mrs. West-lake, alias the Dragon Lady. Theo (Malcolm-Jamal 6:00 p.m. IOQ Push for English Viewers may phone questions to Gerda Bikales, executive director, U.S.

English, on making English the official language of the United States. JHig Tonight's Playllst .38 Special, Somebody Like You; Madonna, Papa Don't Preach; Steve Winwood, Higher Love; Eurythmics, Missionary Man; Berlin, Take My Breath Away; Regina, Baby Love; Paul McCartney, Press; Daryl Hall, Dreamtime; The Rainmakers, Let My People Go-Go; Moody Blues, The Other Side of Life. 7:00 p.m. ITffl U.S.Canadlan Trade House Banking subcommittee on economic stabilization, chaired by John LaFalda, 7:30 p.m. EH Bado 1990 Videos by Bananarama, Art of Noise, Patti LaBelle.

Zaleskl Brothers Film Festival Host David Fry; Len, Al and Ed Zales-ki. three of the seven Canton brothers who made these three movie shorts in the 1940s and 1950s. Two are Westerns Under the Sun and Bold Bad Men and the other is a thriller (Screams in the Night) The Western shorts were filmed on the outskirts of Canton 30 to 40 years ago. Repeat. 8:00 p.m.

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S) EH Family Ties Steven has a difficult time accepting the fact that Jennifer is growing up. Repeat. (TV Stereo) 9 9:00 p.m. 09 WW Cheers When Sam dates a candidate for councilwoman, Diane supports the rival party. (Part 1 of the 3-parter than ended last season) Repeat.

(TV Stereo) The Colbys The reason for Zach's vendetta becomes apparent to Jason; Sable seeks comfort from Jason; Jason proposes marriage. Re- peat. ICTfl Crazy Like a Fox While the Foxes vacation at a dude ranch, Harry pursues the ranch foreman's killer and an amorous divorcee pursues Harry. Repeat. Rodgers Hammersteln Host Mary Martin and Alfred Drake, Shirley Jones, Yul Brynner and Gordon Ma-cRae profile the musical-theatre duo with film clips of the original Broadway shows and movies, including Oklahoma, The King and South Pacific and Carousel.

Tycoon Davinia refuses Don's mistress more money; a businessman (Sandor Eles) woos Davinia. (Part 2 of 4) (3) Movie "Phone Call From a Stranger" (1952) Bette Davis, Shelley Winters. The lone survivor of a plane crash breaks the bad news to families of the victims. IWH Seventh Avenue Success as a retailer of women's garments leaves Jay, married to Rhoda, open to threats from a major Seventh Avenue supplier (Alan King). Rhoda, feeling neglected, turns to drugs; Jay begins an ill-fated affair with Eve Meyers (Jane Seymour) a married fashion designer.

(Part 2 of 3) CBfil The 700 Club A trend toward mixing religion and socialism. FMf Move "Popeye" (1980) Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall. The well-forearmed sailor catches a falling piano, rebukes local bullies and steals FRIDAY start Sept. 20. So will The Ellen Burstyn Show and Heart of the City, about a widowed policeman rearing two children.

ABC switched time slots for Sledge Hammer, which will air at 9 p.m. Fridays, and Sidekicks, changed to 9:30 p.m. Fridays. Sledge Hammer, which spoofs Ram-bo and Dirty Harry, will begin Sept. 23.

Sidekicks will start Sept. 26. NBC will begin Susan Lucci's Our House Sept. 11; Loni Anderson's (WKRP in Cincinnati) Easy Street Sept. 13; and Crime Story Sept.

18. William Prince, who played Archbishop Corro in last May's Perry Mason NBC Merv Griffin tapes final show after 23 years From staff and wire reports Multimillionaire Merv Griffin on Wednesday taped his and final Merv Griffin Show. Griffin has had more than 25,000 guests during the 23 years. The final show will air Friday, Sept. 5 (4 p.m.

on WEWS-Ch. 5). Griffin began his first talk show on NBC on Oct. 1, 1962, on the same day and in the same studio that Warner) is expecting a horrible exam when Mrs. Westlake goes into labor.

NBC. 10:15 p.m. EH The Last Picture Show Director Peter Bogdanovich's study of a small Texas town in the '50s made a star of Cybill Shepherd (Moonlighting) Based on the novel by Larry McMurty, the 1971 theatrical film won Oscars for Ben John- lanta WTBS. Shepherd 11:00 p.m. EH The Third Man Orson Welles stars in director Carol Reed's outstanding 1949 adaptation of Graham Greene's novel about the black market in post-World War II Vienna.

The fine cast also includes Joseph Cotton and Trevor Howard. The Movie Channel. movie, The Case of the Notorious Nun, will join NBC's Search for Tomorrow cast Monday. CBS agreed to air W.R. Grace commercial about the dangers of unchecked federal deficits.

CBS had rejected the $300,000 ad as advocacy advertising. Grace will delete the line, "there was talk of an amendment," which CBS said called the Fairness Doctrine into play. ABC has always offered to air the ad but only after midnight. Grace refused. NBC refuses to Johnny Carson did his first Tonight Show for NBC.

Within a year, Griffin had his own syndicated talk show. In 1969, Griffin went to CBS as a late-night rival to Carson. In 1972, Griffin switched back to syndication. Carson's brother, Dick Carson, was Griffin's director for the final 16 years. Griffin said he will begin a new big-band show, The Coconut Ballroom, in prime time later this year on a commercial network he wouldn't name.

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Q6DHH Today Hie Nastase (Break Point); economic forecast; medical update; comedian David Steinberg; John Beck; authors Dr. Robert Butler and Myra Lewis (Love and Sex After 40); children's perception of money; men and maternity clothes. Good Morning America In Cleveland to view the city's renewal, rock 'n' roll, sports, ethnic neighborhoods and local characters, including Tim Conway; Cleveland Mayor George V. Voinovich; Farrah Fawcett. 9 69 WM CBS Morning News Actor Billy Dee Williams; regaining the America's Cup yachting trophy.

9:00 a.m. Morning Exchange David Hartman and Joan Lunden, hosts of Good Morning America; microwave cookery; the Cleveland Open; hairstylist Jacob Neal. 10:00 a.m. HQ 700 Club Counterfeit-abortion clinics; treating peptic ulcers. 11:00 a.m.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Barbara Eden; multimillionaire Richard Branson; actress Kim Ulrich. 11:30 a.m. Double Talk Betty White of NBC's Golden Girls, Stuart Damon of ABC's General Hospital. 11:30 Llvel June Ewing joins Elaine in the Kitchen. 12:30 p.m.

IM) The Young and the Restless Michael McDonald performs Our Love and Sweef Freedom. My Favorite Martian 30 minutes 1:00 p.m. Mayberry R.F.D. 30 minutes. ITSFIH Pro Football Calgary Stampeders at British Columbia Lions (tape) 4:00 p.m.

Merv Griffin Dirk Benedict (NBC's A-Team); Geena Davis (The Fly); country entertainer Mickey Gilley; authors Harvey and Marilyn Diamond (Fit tor Life). DEI Home Theater Net- work ILEBNI Learning Channel EH Lifetime EMU Movie Channel 1151 Music Television Nashville Network ESI Nickelodeon Playboy Channel IGD People That Love tSU Showtime 0111 Tempo EH USA Network EED Vide Hits-One Warner Akron 8-P1 (old system), 15 (new system) US Western Reserve cable position 9 Mi Warner Springfield position 6 ED Marks position 1 1 Closed captioned for fairs Network) run the ad. Among 122 independent TV stations that will air the commercial without charge at 7:57 tonight are WOIO-Ch. 19, WUAB-Ch. 43 and WCLQ-Ch.

61. General Electric Credit Corp. president Robert C. Wright will replace retiring NBC-chairman Grant Tinker. GE and NBC's parent company, RCA merged earlier this year.

Wright, 43, a lawyer, was 1980s Cox Cable president for 3 years. John Forsythe of ABC's Dynasty and Henderson Forsythe of As the World Turns are not related. World's Forsythe uses his birth name. Dynasty's Forsythe was born John Lincoln Freund. ny this year, has contracts to produce two TV movies, several specials, a situation-comedy series and four more game shows.

Griffin produces Wheel Of Fortune, the highest-rated syndicated program ever, Jeopardy and Dance Fever. Former Charlie's Angel Shelley Hack's new ABC series, Jack Mike, will premiere Tuesday, Sept. 16, the day before Howard Hesseman's new series, Head of the Class, begins. Hesseman plays a teacher of gifted high schoolers. Star man (the alien at the center of the theatrical movie returns to Earth to raise his son for the new series) will premiere Sept.

19. Lucille Ball's Life With Lucy will EDC-SPAN coverage ot U.S. senate tHU Disney Channel IE0D Entertainment Sports Programming Network Financial News Network EH Home Box Office 0 0 Fly Away Al Green and Amy Grant co-host a jubilee with gospel and folk music performers the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Gaither Vocal Band and Leon Patillo. jRfJ Auto Racing IHRA All-American Nationals. From Martin, Mich.

pi Tennis Women's Canadian Open. tirfl Dr. Ruth Feminist Gloria Steinem. JUri Honeymooners Mobsters groom Ralph for his look-alike's murder. 9 pi) Gangster Chronicles Luciano returns from Chicago to find Dutch 10:00 p.m.

03)WTjH Street Blues Another tragedy strikes as the officers begin adjusting to Furillo's absence. Repeat. 20'20 of New York Mets; hospitalization of teen-agers for substance abuse and mental illness; behind the scenes at the White House. 9 HH Trapper John, M.D. By ransacking the hospital's laboratory, animal-research protesters jeopardize government approval of a drug treatment for cancer.

Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau. Innocent man is arrested and held by ominous police but never told why. UTI Guest VJ One Life to Live's John Loprieno. 9:30 p.m. QJ WM Night Court Halloween sparks romance for Harry and a witch.

Repeat. EOS U.SCanadlan Trade Viewers may phone questions to Peter Morici, vice president, National Planning Association. STJ New Country The Super Grit Cowboy Band. (TV Stereo) Olive Oyl from Bluto after rowing into Sweethaven to find his Pappy, fjjj Motorcycle Racing Speedway America. Movie "The Warriors" (1979) Michael Beck, James Remar.

Members of a framed Coney Island street gang run an urban gauntlet of rival theme gangs in an effort to get back to their own turf. MB Regis Philbin's Lifestyles Movie critic Rex Reed; exercise guru Jake Steinfeld; former model Toni DeMar-co; the disadvantages of beauty. Pv) Movie "The Trial" (1963).