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B6 Akron Beacon Journal Friday, July 5, 1985 TELEVISION How Ch. 19, the new kid on the block, started so fast Mark Dawidziak It was the re-run factory. It was the television station that again and again had to push back its debut. It was the ril-believe-it-when-I-see-it channel. The expectation was that WOIO-Ch.

19, Geveland's third and newest independent station, would stumble onto the Northeast Ohio television scene like weekend softballers trying to play in the major leagues. Armed with old programs, they were going to fight for a piece of the country's 11th largest TV market an extremely competitive market that had an NBC-owned station (WKYC-Ch. 3), two ABC affiliates (WEWS-Ch. 5 and WAKR-Ch. 23).

a CBS affiliate (WJKW-Ch. 8), two PBS stations (WVIZ-Ch. 25 and WNEO-Ch. 45WEAO-Ch. 49) and four independents (WDLI-Ch.

17, WUAB-Ch. 43, WCLQ-Ch. 61 and WOAC-Ch. 67). Yeah, well, try not to embarrass yourselves, fellows.

WOIO president Hubert Payne and his team showed up to play, however, and the early returns weren't just good they were fabulous. The May Arbi- the movies, but we've had letters and phone calls from people thanking us for not cutting them so heavily." Now consider Channel 19's on-air look. It's clean and sharp. It doesn't have the appearance of station thrown together overnight. Some money was spent on the technology.

"We didn't buy a package (a formula design used by stations in different markets)," Affe said. "I hear jingles in this market I've heard in other towns. I can sing them with different words. Our look was designed for us, with color and dimension in mind. People are telling us, 'Boy, you look like you've been on the air for Getting on the air is easy.

Living up to the commitment of being fresh and innovative is difficult. "We didn't do it on the cheap. We've got computerized state-of-the-art equipment and we were built for stereo. There are only about six stations in the country with a system that's this advanced. With our programming and our technology, we've got one foot in TV's past and another in its future." station," Affe said.

"I just look to see if it's a good show. Are most first-run network shows better than I Love Lucy, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Little House On the Prairie and The Odd Couple? That's quality programming. Yeah, those are re-runs, but I think people would rather watch them than the 11th re-working of Me and the Chimp on the networks." Channel 19 also had the benefit of a "buzz" or curiosity factor people eagerly anticipating the arrival of a new channel. They kept the talk going, though, by airing lightly edited versions of acclaimed theater movies like Animal House and The Deer Hunter, In essence, WOIO became a cable-style channel for a city that's yet to get cable. Remember, recent films and vintage television series are staples of cable services (CBN, USA, WTBS) that many Clevelanders have never seen.

"That was a given in our planning," Affe said. "It certainly helps that many don't have the option of cable. Absolutely, we wanted to get some attention with it was in operation only 10 days (three were the Memorial Day weekend) when the May ratings period came to a close. It was on just a small number of the area cable systems. Translation: A heap of viewers those people who are supposed to change their tube-gazing habits oh-so-slowly found Channel 19 in a short amount of time.

An effort was made to sample the UHF newcomer. How did they do it, these people who seemed destined to be the Larry, Darryl and Darryl of Cleveland broadcasting? Start with the personnel. Payne put together a team of professionals headed by station manager Dennis P. Thatcher and program manager Robert Affe able to implement a battle plan that would work in this market. Go to the programming.

Although WOIO executives did opt for a schedule dominated by re-runs, money and thought were spent on the selections. Old network series like Mork and Mindy and Happy Days delivered viewers advertisers liked adults 18-54. "Some people called us the re-run tron ratings book Channel 19's first found the newcomer outdrawing WCLQ-Ch. 61 and breathing down the necks of WUAB-Ch. 43, the area's top-rated indy.

While Channel 43 managed to attract three percent of the 17-county market's 3.6 million TV homes and nine percent of the people watching TV, Channel 19 wasn't far behind, drawing 2(5'r. Those were better numbers than Channel 17, Channel 23, Channel 61, Channel 67, Channel 25 and Channels 4549. That's a lot of respect in a big hurry. And to fully appreciate WOIO's accomplishment, you have to realize that TONIGHT 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 I 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 News NBC News Players Nesmith Spencer MiamiVice News 11:45) Carson News ABC News Fortune Jeopardy! Webster Comedy Benson Craziest Matt Houston News Movie: "Cheaper to Keep Her" Run" News CBSNews Entertain. PMMagaz.

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Ms. Post, who left the Lee Majors series last spring after three seasons, will replace Ellen Foley as the public defender on NBC's Night Court comedy series. Det. Harry Garibaldi (played by Ken Olin) will be killed off in the third episode of NBC's Hill Street Blues next fall. Olin will join CBS' Falcon Crest for at least 22 episodes (a full season) as a priest who becomes romantically involved, probably with Jane Wyman.

Olin and actresswife Patricia Wettig are expecting their second child this fall. Lifetime, the eighth-largest cable service in America with 24.9 million subscribers, laid off 15 employees, including senior vice presidentgeneral manager Arthur Cooper, in an attempt to ease its financial problems, Union City, the theater movie on USA Network cable service's Night Flight at 1 a.m. Sunday, has a musical score by Chris Stein, formerly of the Blondie musical group. Rona Barrett, who delivered only "lesser stars" (Metromedia Producers words) for four planned one-hour syndicated interview specials for Metromedia, pulled out of the project. Ms.

Barrett will join Para-mount's syndicated Entertainment Tonight next fall and Para-mount's new syndicated series, America. She also does daily entertainment reports for the Mutual radio network. ABC, CBS and NBC spent $7 million to cover the Beirut hostage crisis. ABC had more than 20 hours of air time; NBC, nearly 15; CBS, more than 10. With George Hamilton signed for ABC's Dynasty, the producers are going after Barbara Stanwyck and Charlton Heston for Dynasty II: The Colbys, the November spinoff series.

James Coburn is the backup target if Heston, like Burt Lancaster, rejects the role of Ben Carrington, brother of Dynasty's Blake (John Forsythe). Shannon Tweed, Playboy magazine's 1982 Playmate of the Year, joined NBC's Days of Our Lives as businesswoman Savannah Wilder. Ms. Tweed was Diana Hunter for a season on CBS' Falcon Crest. Stingray, the proposed Stephen J.

Cannell series starring Nick Mancuso as a mystery-solver in the classic Corvette, has been killed by NBC. The Stingray series pilot will air as a two-hour NBC movie July 14. Previously, NBC had given writerproducer Cannell his choice of putting Stingray on NBC's fall schedule or keeping Cannell's Hunter, starring Fred Dryer as a Dirty Harry-like cop, for a second season. Cannell chose Hunter. Bruce Boxleitner, the Scarecrow in CBS' Scarecrow Mrs.

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Q) EH Michael Nesmlth In Television Parts Singer Jerry Lee Lewis, comedian Jerry Seinfeld. 0GB Webster George's father and Katherine's mother jeopardize Web's plans with their bickering. Repeat. Fireworks on the Lakefront Preview of the Cleveland-Budweiser Grand Prix. Hosts: Casey Coleman, John Telich.

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Reagan (Nancy Davis) made together. HQ The Hound of the Baskervllles Sherlock Holmes (Tom Baker) and Dr. Watson approach the Grimpen Mire, a dangerous bog. (Part 1 of 2) IS Movie "Blame It on Rio" (1983) Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna. Man has sex with long-time friend's teen-age daughter.

ID Movie "Eddie Macon's Run" (1983) John Schneider, Kirk Douglas. Escapee is stalked by unconventional policeman. USD You Can Be a Star Judges: Freddie Hart, Justin Tubb. HO Movie "Conan the Destroyer" (1984) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones. The muscular warrior is asked by a queen to escort a young princess to retrieve a powerful jewel, unaware that he has been marked for death upon finishing the mission.

ESQ Wrestling TNT Jesse Ventura, Les Thornton, the Missing Link and his manager Bobby Heenan. 8:30 p.m. Q) EE Spencer Doris asks Spencer to take out a friend's daughter on New Year's Eve. Repeat. GD GD The Comedy Factory Harry (Max Gail, Wojo on Barney Miller) a 40-year-old bachelor, takes on the responsibility of raising three children.

03 CB CD Wall Street Week Alexander Pans, president of Barrington Research Associates. EB American Bar Association Association president John Shepherd at a news conference. Fandango Ray Price. 9:00 P.M. (43) FREE TV PREMIERE! GARY BUSEY GOES FOR THE GIRL IN FOOUN' AROUND 9:00 pjn.

ED DGfifl Ham and Kyle's capture provides Diana's superior, Charles (Duncan Regehr) with the opportunity to brainwash Ham; Diana plots to betray Lydia. Repeat. OGDSD Benson Benson battles a city mayor (John Hancock) determined to outlaw public break-dancing, Repeat, 63 US Movie "Whitewater Rebels" (1982) James Brolin, Catherine Bach. An outdoorsman and a photojournalist expose a network of corruption threatening the freedom of a mountain community. CD Masterpiece Theatre Strangers Brothers.

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E31 Boxing Madison Square Garden, junior middleweights, Troy Darrell (17-0, 16 KOs) vs. Bruce Jackson (12-10-1, 6 KOs); Tyrone Jackson vs. Juan Torres, featherweights. 9:30 p.m. OffiGD People Do the Craziest Things Bert Convy shows reactions to a girl in cement and an unusual hot-dog stand, gj 9:45 p.m.

Movie "Educating Rita" (1983) Michael Caine, Julie Walters. Hairdresser appeals to burned-out professor to tutor her in literature. 10:00 p.m. ED Miami Vice Federal agents help Tubbs and Crockett stop an arms dealer (Bruce Willis) selling ground-to-air missiles. Repeat.

HE Matt Houston The same elusive criminal who terrorized Matt when he was a boy has kidnapped another child, Deborah Winters, John P. Ryan. Repeat, 9 Burl Ives at Chautauqua Go Tell Aunt Rhody, The Best Is Yet to Come. SD I Live for Art: Tosca Robert Merrill interviews Montserrat Caballe, Bir-git Nilsson, Kiri Te Kanawa and other sopranos on their portrayal of the Puccini heroine Floria Tosca. Movie "Galaxina" (1980) Dorothy Stratten, Avery Schreiber.

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Robin Hood and his Merry Men tangle with the Sheriff of Nottingham. 10:30 p.m. CD CD Stone Carvers Craftsmen carving the statues, angels and gargoyles on the Washington Cathedral are profiled in a 1985 Academy Award-winning documentary. (H New Country Joe Sun, The Sun Never Sets. 11:00 p.m.

ED 1985 Hot Rod, Truck and Tractor Pull Championship From St. Louis. OSS Top 20 Countdown Weekly series. Be a Star See 8:00 p.m. OH Night Flight Theater films: Captain Midnight and Magical Mystery Tour.

11:05 p.m. GD Movie "The Killers" (1964) Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Two hitmen murder a teacher allegedly involved in a $1 million robbery. HI FM (9S.S) Josef Glngold 75th Birthday Concert Tribute to former Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster Josef Gingold, who left in 1960 to become violin professor at Indiana University. Eight soloists, former Gin-gold students, play works by Vivaldi, Bach, Spohr and Mendelssohn. 11:30 p.m.

ED 1153 Wimbledon Highlights of the day's action, from London. Movie "Cheaper to Keep Her" (1980) Mac Davis, Tovah Feldshuh. QJ Movie "Khartoum" (1966) Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier. British general Charles Gordon defends Khartoum in the Sudan when confronted by Arab troops in the 1800s. GD(H Movie "Rage" (1972) George C.

Scott. Richard Basehart. A rancher seeks revenge after learning his son's death was caused by reckless military use of poisonous gas, 01 TV 2000 Phil Collins (Sussidio); Duran Duran (A View to a Kilt) Mick Jagger (Lucky in Love); Glenn Frey (Smuggler's Blues); Power Station (Bang a Gong) 'til Tuesday (Voices Carry); Tears for Fears (Shout). El Movie "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas" (1968) Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet.

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12:15 a.m. Movie "The Lady in Red" (1979) Pamela Sue Martin, Robert Conrad. John Dillinger's moll. 12:30 a.m. Video Visions of Music and Video Fashion The new video format of presenting fashions set to the music of today's stars with a special segment on the styles of the '60s to the present.

Boy George, Cyndi Lauper. 12:45 a.m. QQ) Wimbledon Highlights of men's semifinal matches at the 108th All-England Tennis Championships. Rock of the '80s Human League (Don't You Want Me); INXS (One Thing) Icicle Works; Joe Ely. 1:00 a.m.

SO Pilobolus See 9:00 p.m. 1:30 a.m. EB ABC Rocks Prince the Revolution (Raspberry Beret), Jeff Beck Rod Stewart (People Get Ready), Bob Dylan Tight Connection to My Heart), Commodores (Animal Instinct) King (Love and Pride) 1:45 a.m. Movie "To All a Goodnight" (1983) Jennifer Runyon. SATURDAY 10:00 a.m.

GD The Start of Something Big The careers of Cher, Sidney Sheldon, Steve Kanaly, Dom DeLuise, Esther Williams; origins of yo-yo, ball, sandwich and department store. 12:30 p.m. American Bandstand Go West (Call Me, Eye to Eye); Night Ranger video (Sentimental Street) 63 City Club Forum 1985 Anvil Review. GH Evans Novak Richard Burt, assistant secretary of state for European affairs. 1:30 p.m.

El Saturday Newsmakers Washington correspondents Helen Thomas of United Press International, Laurence Barrett of Time magazine and" Eleanor Clift of Newsweek magazine..