The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 12

RACK) Page 2B Monday January 3 1983 MUSIC LESSONS AT THE UMKC CONSERVATORY Monday night television SctwMaa tn provfctad by Maura and ara autyad to change apShoumoSoa if you're interested in music we probably have a class to fit your needs We offer lessons and classes in: Accordian Audio Recording Baritone Horn Bassoon Cello Clarinet Drums Electric Bass Flute French Horn Guitar Harpsichord Home Stereos Jazz Theory Oboe Organ Percussion Piano Popular Songwriting Saxophone String Bass Suzuki Violin Theory Trombone Trumpet Tuba Viola Violin Voice Most classes begin the week of January 1 7 Call us today for details CALL 276-2742 Laierujtt programs 2am (5) CBSNightwaich 3 30am (41) Gunsmoke (41) Marcus Weiby Tonight CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Uf4VtR8(TY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CtTY is upbeat and touching By Judy Flander 1963 Judy Flander 1 Beau Bridges i in his el in fiis element in a 1 Gerald Jonton Tbe Star QUALITY CHILDREN'S WEAR AT OUR FACTORY PRICES SAVE Wis repeat of Kid From (8 on channels 4 and 27) He not only plays a genial trust-inspiring sports coach of handicapped children but he also directed this drama about a difficult child who has syndrome is one of those upbeat movies that demonstrate that even overwhelming adversity can be overcome Playing James is Ricky Wittman 12 who has syndrome His performance demonstrates the extent to which such children can grow intellectually and emotionally ends with scenes shot at a Special Olympics event they are flagrantly sentimental and touching all at once Ralph Bellamy is a guest star on House: A New (7 on channels 4 and 27) playing an aged physician whose last patient is a partly paralyzed girl Judy mother decides to move in with her on (7:30 on Channel 13) Three men from the United Nations visit (8 on channels 5 and 13) causing excitement consternation and diversion (8 on channels 11 and 19) continues its rerun of "Tinker Tailor Soldier the John Le Carre superspy caper with Alec Guinness as the intelligence ace George Smiley Tonight as he comes closer to uncovering the in her secret service he meets his Soviet counterpart Karla (Patrick Stewart) On (8:30 on channels 5 and 13) Dick inadvertently hobbles a ski champ's hopes The local show (O' Sports A progress report on Channel 62 Where's Channel 62? Why doesn't Kansas City have subscription television The questions come up every time people talk about the future of television in Kansas City Channel 62 which was licensed in 1977 but has undergone management changes was to introduce the Buck Rogers technology of subscription television to Kansas City by 1979 Unedited movies were to be beamed over the air in a scrambled signal Channel 62 was supposed to go on the air part-time with free TV and the rest of the time with a scrambled signal that could be picked up by subscribers having special decoders attached to their televisions For more than five years Channel 62 has been idle while cable television has gained a considerable foothold on the market and the economy has taken a dive A fifth commercial TV station in the Kansas City market will find the going rough and Subscription prospect for success looks slim now in the area Cable and pay TV sold through Sears Roebuck and Co have a head start in the market Channel 62 will go on the air anyway a spokesman for the company said Edward Schneiderman a Milwaukee attorney who is president of Choice Channel of Kansas City Inc said the company planned to go ahead with KEKR-TV Channel 62 in late summer or fall "The equipment has been ordered and anticipating operation within five months after all the material arrives" he said The company has asked the Federal Communications Commission to extend its construction permit and Choice Channel has petitioned the agency to form a partnership with Media Central Inc which owns Channel 67 in Canton Ohio "Choice Channel of Kansas City is a broadcasting Mr 30-60 Jock BOYS: lnfants-7 GIRLS: Night (8 on channels 2 and 9): The Dallas Cowboys face the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis The special Jo Ellen Brisbane is host as (7:30 on Channel 19) looks over the arts in Kansas City The local movies Schneiderman said interest is to operate a UHF television station The plan was to have part of our program time to operate in the subscription mode on a lease When asked about the lengthy delays in getting the station on the air Mr Schneiderman said is not unusual in this time with the current state of the The state of the economy for STV is gloomy according to an assessment by industry analyst Alan Cole-Ford of Paul Kagan Associates in Pacific Palisades Calif "In the fall of 1981 STV was growing at a net rate of 25 percent a quarter The growth rate now is about 2 percent a Mr Cole-Ford said In that time some STV systems have matured notably in Los Angeles where 500000 subscribers make up nearly one-third of STV homes in the nation Cable too has developed in that time and STV is cursed with the image of being a transitory technology Some operators were stunned to note that even in cities where STV was in use first when cable moved Cincinnati and Dayton for example-one of every two STV homes chose cable Cable enjoys several advantages over STV in marketing Cable television is older and better known therefore easier to sell and backed by more experienced marketing strategies chief feature is multiple channel choices and unedited programs Start-up costs of $4 million to $5 million rates of (400 to $600 for an hour of time $125 to $160 for each decoder box and other operating expenses do not make STV rich-quick scheme 363-1230 461-2087 436-5861 PLAZA 9059 Metcalf INDEPENDENCE 3515 Noland Road KC NORTH 244 NE Barry Rd (Mon-Thurs 10-8 Fri-Sat Sun 12-5) WESTPORT 543 Westport Rd 561-4590 (Mon-Sat Sunday 12-5) ALWAYS A SAVINGS OF 20 OFF RETAIL On Somers and 10000 (9 on channels 5 and 13) the former Company" star entertains soldiers at Ramstein Air Base in Kaiserslautern West Germany Statuesque Susan Anton also is along and Jonathan Winters adds some laughs The series Attend an ostrich race on (7 on channels 2 and 9) (7 pm and 1:20 am on Channel 41) Martin Sheen Linda Blair (1975) Escaped mental patient kidnaps a hostage (fairly good) "Block (11:20 on Channel 41) The Bowery Boys (1944) (12:10 am on Channel 5) Alan Alda Doug McClure (1972) DANCE LESSONS UMKC CONSERVATORY Stay fit and have fun this winter with dance lessons at the UMKC Conservatory We offer classes in ballet modern dance jazz dance and body therapy technique Classes begin the week of January 17 so call today for details and registration CALL 363-4300 extension 290 UNIVERSITY OF MSSOUIUKAYSAS CITY II CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC LOSE THOSE HOLIDAY POUNDS BEFORE THEY BECOME PERMANENT IFs A Lot Easier With A Friend! 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