Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi • 20

B8 THE SUN HERALD WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 1993- SSNMCABLEIFIX SoMftera InldKiiMdDinis gets timall (D)K to buoy RADIO AND TV The timing be better for Surf 107 1-FM General Manager and Southern Horizons Broadcasting Vice-President Jim Carlow On March 26 the Federal Communications Commission gave Southern Horizons the final OK to buy WQFX-FM (967) and AM (1130) And guess what? It was just Burton in time for the spring Arbitron ratings period that begins Thursday The new stations will sign on at 7:20 am The FCC approval makes Southern Horizons the first broadcast organization to be licensed to operate four radio stations within the Coast market: WQFX-FM WQFX-AM FM WVMI-AM and Coast 102-FM will take over as full-time news director and will be on the air Thursday There are no plans to change the black gospel format on Since approval the WQFX-FM has been broadcasting a jumbled mess (what the station likes to call representing a possible format option Sound familiar? About this time last year Surf-1071 was bom out of Lite 107 The same promotional gags were done is even better produced than what we did with Carlow said left of WQFX has been moved to new offices at the Surf studios on DeBuys Road in Biloxi Car-low said no one has been fired But remaining employees must reinterview for jobs with the new WQFX There much of a staff left and the equipment was in just as bad of shape were in he added got what we Cable realignment Speaking of changes: Some Post-Newsweek subscribers who look at their latest mailing from the cable company may think someone is playing a big-time April joke Beginning April 1 there will be a channel realignment to allow service expansion for certain subscribers happening is this: Post Newsweek offers an economy basic package for $1195 a month that includes 12 channels The cable company any station over 12 Once done said sales manager Mike Woods the consumer get premium channels such as Showtime Cinemax HBO and The Disney Channel It stands to reason that those who get that package probably wouldn't want anything else an economy package Right?) Well federal law tells cable companies they have to make premium channels available to people on the basic package That said Woods is a Hence' the realignment is necessary Woods added that there is only a handful of people on the basic package who would want premium channel service I Said Woods: like having a Yugo with a jet 1 Mike Lacy is Youth Editor of The Sun Herald and writes this weekly column about radio and TV Send information for this column to him at PO Box 4567 Biloxij MS 39535-4567 Fax: 896-2104 By Mike Lacy WXLS-AM (Mississippi Beach Radio) and WXLS-FM (Surf 107 1-FM) Carlow say yet what the new FM format will be but it look good for the urban sound He would say that both stations will be Keith Burton former news announcer with WQID- Come Join Us For 15th Anniversary Party! Friday April 2 PASS ROAD Gayfers Sears EdgewaterMaU TTwy 90 gRSPiEHD Mall near GIVEAWAYS 2 for 1 Cocktails 4-7 Special Drinks SPECIAL Old-time food favorites Cappuccino Plenty of free parking Fresh Fruit Daquiris fixed the old fashioned way 4 Live entertainment beginning at 9pm by Hank Berumen Miss your favorite soap? Get caught up in Marquee every Friday in The Sun Herald SILK1ELOWERS it vw-ti--' O) Ini 2390 PASS ROAD BILOXI MISSISSIPPI OPEN 9 AM TO 9 PM DAILY SUNDAYS 10TO 6 PM SALE STARTS WEDNESDAY MARCH 31s1 1993 AND ENDS SUNDAY APRIL 11 1993 WHILE QUANTITIES LAST ONLY! NO DEALERS PLEASE! ugz: -GULF MINI TRIGGER HOT GLUE GUN ENTIRE STOCK OF POTTERY AND PLANTERS CHOOSE FROM RED CLAY HYDRO-STONE AND CERAMIC every bunny Joy esse PAPER TWIST UL APPROVED TRIGGER FED POLY-RESIN EASTER RABBIT APPROX TALL PAINTED 6 YARDS PER ROLL CHOICE OF COLORS IDEAL FOR FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS HOME DECOR MORE- OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICE (EXCLUDES BRASS COLORED PORCELAIN) NESTING DOLLS 4 PC PER SET CHOICE OF STYLES BOSTON FERN the BeDAZZLER RHINESTONE STUD SETTER 97 19" SET 7 16 LEAVES PER PLANT SHAPE PLACE IN YOUR FAVORITE CONTAINER VALUE LIMIT 12 ROLL EACH I BIG VALUE RHINESTONES VARIETY OF COLORS SIZES PARACHUTE PLUSH BUNNY POTPOURRI 7 CUP PACKAGE CHOICE OF FRAGRANCES APPROX 11 IN TALL POLYESTER FIBER FILLED 2" VALUE 6 VALUE 22 1" VALUE EACH FREE FRAMING WHEN YOU PURCHASE ANY FRAME FROM OLD AMERICA STORE YOU PAY ONLY FOR GLASS MATS IF NEEDED MATERIAL CHARGE FOR STRETCHINGS AND DRY MOUNTINGS FREE LABOR FREE HANGER FREE DUST COVER CERAMCOAT CRAFT PAINT by DELTA FREE FLOWER ARRANGING WHEN YOU PURCHASE YOUR FLOWERS CONTAINER AT OLD AMERICA STORE (MO MINIMUM PER ARRANGEMENT REQUIRED) MAKE YOUR SELECTION FROM ONE OF THE LARGEST SILK FLOWER DEPARTMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI SUPER SAVER YARN NO DYE LOT 1 00 ACRYUC FIBERS 8 OZ SOLID COLOR 6 OZ VARIGATED HEART 97 2 OZ BOTTLE CHOICE OF COLORS 1 TSL SKEIN 2" VALUE aRIGJiURE 1 I Sid UG SE1YA.