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2A SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1994 Forecasts by phone The Derroir News Lotteries MEET QQKD Weather METRO: Today, chance of snow, 2914. winds, 15-25 mph. Humidity high. Newsmakers iB5p m- 0Mld- (T6a-m- 01Ujn- 3p m- today ni(hC Mon. Mon.

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10-20 mph. Kirkless trekking? Never! Two captains of the Enterprise prove to be better than one in the hit movie Star Trek Generations. One reason William Shatner appears as Capt. James T. Kirk is that Patrick Stewart Daily Sat, Dec.

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Metro Detroit 5 SUN. MON. TUE. 60 50' 40' Today's television news programs: 10:30 a.m.tFace the Nation, CBS Topics: The Clinton agenda and abolishing minority caucuses. Guests: White House chief of staff Leon Panetta; and Reps.

Jose Serrano, Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (Does not air on WJBK-TV in Detroit) 11:30 a.m.: This Week With David Brinkley, ABC Topics: The future direction of the Democratic Party and other issues. Guests: Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen and Reps. Kweisi Mfume, and Dave McCurdy, D-Okla. 11:30 a.m.: Meet the Press, NBC Topic: Federal spending.

Guests: Sens. Bob Kerrey, and John Danforth, chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. 12:30 p.m.: Spotlight on the News, WXYZ-Detroit Topic: Wayne County year in review. Guest: Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara. 5 p.m.: Late Edition With Frank Sesno, CNN Topic: U.S.

troops to Guests; Sens. Joseph and John McCain, R-Ariz. lobbied hard to ensure Shatner was included in the latest film. "I've been passionate about that from the first time that a Next Generation movie had been mentioned," Stewart said. "I didn't want us to sail into the future just as the Next Generation cast-Stewart starred as Capt.

Jean-Luc Picard in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which ended in May. Shatner starred in the original Star Trek television series (1966-69). "I thought not only would it be absolutely appropriate that there should be some transitional moment in which the baton got passed from Capt. Kirk and the old crew to us. I also felt it would be 36- --38 ii 0 rU" 170 20 19" 20 14 0 SO" 20 10' awfully attractive to the audience as well if they were given the opportunity of seeing the two captains on the same screen," Stewart said.

Stewart: Beam up Capt. Kirk. Brenda Lee, singer: 50 Jermaine Jackson, singer: 40 Michigan: Skies will be cloudy across the state today. Snow is likely over the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula while a chance of snow is in store for the southern half of the Lower Peninsula. High temperatures will range from the upper 20s in ihejjouth to the single digits in the north.

What's showN here fand a what time Beginning today, shows are on Channel 62 and Fox's prime-time shows are on Channel 2. What happens to the non prime-time shows? Some are on the same channel; some are on a different channel, and some can be seen more frequently now. The following shows are non prime-time series that are on new channels or in new time slots. Houghton: 72 Marquette: 103 The Lakes: Iron Huron: Winds, NW 15-23S knots; waves 2-5 temps, 35-43. St.

Clair: Winds, NW 15- 25 knots; waves 2-3 temps, 32-45. Erie: Winds, NW 15-25 knots; waves 6-10 temps, 40-49. Superior: Winds, NW 15- 25 knots; waves 8-1 1 temps, 36-44. Michigan: Winds, NW 15- 25 knots; waves 6-10 temps, 35-50. Call The Detroit III News US A Today weather line: 1 -900-773-6000 (95 a minute) Touch tone only.

day forecast WED. THU. YESTERDAY (by 2 p.m.) Temperatures: 3526 Normal: 3723 Record hi: 64, 1971 Record lo: -8, 1876 Precipitation: 0.00 in. Dec. so far: 1 .25 in.

Normal: 1.00 in. '94 so far: 29.87 in. Normal: 30.80 in. Today's Temperatures Sault Ste. Marie: IS Mackinaw tCitv: 1HS Charlevoix: 185 Houghton Traverse Uke: Alpena: 197 'ty: 195 i Oscoda: 209 Ludington: 197 Ml.

Pleasant: 28 Muskegon: 2210 Lansing 258 Grand Bay 2.V1Z Port Huron: 2513 Rapids: 2412 Detroit: 2914. Kalanwoo; 2515 Monroe: 2915 TUE. WED. THU. rv JZT-rtJ Up.

front Stationary front SERIES NEW TIME, CHANNEL SOAPS i As the World Turns 2 pm. weekdays, Channel 62 The Bold and the Beautiful p.m. weekdays, Channel 62 Guiding Light 1 a. m. weekdays, "Channel 62" The Young and the Restless 12:30 p.m.

weekdays, Channel 62 TALK INFORMATION SHOWS A Current Affair 6 p.m. weeknights (repeated at 1 2:05 a.m., 6 a.m. weekdays), Ch. 62 'Jl A Current Affair Extra 1 a. m.

Saturdays, 1 i p.m.'Sundays, Channel 62 The Dennis Prager Show 9:30 a.m. weekdays, Channel 2 Donahue 1 1 a.m. weekdays, Channel 2 Extra: The Entertainment Magazine 6:30 p.m. weeknights, Channel 2 George Michael's Sports Machine "midnight Sundays, Channel 62 The Jane Whitney Show 5 weekdays, Channel 2 Rush Limbaugh 9 a.mrweekdays, Channel 2 Sunday; Morning 9 a.m. Sundays, Channel 62 The Suzanne Somers Show 10 a.m.

weekdays, Channel 2 This Morning's Business 5:30 a7m. weekdays Regional 5-day forecast Birthdays Carjp Ppnti, producer: 8 1 SWITCH Continued from Pane 1A TV shows, guess what? As of 12:01 I this morning, it's time to take notice. As the shake-up begins to settle in over the coming days, you will have questions. And, like they say on those electronic store ads, we've i got answers: Q. Why did this happen? A.

Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire owner of Fox Broadcasting, set it in motion this summer when he went looking for little numbers as in TV dial positions between 2 and 13, occupied by powerful, established VHF television stations in markets across America. Because Fox came late to the TV game, Murdoch found those channels generally were not available, having been tied up by ABC, NBC and CBS long ago. Fox was forced to settle for weaker UHF affiliates (channels between 14 and 83, like Detroit's Channel 50), which placed the network at a competitive disadvantage. So Murdoch shook the broadcasting world with a bold deal: He plunked down $500 million for a 20 percent stake in New World Communications, an Atlanta-based firm that owns TV stations in several cities including Channel 2 in Detroit. In return for the investment, New World agreed to turn its stations into Fox affiliates.

Q. So Fox bought CBS? A. No. CBS and Channel 2 had been together almost 40 years, but they are not one and the same. REGION SUN.

MON. upper T3 T6. Tir-m-- Northern AI8. A19 A20 A23 A25 Lower T7 -rW- TI0" rW' TI2 T14 T16 Eastern A26" A27 v- A28.j- A33 A35 Lower 10" T13 Ti7 rir CARTOONS CHILDREN'S SHOWS 8 9 p.m. Thursdays, Channel 50 7 a.m.

Saturdays, Channel 62 7:30 a.m. Saturdays, Channel 62 8 a.m. Saturdays, Channel 62 8:30 a.m. Channel 50 8:30 a 9 a.m. Saturdays, Channel 62 9 a.m.

Saturdays, Channel 50 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Channel 62 9:30 a. m. Saturdays, Channel 50 1 0 a. m.

Saturdays, Channel 62 10 Saturdays, Channel 50 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Channel 62 11am Rati irrtaue P.hannol P.0 1 1 :30 a.m. Saturdays, Channel 50 8 p.m. Sundays, Channel 2 2:30 p.m. 1 :30 a.m.

weekdays, 5 noon Sundays (repeated at 2 a.m. 3 a.m. Sundays, Channel 2 35; 1 1 Lotto 649 Dec 7: 7,15,31,36,38, 39; 48 LOTTARIO Sat, Dec. 3: 955, 3348 Dec 7: 26,29,34,39, 44,45 Kicker 698458 11,16,21,27,28, 32; 41 fL a.m. Sundays, Channel 2 Saturdays), Channel 50 p.m.

Saturdays, SundaysT Ch. 50" Channel 2 62CBS, Suite 6500, 300 River Place, Detroit, 48207. Q. Where is Channel 62 on my cable system? A. OK, you stumped us, it could be just about anywhere.

Call your local cable company to check the channel. Or, if you're a Detroit News home delivery customer, consult the Cable Guide beside the TV listings in the Accent section Monday through Saturday. You can call these station numbers for more information: WJBK-TV at (810) 557-6013 WKBD-TV at (810) 350-5050 WGPR-TV at (3 13) 259-8862 mr The Nation: A storm system r- over thp Northeast will spread snow from the Great Lakes and New England today while bringing show ers to Ihe mid-Atlantic states. Fair and cold from the Rock ies to the South east as a high pressure system remains anchored over the Plains. Rain and snow will continue in the Pacific North (B)rllgh Qlow pressure pressure west.

Warm front cold The Simpsons (syn. reruns) loby the Terrier Key's Kids Disney's Little Mermaid Eek! the CatThunderlizards Beethoven (animated) Disney's Aladdin Spider4Aan Skeleton Warriors Batman and Robin Wild CATS. X-Men Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Garfield and Friends Carmen Sandego (animated) The Smpsqns (Fox, first run) SYNDICATED SERIES Amen American Gladiators Apollo Comedy Hour Cheers Coach The Crusaders Empty Nest FgjeyerJnjght Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Heaven Help Us The Jon Stewart Show Knight Rider Murphy Brown 7:30 p. m. weeknights 1 1.

p.m. Sundays, Channel 2 J1 p.m. weeknights, 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sun 4 p. Satu rdays, Channel 50 10:30 a.m.

1 :30 a.m. weekdays, midnight baturdays, 4 a.m. Sundays, 5 5 p.m. weekdays, 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Channel 50 11 p.m.

Saturdays, 12:45 City by City: Temperatures are for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. yesterday. midnight weeknights, Channel 2 9 a.m. weekdays, 2:05 a.m. Saturdays, midnight Sundays, Channe62 Forecast reflects weather for today.

City HI Lo Fcst Denver 5:30 p.m. Saturdays Sundays, Channel 50 35 33 ptcldy 41 23 fair 41 23 ptcldy 18 4 cloudy 59 44 windy 62 52 windy 49 40 windy 59 40 ptcldy 46 41 ptcldy 77 68 sunny 32 13 cloudy 66 59 ptcldy 32 5 cloudy 30 15 ptcldy 41 38 windy 86 47 ptcldy 39 28 snow 34 26 snow 62 52 ptcldy 62 40 snow 50 45 windy 61 53 sunny 32 8 windy 33 27 sunny 50 35 sunny 43 33 snow 56 47 ptcldy 47 35 sunny 40 37 ptcldy 43 33 sunny The New Twilight Zone 1:35 a.m. weekdays, 6 "p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Channel 62 Night Court 2 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

Sajurdays2J1j3pp.m. Sundays, Ch. 2 Night Heat 3 p.m. weekdays, Channel 623 1 Night FlighV'' 5 a.m7Sundays, ChanheT2 JLZTLJILIZrT The Price is Right Real Stories of the Highway PaifoF "7 pm. we Rescue 911 4 4:30 pm.

weekdays, Channel 62 Robin's Hoods 7 p.m. Saturdays, 1:45 a.m. Sundays, Channel 62 Roseanne 6 p.m. weeknights, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays, Channel 50 Shop til You Drop noon weekdays, Channel 62 Star Search 3 p.m. Saturdays (repeated at 3 a.m. Saturdays), Channel 50 Star Trek 2 p.m. Saturdays, Channeled Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8 p.m7Sundays (repeated at 6 p.mT Saturdays), Star TrekiWl EGeneraligl) 11 :30 p.m. weeknights, 9 p.

rri. Sundays," Channel 50 Street Legal 1 p.m. weekdays, Channel 2 2 Streets of San Francisco 11 a.mT Sundays, Channel 62 Top Cops 12:30 p.m. 1 a.m. weekdays, Channel 2 Tough Target 5:30 p.m.

Saturdays, 10 a.m. Sundays, Channel 2 Sirens 6 p.m. midnight Sundays, Channel 2 21 Jump Street 7 p.m. weeknights, Channel 62 ZI'Z WCW Wrestling 1 p.m. Sundays, Channel 62 WKRP in Cincinnati 3 a.m.

weekdays, Channel 2 Albany.N.Y. Albuquerque Amarillo Anchorage Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Btn.Rougt Billings Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Brownsville Buffalo Burlington.Vt. Charleston Chrlstn.WV Charlotte Chaffnoga Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Clmbia.SC Columbus Dallas Dayton The World Amsterdam Athens Bangkok Beijing Belgrade Berlin Brussels 50 36 ptcldy 64 52 cloudy 93 75 ptcldy 52 34 rain 46 41 rain 45 32 fair 46 34 ptcldy WJBK was a CBS affiliate. While networks do own stations in some cities, most stations simply have exclusive agreements to carry one network's programing in a market like a distributor who deals in only one product line and receive financial compensation from that network for doing so. When Murdoch made his deal with New World, Channel 2 had to notify CBS that it was breaking their affiliation.

CBS held WJBK to an escape clause in their contract that required a specific waiting period following formal notice of termination. These changes are taking place today because it's the first day after the end of the waiting period. Meanwhile, Fox notified its original Detroit affiliate, Channel 50, that it would be taking its prime-time programing off the station as soon as Channel 2 became available. Q. What's going to happen to my CBS soap operas? A.

The CBS daytime lineup is transferring intact from Channel 2 to Channel 62. Same times, different station. But not all daytime shows previously seen on Channel 2 are CBS shows; some are syndicated series, such as Geraldo. Those shows will stay with Channel 2. Q.

And those Fox Children's Network shows, like X-Men and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers? A. This is tricky. Because Fox treats its entertainment and children's networks as separate entities, Channel 2 was compelled to become the new Fox prime-time affiliate, but could (and did) refuse to pick up Fox's kids' programing. So, Channel 50 elected to keep the Fox daytime shows it had been airing all along. Q.

What happens to hip local programs like The New Dance Show and some of the religious programing on Channel 62? And what about the ethnic programs? 41 14 windy Orlando 78 65 ptcldy Des Moines 30 10 ptcldy Phila. 44 40 windy Duluth 22 10 ptcldy Phoenix 1 60 37 fair El Paso 54 35 cloudy Pittsburgh 50 35 snow Evansville 48 36 sunny Portland.Me. 37 33 rain Fargo 28 13 cloudy Portland.Or. 44 33 rain Flagstaff 35 15 fair Providence 41 39 windy Great Falls 28 7 windy Raleigh 49 46 windy Green Bay 33 18 ptcldy Rapid City 39 15 ptcldy Helena 33 5 cloudy Reno 46 20 cloudy Hartford 35 32 windy Richmond 52 48 ptcldy Honolulu 83 71 ptcldy Rochester 38 28 snow Houston 68 44 ptcldy Sacramento 50 na ptcldy Jackson 69 63 sunny St. Louis 41 33 sunny Jacksonville 68 61 cloudy Salt Lk City 30 19 snow Kansas City 34 20 sunny San Antonio 70 42 ptcldy Las Vegas 50 28 sunny San Diego 63 44 sunny Little Rock 46 38 ptcldy S.Francisco 56 41 ptcldy Los Angeles 72 50 sunny Savannah 69 54 windy Louisville 52 38 ptcldy Seattle 45 40 rain Memphis 62 41 sunny Shreveport 65 44 sunny Miami Bch 83 73 ptcldy Sioux Falls 22 0 ptcldy Milwaukee 35 16 ptcldy Spokane 32 21 cloudy Mpls-StPI 26 12 ptcldy Syracuse 37 30 snow Mobile 75 65 ptcldy Tampa 84 68 cloudy Nashville 63 44 sunny Toledo 36 32 sunny N.Orleans 81 68 sunny Topeka 37 23 ptcldy New York 45 41 ptcldy Tucson 59 33 fair Norfolk.Va.

59 54 shwrs Tulsa 38 30 ptcldy Okla.Clty 43 26 fair Washington 49 43 ptcldy Omaha 31 11 ptcldy Wichita 41 20 sunny London 48 39 cloudy CANADA Madrid 50 37 ptcldy Edmonton 15 0 fair Moscow 25 21 snow Montreal 34 18 cloudy Nairobi 73 41 clear Regina 12 -3 snow Nassau 82 70 tstrm Toronto 32 19 cloudy New Delhi 81 52 smoke Vancouver 41 32 cloudy Oslo 36 28 fog Winnipeg 10 -5- snow Paris 50 45 cloudy Rio 81 70 ptcldy PAN AMERICAN Riyadh 59 48 ptcldy Acapulco 93 77 fair Rome 63 57 rain Bermuda 70 61 cloudy Seoul 50 32 fair Buenos Aires 95 75 fair Singapore 88 77 haze Guadalajara 72 48 haze Sydney 63 57 ptcldy Kingston 90 75 ptcldy Taipei 71 60 haze Managua 88 72 ptcldy Tel Aviv 64 45 cloudy Mexico City 75 50 ptcldy Tokyo 64 48 ptcldy MontegoBay 86 75 fair Vienna 38 34 snow San Juan 86 73 ptcldy Warsaw 43 28 ptcldy Santiago 88 68 fair 66 48 clear 48 37 cloudy 48 45 rain 46 36 ptcldy 50 48 clear 36 32 snow 72 63 fog 50 36 ptcldy 75 55 haze 32 28 cloudy A. Say goodbye to many of them. The New Dance Show, unfortunately, will not enjoy the same life span as American Bandstand. It'll be scrapped. The Arab American Television Program did its last show Saturday night.

CBS offered hostproducer Faisal Arabo 30 minutes early on Saturday morning. Arabo, whose previous deal with Channel 62 had him buying time from the station on Saturday nights and then peddling ad time to make a profit, didn't go for the CBS deal. Arabo could have had free time on Channel 62, but he couldn't have sold ads for it. Some of the religious programs remain, and will be seen early on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The casualty we've been weeping over is Streets of San Francisco.

It'll air in the middle of the night, then go away permanently before the end of the year. Q. Does Channel 62 have a local newscast? A. Not yet. CBS officials have been so busy juicing up the signal and getting the station in shape for today's switch that they haven't thought much about it.

But they expect to have a local newscast by next summer, or fall at the latest. Q. How can I get a job with Channel 62? A. Send a letter, resume andor tape to Personnel Director, Detroit Cairo Copenhagen Dublin Frankfurt Geneva Helsinki Hong Kong Jerusalem Johan'burg Kiev THP SKIPS Mercury: Not vlslsble Venus: 25" SE 7:00 a.m. Mars: 55" SW 7:00 a.m.

1 LJ'ii jupller: 6" ESE a.m. Saturn: 37' 6:00 p.m. iTCffiTiT im SE2HE3 '4ME Smn -itm -W3 SZ Forecasts, graphic information, tables by WeatherData, Incorporated 1994.