> PBS station WQED in Pittsburgh is planning to switch one of their > digital subchannels to repeats of pledge drive programming--complete > with pitches--for those who can't get enough of Andre Rieu, Celtic > Woman, Suze Orman lectures and doo-wop groups:
Don't forget that WQED is T.J. Lubinsky's "home" station, so most of the doo-wop is shot and produced in Pittsburgh > http://current.org/funding/funding1119all-pledge.html > > No indication that they're going to cut back on pledging on the main > channel, though. One figured that this was coming--in Chicago, ever > since Northwest Indiana's WYIN "Lakeshore PBS" went 24 hours last year > after signing off at midnight for years, it always seems like they are > airing pledge programs in their overnight hours. WQED has been showing pledge programming on Saturday overnights. Other nights, it's repeats of what ran in prime time. Of course, on the many occasions when they're doing pledge in prime time, it's on overnight, too. Lately, there's been a lot of tying musical pledge programming to upcoming concerts. ("With your $180 pledge, get two tickets to Brit Floyd.") -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
