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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 31, 2002
GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF “THE 36th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Rehearsal Interviews and Footage Available in Video News Release Feed
NASHVILLE – CMA will provide up-to-the minute interviews and rehearsal footage of the “The 36th Annual CMA Awards” with four Video News Release feeds beginning Monday, Nov. 4. Hosted for the eleventh year by Country star Vince Gill, the CMA Awards will be broadcast live Wednesday, Nov. 6 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn.
Artists performing on the CMA Awards include Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, George Strait, Travis Tritt, Lee Ann Womack and Shania Twain, making her first television performance since 1999.
For questions or problems picking up the VNR feeds, please call Rick Watts at (615) 975-0392 or
(615) 975-0393. The coordinates for each of the VNR feeds are listed below:
Monday, Nov. 4 10:00–10:30 PM/EST Tuesday, Nov. 5 11:00–11:30 AM/EST
KU Digital KU Digital Galaxy 10R Telstar 6// Transponder 3E Transponder 5// Channel A
Downlink 11788 Vertical (Data) rate 9.148
Data rate 5.500000 Symbol Rate 6.617
Symbol 3.978723 FEC 3/4
FEC 3/4 uplink frequency 14086.5 (H)
downlink frequency 11786.5 (V)
C-Band Information Rate
Telstar 6 // Transponder C24 (plus Reed Solomon) 9.9265
Downlink frequency 4180 Horiz.
C-Band
Telstar 6 // Transponder C21
Tuesday, Nov. 5 10:00-10:30 PM/EST Downlink frequency 4120 vertical
KU Digital Galaxy 10R
Tranponder 5//Channel A Wednesday, Nov. 6 11:00–11:30 AM/EST
Data Rate 9.148 KU Digital
Symbol Rate 6.617 Telstar 6/ Transponder 1J
FEC 3/4 Downlink 11753 Vertical
Uplink frequency 140896.5 (H) Data Rate 5.500000
Dowlink frequency 11786.5 (V) Symbol Rate 3.978723
Information Rate FEC 3/4
(Plus Reed Solomon) 9.9265 C-Band
Telstar 6// Transponder C22
C-Band Downlink frequency 4140 Horiz
Telestar 6 //Transponder C21
Downlink frequency 4120 vertical