Candlelight Christmas to air across U.S.
Posted: December 16, 2005
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Emmy-nominated 2003 Bucknell Candlelight Christmas Service will air on PBS stations in 16 states across the country during this holiday season.
The program, which highlights the uplifting power of the music and the beauty of Rooke Chapel, features the Rooke Chapel Choir and the Rooke Chapel Ringers under the direction of William Payn, director of choral studies at Bucknell. Also participating are an organist, flutist, harpist, violoncellist, oboist, and student percussionists.
The Rooke Chapel Choir and Rooke Chapel Ringers are nationally and internationally known undergraduate musical ensembles. Additional fame came when the 2003 production of A Bucknell Candlelight Christmas was nominated for an Emmy in 2004.
A Bucknell Candlelight Christmas is a production of WITF-TV, Harrisburg, and underwritten by Bucknell University.
Air times may be subject to change. Check local listings. Early scheduling indicated the program would air on the following stations:
California
KOCE - Huntington Beach/Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 24, 11 p.m.
KVIE - Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 24, 9 p.m.
Florida
WMFE - Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 24, midnight
Illinois
WEIU - Charleston, Ill., Sunday, Dec. 25, 11 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 26, 4 a.m.
Kansas
KPTS - Wichita, Kan., Saturday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m.
Kentucky
KET - Lexington, Ken., Thursday, Dec. 22, 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 24, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 25, midnight
Michigan
WGVU - Grand Rapids, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 24, 4 p.m.
Minnesota
KAWE - Bemidji, Minn., Sunday, Dec. 25, 11:30 a.m.
WKAR - East Lansing, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 24, 9 p.m.
New York
WSKG - Binghamton, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 24, 6 p.m.
WNED - Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 24, 4 a.m.
WCNY - Syracuse, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2 p.m.
North Carolina
WTVI - Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 24, 10 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 25, 4 a.m., and Sunday, Dec. 25, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma
OETA - Oklahoma City, Okla., Saturday, Dec. 24, 9 p.m.
Ohio
WVIZ - Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 24, 11 p.m. andSunday, Dec. 25, 3 a.m.
WOSO - Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 24, midnight, Sunday, Dec. 25, 5 a.m., and Sunday, Dec. 25, 4 p.m.
Pennsylvania
WITF - Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. andSunday, Dec. 25, 3 p.m.
WQLN - Erie, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 22, 8 p.m.
WLVT - Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa., Saturday, Dec. 24, 11 p.m. and
Sunday, Dec. 25, 6 p.m.
WQED - Pittsburgh, Pa., Sunday, Dec. 25, noon
WPSX - University Park, Pa., Sunday, Dec. 25, 3 p.m.
WHYY - Philadelphia, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 22, 10 p.m.
Tennessee
WTCI - Chattanooga, Tenn., Thursday, Dec. 22, 11 p.m.
WKNO - Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, December 25, 2 a.m.
Texas
KLRN - San Antonio, Tex., Sunday, Dec. 25, 9 a.m.
KWBU - Waco, Tex., Sunday, Dec. 25, 11 p.m.
Washington
KWSU - Pullman, Wash., Sunday, Dec. 18, 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2 a.m., and
Sunday, Dec. 25, 6 p.m.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Television, Wis., Saturday, Dec. 24, 6 a.m. (Ch. 36) and Sunday, Dec. 25, 12 a.m. (Ch. 10)
Story posted on Dec. 16, 2005
