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■ j h: IP rp«JV> Friday. March 7,19&6rThe BattoliorVPage 5 — Channel airs on trial v. ACTS debuts on McCaw By SUE A. KRENEK Reporter: McCaw Cablevision is running a monthlong broadcast preview of a Christian television network that may be added to the company’s per manent lineup. Joe DiBacco, McCaw vice presi dent, says ACTS, the American Christian Television System, began airing on cable Channel 5 Monday at 8 a.m., and will continue until April 1 at 8 a.m. DiBacco says although the net work has been operated by the Southern Baptist Convention since it inded in 1983. it broadcasts ms produced denominations. nets. different than the other chan- was fou programs produced by several main line dene The company decided to give the network an on-air tryout after a says. DiBacco says McCaw> decision on whether to add ACTS to its perma nent lineup depends on the resulu of surveys conducted by McCaw and by Joe Baser Advertising Co., a con sultant to the local ACTS support group. He says the decision probably will not be made until several weeks after the trial run ends. t * ■ Dr. Richard Maples, spokesman for the local ACTS support group, says he is optimistic about the net work’s chances of becoming S per manent offering on the McCaw sys tem. Although ACTS joins two other Christian-oriented networks cur rently run by McCaw, Maples, who also is pastor of First Baptist Church of Bryan, says the network is signifi- says ACTS, unlike the Chris- l road cast Network dr the Trin- Network, offers up to hours per week for broadcast- lly-developed programming community needs. "Most local churches cannot af ford airtime to broadcast their speakers, their revivals and their special programs,” Maples says. “ACTS makes free airtime avail able.” ' If the network is added to McCaw’s lineup, he says, an advisory programming dif ference will be chat ACTS represents mainstream Christianity in the United S&tes. ” — : Dr. Richard Maples, pastor of First Baptist Church of Bryan. tream imnstianity in States,” he says. “The driving force behind the network is the Southern Baptist Convention, but they try to be, to the largest extent possible, non-denominational in all program ming and accept programs from other Protestant sects and from Ro man Catholics.” DiBacco says the network also fa vors original programming such as the children’s show “Sunshine Facto ry" over the previously-run commer cial television used extensively by CBN. Maples, however, says that even with such a high degree of original programming, only 25 percent of ACTS programs are directly reli gious. He says the other 75 percent reflect a Christian perspective while providing wholesome family enter tainment. up of pastors of local alio board made chufehes will allocate airtime to local programs. “We’re not thinking about (broad- v casting) church services," he says. “We’re talking about teen-age talk shows, discussions with professors at the University, etc.” In addition to local programming, the network broadcasts programs that have a wider theological focus than those of either CBN or Trinity, Maples says. The difference e programming will be that ACTS represents mains- Another difference between ACTS and most other Christian net works is that ACTS does not solicit funds for such projects as missionary work from viewers. Maples says. He says the channel, unlike CBN, is a non-profit channel that needs money only for its operating costs. “We do not ask for money at all,” he says. “The cost of the channel is funded by Baptist churches across the nation ... in communities w here an ACTS channel is located." DiBacco says solicitation of f unds could play a role in McCaw’s final decision on the channel since a neg ative perception of on-air solicitation exists. The company would have to delete another channel to make room for ACTS should it decide to broadcast the network permanently. •- r* *- '»> r . ■ H E l ■ 50% OFF ALL K391R SPORT ELITES* SIZE REG. SALE 150/80VI6 $139.91 $69.95 140/80V18 S123.I4 $61.57 !4<y80V!7 $121.56 $60.78 130/80V18 $1 14.37 $57.19* 130/90V17 $109.63 $54.82 130/90V16 $98.72 $49.36 120/90VI8 $98.55 $49.28 1 20/90V16 $99.48 $49.74 1 10/90V18 S 92.90 $4645 100/90V19 $94.59 $47 30 (»> .. the /ogica/ choice * Tires must be bought in pairs and mounted at Pro-Cycle. 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