Satellite News Feed 2009 Miss America Pageant

Satellite News Feed 2009 Miss America Pageant

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hosted by Mario Lopez, the live telecast of the 2009 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT airs this Saturday, January 24, from 8-10 PM (ET/PT) on TLC (tape delayed on the West Coast).

   (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080604/NEW047LOGO )    Footage available via satellite to include (all times ET):     8:30-8:40 PM      Satellite Test   8:40-9:30 PM      Host Mario Lopez, Parade of 52 States, COUNTDOWN TO THE                     CROWN Gold Sash Winners, "America's Choice" Reveal and                     the Announcement of the Top 15 Semi-Finalists   10:00-10:10 PM    Satellite Test   10:10-11:00 PM    Crowning of Miss America 2009     Satellite Coordinates:    Source 1:   Satellite   Resources:  Crawford Communications   Bookings:   Crawford # 32112   Details:    Satellite:              Galaxy 17               Transponder:            10 Lower               Band:                   C Band               Bandwidth:              18 MHz               Uplink Frequency:       6116.00 MHz               Uplink Polarity:        Horizontal               Downlink Frequency:     3891.00 MHz               Downlink Polarity:      Vertical               L-band Frequency:       1259.00 MHz               Data Rate:              18.20 Mbps               FEC:                    3/4               Symbol Rate:            13.24 Msps               Video Standard:         SD               Aspect Ratio:           16:9               Audio Configuration:    Stereo    For Technical Problems with Downlink:   Crawford Communications, (678) 421-6604    TLC Communications Contact:   Shannon Martin, (202) 441-7863 OR shanmart2@gmail.com, OR   Dustin Smith, (310) 435-4079 OR dustin_smith@discovery.com    Broadcast Restrictions for News Coverage:  

For news purposes only, you may air 30 seconds per clip not to exceed five minutes total within the given time frame. Footage may be used up to seven days from Jan. 24 premiere. Please source/provide on-screen credit to "Miss America Organization/TLC" as footage is being aired. Use is granted on a quit claim basis. Any broadcast or other use of any portion of the 2009 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT requires additional specific written permission.

Panel of Judges

This year's panel of esteemed judges includes: model turned denim designer Paige Adams-Geller (fashion); Broadway actress Laura Bell Bundy (entertainment); Miss America 1999 Nicole Johnson (community service); Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones (fitness); renowned casting genius, Showtime Network's Beth Klein (talent); entertainment news correspondent, INSIDE EDITION's Jim Moret (communications/interview); and celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves (beauty).

MISS AMERICA PAGEANT and MISS AMERICA: COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN

The 2009 Miss America Pageant is the culmination of the four-part reality series COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN, which follows the 52 Miss America contestants as they live together and face off in challenges that help them better prepare for the iconic pageant. Each one-hour episode finds the contestants navigating through a series of team and individual competitions to help them prepare for the pageant and prove they have what it takes to be a modern-day Miss America. This year, the stakes are higher than ever - viewers at home will have the power to vote four contestants directly into the pageant's Top 15. COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN premieres on TLC Friday, January 2, 2009 at 10 PM ET and has its finale on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 10 PM ET. Voting, which begins after the 15 gold-sash finalists are selected, will be conducted online at TLC.com/MissAmerica, and via text messaging.

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Source: TLC

CONTACT: Shannon Martin, +1-202-441-7863, shanmart2@gmail.com, or Dustin
Smith, +1-310-435-4079, dustin_smith@discovery.com, both of TLC
Communications

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