Get Sneak Peek Access To "CMA Country Christmas"

Get Sneak Peek Access To "CMA Country Christmas"

Exclusive Preview Footage and Artist Interviews Available in Video Highlights Package, Feed Beginning Tomorrow



NASHVILLE - CMA will provide exclusive preview footage of "CMA Country Christmas" and interviews with featured performers in a Video Highlights Package feed beginning tomorrow.


"CMA Country Christmas," hosted by Jennifer Nettles, is a two-hour special airing Monday, Dec. 2 (9:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network that highlights the music and traditions of the holidays. Performers included in the holiday celebration are Trace Adkins, Mary J. Blige, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Lucy Hale, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum, Nettles,Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, "Duck Dynasty's"Willie Robertson, Darius Rucker, Michael W. Smith, and beloved Peanuts characters Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus van Pelt, and Snoopy.

"CMA Country Christmas" is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Paul Miller is the Director, and David Wild is the writer. The special was shot in high definition and will be broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

The Video Highlights Package feed schedule and satellite coordinates are as follows:


Feed Date: Feed Time:
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Thursday, Nov. 21 10:00-10:30 AM/ET
(9:00-9:30 AM/
CT)


The package will be approximately 15 minutes, and will be re-run back-to-back so that media outlets have two opportunities to downlink it.



Satellite Coordinates:
GALAXY 17 (Ku) Digital
Transponder 20 - Lower
18 MHz
Downlink Freq: 12091 (V)
Symbol Rate: 13.235
FEC: ¾
Data Rate: 18.296
Encoder: MPEG 2 DVBS-QPSK 4:2:0
720p / 59.94 / HD





FTP DOWNLOAD SITE:
www.vistaworldlink.com/CMAchristmas



Trouble Number for the Satellite Feed: (954) 838-0900 x0 or (917) 929-5564.
If you have a question about the content of this VNR, please contact Jim Bowling at (213) 215-7822 orjim@sklarincommunications.com.



ABC NewsOne will also make the VNR available to ABC affiliates via Pathfire. For dates and times, please check with Travis Hudon at ABC NewsOne at (212) 456-4978 or travis.l.hudon@abc.com.

For more information, visit CMAchristmas.com.

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Press Contact: Maria Eckhardt CMA (615) 244-2840

/PRNewswire -- Nov. 20, 2013/

SOURCE Country Music Association

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