Ch. 6 in Philly to broadcast Live 8

**Maybe this will be true for all ABC stations.....


Channel 6 to Broadcast Live 8
June 24, 2005 — The entire nation, and the entire world, will be watching Philadelphia on the Independence Day Holiday weekend, as the city plays host to two historic events. The Live 8 Benefit Concert and Sunoco Welcome America Celebration will both put the spotlight on Philadelphia, and both are broadcast on Channel 6 / WPVI-TV.

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Live 8, the most anticipated concert event in 2 decades, will rock the Parkway on July 2nd, and 6ABC is the only broadcast television station bringing it home to you! Hosted by Philadelphia's own Will Smith, the star studded line-up includes, Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, P. Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, The Dave Matthews Band, Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas, Keith Urban, Kaiser Chiefs , Linkin Park, Destiny's Child , Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Josh Groban, Ludacris, and more!

The Channel 6 broadcast of Live 8 starts at 6pm, with a full hour of Action News coverage of all of the day's events. From the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, to around the city, and around the region, Action News will bring you all the stories happening around Live 8. Then at 7pm, wpvi-tv will broadcast World News Tonight with Peter Jennings at a special time.

Things really heat up at 7:30pm, as Action News' Matt O'Donnell and Tamala Edwards host a half-hour lead up to the Network broadcast! From Tokyo to Johannesburg, from Toronto to London, and back here in Philadelphia, Matt and Tamala will recap all the hot happenings from Live 8, including a sneak peek at what you can expect to see in the hours ahead!

Then at 8pm, the show kicks into high gear with ABC's exclusive broadcast coverage of the official concert event! The biggest names in music will rock the house, from all across the world and from here at home.

For information on the event, including a complete list of music acts scheduled to appear, you can log on to www.phillylive8.com.

Thanks Becky- I will be watching!
Val

My area says that MTV is broadcasting it from noon until 8 pm. I'll try to check out as many channels as I can - I can record 2 satellite channels at once - if I can keep up lol.

Kathleen

Over here the BBC are showing a lot of it, including a broadcast on one channel of the Philadelphia show, and since the BBC channels are available to everyone with a TV I'm sure there will be plenty recordings made.

I live in St Louis, MO... Here, the ABC'schannel is 30... do you think it will be broadcasted here?

Here in NJ - the ABC channel is broadcasting after the MTV channel and will be showing parts of the Philly concert from 8 - 10 pm.

Kathleen

I've checked out the live8 link and I don't see where the connection is that shows who will be broadcasting the show live. Possibly it was removed, or I need another set of better eyes than mine to see it.

Will BBC broadcast the concert from Philadelphia too?

What's on: BBC TV

2 July: Live 8 Live
BBC TWO, 1.00-4.00pm
BBC ONE, 4.00-9.30pm (approx)

For those not lucky enough to win tickets to Live 8, the disappointment should be short lived as Jonathan Ross kick starts the BBC's coverage of the world's biggest rock concert in London's Hyde Park.

As the action unfolds live on the stage, Jonathan will take viewers to the very heart of the event, reporting from a specially built, all seeing pod set just above the live acts.

Jo Whiley and Fearne Cotton will be catching the bands as they come on and off stage and keeping viewers up to date with all of the backstage action.

Bob Geldof, Bono, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Elton John, Sting and Chris Martin are just some of the big names that will be interviewed by the BBC team of presenters.

Special guests include Michael Buerk, Jools Holland, George Alagiah, Sanjeev Baskhar and Meera Syal.

Not only will we be bringing all of the London Concert live, but also the best of the music from Paris, Berlin and Rome.



2 July: Live 8 Crosses the Atlantic
BBC ONE, 10.00pm (approx) to 3.00am (approx)

As America gears up to go live Jonathan Ross will take a look back at the excitement of the day, reflecting on the event with organiser Bob Geldof.

Then crossing over live to the States, Graham Norton will be on hand to bring viewers back home the excitement of the amazing line up from Philadelphia.

Will Smith will host the concert which includes 50 Cent, Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs, Maroon 5, P Diddy and Stevie Wonder.

Graham will be reporting backstage, interviewing all the stars and bringing the UK viewers all the gossip and news as it happens.



2 July: Live 8 Reloaded
BBC THREE, 7.00pm-5.00am

The whole Live 8 experience from Europe and America from start to finish for those who missed it earlier in the day.

3 July: Live 8 USA
BBC THREE, 7.00pm-4.00am

The whole of the Live 8 Philadelphia show as seen last night in America, hosted by Will Smith and featuring a galaxy of American superstars.

I want BBC


Does that mean Pilly won't start until about 6pm???