{"id":97133,"date":"2019-12-17T20:56:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T01:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=97133"},"modified":"2019-12-17T20:56:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T01:56:05","slug":"lehigh-valley-public-media-to-air-national-democratic-debate-on-pbs39-wlvr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=97133","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Public Media\u2122 To Air National Democratic Debate on PBS39 & WLVR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bethlehem, PA. – December 16, 2019 –<\/strong> Lehigh Valley Public Media\u2122 will air the debate for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, December 19. This debate will take place at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and will be sponsored by PBS Newshour and POLITICO. PBS NewsHour and NPR News will offer an anchored simulcast feed as LIVE Special Coverage, which will be picked up by Lehigh Valley Public Media\u2019s PBS39 and WLVR radio respectively.<\/p>\n

Coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m., will likely run until at least 11:00 p.m., and will be hosted by NPR’s Michel Martin. Also joining the coverage: members of the NPR Politics team in Washington DC, as well as NPR political correspondent Scott Detrow who will be at the debate in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery debate in this election process is significant,\u201d Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer of Lehigh Valley Public Media said. \u201cThis year, we are incredibly proud to air live coverage through not only PBS39 but our radio platform, WLVR as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the Democratic National Debate this Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS39, or listen in on WLVR, 91.3. Visit PBS39’s program guide<\/u><\/a> to find the correct channel number for your over-the-air, cable or satellite provider.<\/p>\n

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About Lehigh Valley Public Media\u2122<\/strong>
\nLehigh Valley Public Media, home of PBS39\/WLVT, WLVR, and WPPT, acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley, through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. The Reporter Corps\u00ae creates community-focused content for PBS39 News Tonight<\/u><\/a>, digital platforms, and WLVR. Lehigh Valley Public Media and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley are partnering to fund and fulfill the regional literacy initiative Lehigh Valley Reads.<\/u><\/a> This campaign is working to ensure all Lehigh Valley students read on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025. Lehigh Valley Public Media is a community-owned public media organization serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. LVPM is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. For more information, visit PBS39.org<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nVictoria Scialfa
\nMarketing and Public Relations Manager
\nLehigh Valley Public Media<\/p>\n

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