GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL TO BROADCAST LIVE UPDATES FROM CELEBRATE FREEDOM ATLANTA ON SEPTEMBER 1
ATLANTA, GA – August 27, 2007 – Thanks to the Gospel Music Channel, gospel music fans won’t have to be in Atlanta to experience Celebrate Freedom Atlanta -- the largest free one-day outdoor concert in the city -- on Saturday, September 1. The nation’s first and only 24/7 music television network dedicated to gospel/Christian music will be televising live from Celebrate Freedom Atlanta and is the only television outlet allowed to broadcast live from the all-day concert.
Celebrate Freedom Atlanta (www.celebratefreedomatlanta.com), presented by 104.7 The Fish, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. (ET) on the first day of Labor Day Weekend at the Georgia International Horsepark in Conyers, GA. The 14+-hour concert will feature 20 top Christian and gospel artists including Steven Curtis Chapman, Avalon, Mandisa (from American Idol), Natalie Grant, Mark Schultz, Aaron Schust and Need to Breathe.
GMC’s “Gospel Insider” news crews will be on site all day to provide exclusive live updates and interviews every hour, on the hour throughout the day and evening. The network’s exclusive coverage is part of GMC’s Live Concert Weekend, which will feature 48 Hours of Front Row Live, GMC’s original series featuring powerhouse artists hosting their own concert performances while sharing their musical inspirations in front of specially-invited audiences.
In addition to the live hourly updates throughout Celebrate Freedom, GMC’s website (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) will offer a chance to win an autographed guitar signed by all artists performing at Celebrate Freedom Atlanta. Fans can enter now on the website and the winner will be drawn on September 17, 2007.
About Gospel Music Channel
Gospel Music Channel (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) is the nation’s first and only 24/7 all music entertainment television network devoted to the uplifting, inspiring and diverse music that is gospel/Christian music. It is one of the fastest-growing cable channels in television today; the network has doubled availability in 2007 alone and is now carried in all ten of the top ten markets and 22 of the top 25. Gospel Music Channel can be seen on various cable systems around the country. |
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