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News |  04 Jul 2007 01:50 |  By RnMTeam

Worldspace to air Live Earth series

Mumbai : Worldspace Satellite Radio, official broadcast partner of "Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis," has announced its schedule of coverage for the 24-hour concert series taking place on 7 July 2007. Starting at 0000 GMT, Worldspace will provide its global subscribers throughout Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, with continuous coverage of the event on three of its branded channels- Flava (Channel 204), Radio Voyager (Channel 11) and UPop (Channel 29). Live performances from all concert locations will be aired, along with on-site commentary and back-stage interviews from reporters on the ground in Sydney, Johannesburg, Hamburg, London, and New York. Channel 29 will provide highlights of the day`s best performances from all event locations. Live Earth is a special, 24-hour event consisting of eight concerts taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 150 music artists and two billion people with the hope of inspiring a global movement to "answer the call" and combat the climate crisis. Official concerts will take place in Hamburg, Johannesburg, London, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Sydney, and Tokyo. Special broadcast events will take place from the To-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, and the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.

Musical talent includes among many others: AFI, Alicia Keys, Baaba Maal, Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Crowded House, Duran Duran, Genesis, Joss Stone, Kanye West, Katie Melua, Lenny Kravitz, Linkin Park, Madonna, Metallica, Paolo Nutini, The Police, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Snow Patrol, Spinal Tap, UB40 and Vusi Mahlasela. Worldspace Satellite Radio Coverage: Sydney 0100 - 1130 GMT Channel 11, 29 Tokyo 0300 - 1215 GMT Channel 204, 29 Shanghai TBD TBD Johannesburg 1000 - 1600 GMT Channel 204, 29 Hamburg 1600 - 2100 GMT Channels 11, 204, 29 London 1215 - 2115 GMT Channel 11, 29 Rio de Janeiro 1900 - 0600 GMT Channel 11, 29 New York 1700 - 0300 GMT Channel 204, 29

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