Inspirational Country Music Awards to air via Sky Angel direct-to-home satellite TV

NAPLES, FL – The 11th annual Inspirational Country Music Awards show, held November 10 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, will be televised this Sunday, November 27, 9 to 11 p.m. ET (8 pm CT/7pm MT/6pm PT), on Angel Two, the Christian special events channel exclusive to the 36-channel Sky Angel nationwide direct-to-home satellite television service. Homes across America receive the Sky Angel service through a small satellite dish.

The awards show will re-air on Sky Angel's Angel Two channel January 29, 12 to 2 p.m. ET (11 am CT/10am MT/9am PT), and March 8, 12 to 2 a.m. ET (11pm CT/10pm MT/9pm PT).

The Inspirational Country Music Awards show returned for its 7th year to the Ryman Auditorium, the mother church of country music. The show was co-hosted by Linda Davis and The 700 Club's Lisa Ryan.

A star-studded list of performers included Natalie Grant with Wynonna Judd, Diamond Rio, Andy Griggs, Jamie O'Neal, Josh Turner, Linda Davis, Melanie Walker, GunnPoint Band, Jeff Bates, Clifton Jansky, Del Way, Twice Robin, Michael Manuel, All Star, and Randy Gunn.

Presenters included Porter Wagner, John Berry, Bryan White, Blue County, Marty Raybon, and Sue Ellen Cooper, Queen Mother of the Red Hat Society.

The member-voted Inspirational Country Music Awards is the keynote event of Inspirational Country Week, November 5-12, in Nashville.

About Sky Angel
Sky Angel is a multi-channel, direct-to-home satellite television service committed to providing America's families with a faith-based and family-friendly choice in television, plus radio. Owned and operated by Dominion Video Satellite Inc., a Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) licensee and pioneer with corporate headquarters in Naples, Fla., Sky Angel delivers nationwide 36 channels of quality family entertainment, Christian-inspirational programming and 24-hour news. News and family entertainment channels include FOX News Channel, HGTV, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movie Channel and Guardian (PAX/I TV), while faith channels include KTV-Kids & Teens TV, TVU Music Television, The Worship Network and many others. Sky Angel delivers the widest variety of Christian channels, plus news and family entertainment channels, compared to any other cable or satellite provider.

Homes in all 48 Continental United States and certain U.S. territories currently receive the Sky Angel multi-channel service through a small 20-inch satellite dish for $14.99/month or the special savings rate of $149.90/year. Churches, colleges, businesses and more also subscribe to the Sky Angel service. Dominion was one of the first nine companies to apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a high-power DBS license in 1981 and is the sole surviving DBS pioneer from that first round of forward-thinking applicants. Consumers may request a free DVD or VHS video about the Sky Angel service or order programming by visiting www.skyangel.com or calling 1-800-SKY-ANGEL (1-800-759-2643).