NASHVILLE - The final nominees for "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" will be announced during events on both Tuesday, Aug. 31 in Nashville and on Wednesday, Sept. 1 during ABC News' "Good Morning America." A video highlights package (VNR), featuring the announcements as well as artist interviews and music video clips, will be released via satellite Wednesday, Sept. 1 at (2:00 PM/ET).
Justin Moore and Chris Young will announce final nominees in seven of the 12 CMA Awards categories on Tuesday, Aug. 31 from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. On Wednesday, Sept. 1, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert will announce the final nominees in the remaining five categories live from New York City from the "Good Morning America" on Times Square during the 8:30 AM (all time zones) half-hour segment. Both announcements will be included in the VNR.
The announcement of the final nominees leads up to "Country Music's Biggest NightT." Hosted for the third time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" airs live Wednesday, Nov. 10 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.
For questions or for help if having difficulty accessing the VNR, please contact Scott Sklarin with Sklarin Communications at (917) 929-5564 or Maria Eckhardt at CMA at (615) 664-1637.
The satellite coordinates for the CMA Awards Nominees Video Highlights Package are listed below:
CMA AWARDS NOMINEES VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE
Wednesday, Sept. 1
2:00-2:30 PM/ET (1:00-1:30 PM/CT)
Satellite Coordinates: Galaxy 28 Transponder 10 (C-band) Analog
Downlink Frequency: 3900 Horizontal
Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards. American Airlines is the official airline of the 2010 CMA Awards. Chevrolet, Proud Sponsor of the CMA Awards and Official Ride of Country Music.
