CityChannel Dubuque invites local cable subscribers to enjoy the Tri-State scenery along the Mississippi River in "The River in Real Time," Christmas Day at 1 p.m. on the City's main government access cable channel (analog channel 8 or digital 85.2).

To record "The River in Real Time," CityChannel Dubuque put six cameras on board The Spirit of Dubuque for a midday cruise on a beautiful fall day in October.  Four fixed cameras -- on a mast, by the paddlewheels, and two in the pilothouse -- and two manned cameras recorded the cruise from multiple angles.  The show, two hours long, presents the entire cruise, embarking from and ending in Dubuque's Ice Harbor.  The program is set to relaxing music mixed with the sounds of the boat's engine and paddlewheels.  "'The River in Real Time' is very meditative," says Craig Nowack, Cable TV Coordinator for the City of Dubuque.  "It captures the wonder of being on the river and highlights the beauty of our part of the Mississippi River valley."

"The River in Real Time" will be repeated on New Year's Day at 9 a.m.  Like all CityChannel Dubuque programs, it will also be streamed live and archived on the City's website at www.cityofdubuque.org/media.

The City also originates a second government access cable channel on cable channel 80 or digital 85.3 (digital only).  This channel presents City information and downtown weather data around the clock with audio from the NOAA weather radio station serving Dubuque.

For more information on City programming, call 563-589-4181 or visit www.cityofdubuque.org/cabletv.

More From 103.3 WJOD