Off the air

Each local TV station will be off the air for a few minutes tonight between the hours of 2 to 5 a.m.

Why? It’s all part of an FCC license-renewal requirement implemented by the TVAIC (Television All Industry Committee), which has alerted local stations to its shutdown plans.

A TVAIC spokesman said the shutdown will affect each station (Chs. 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13) for only a few minutes at a time, in order to test the stations’ signals.

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Joy to BurtIndustry veteran Burt Dubrow has been named executive producer of ”The Dr. Joy Browne Show,” set to premiere in syndication next September.

Dubrow created and launched both ”The Sally Jessy Raphael Show” and ”The Jerry Springer Show” – and earlier served as associate producer of ”The Mike Douglas Show.”

”The Dr. Joy Browne Show” – syndicated by CBS’ Eyemark Entertainment and hosted by relationship expert Joy Browne – will explore single-topic themes (family, children, marriage and divorce).

– Michael StarrClaims check

On tomorrow’s ”Dateline” (10-11 p.m. on Ch.4) Jane Pauley interviews two women who claim they were sexually abused by Christian Peter while all three were students at the University of Nebraska.

Peter now plays for the New York Giants.

Kathy Redmond claims Peter raped her, while Natalie Tysdale – now a TV news anchor in Mobile, Ala. – says Peter groped her in a bar.

– M.S.

Danny!

Actor Danny Glover will be profiled in E! Entertainment Television’s ”Celebrity Profile,” premiering Wednesday (8 p.m.).

The show includes interviews with Glover and friends Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington, Alfre Woodard and Richard Donner.

– M.S.

Greg’s agony

On tonight’s ”Access Hollywood” (7:30 on Ch.4): ”You’ve Got Mail” co-star Greg Kinnear shares his emotionally devastating fear of the Internet.

Dude, ”You’ve got problems.”

– M.S.

Grid greats

ESPN’s first full-season NFL telecasts averaged an 8.1 (6.1 million households) – up 9 percent in ratings and 13 percent in audience over the combined TNT/ESPN 18-game package last season.

– M.S.