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TV Stations Providing Coverage Spring 1996

CITY STATE STATION The Great April 23 March 14 CARRIAGE NOTES
Planet Debate Show #103 Show #102
Anchorage AK KAKM/7 . . . Program made available on KUAC/Fairbanks
Fairbanks AK KUAC/9 aka ALASKA 1 no Will try live Recorded & pb in April Available on Alaska1 to all areas within state except Anchorage.
Consortium of 9 PBS stations within Alabama AL Alabama Educational Television Commision no Times TBD during ITV Block Times TBD during ITV Block Will air during ITV block sometime during the 1996/97 academic year. Call Alabama Public TV for further info. Will be available throughout Alabama on your local PBS station.
Includes entire stateof PBS stations (5) AR Arkansas Educational Television Network ? Times TBD Times TBD Available on KETG/9, KAFT/13, KTEJ/19, KETS/2, & KEMV/6
Phoenix & Tucson AZ ASSET/KAET/8 & KUAT/6 ARIZONA STATE EDUCATIONAL NETWORK maybe Times TBD Times TBD Program was available statewide on KAET/8 & KUAT/6 during ASSET time. Note: LFHST show title was not reflected on TV listings.
Euereka CA KEET/13 no LIVE LIVE .
Fresno CA KVPT/18 no no no .
Huntington Beach CA KOCE/50 ? LIVE & will be repeated times TBD LIVE & will be repeated times TBD
Los Angeles CA KLCS/58 ? LIVE LIVE
Menlo Park CA Catholic Telemedia Network . . . .
Sacramento CA KVIE/6 no no no
San Diego CA KPBS/15 no no no .
San Francisco CA KQED/9 no no no People interested in this program should call Marilyn Fong, 415-864-2000
San Jose CA KTEH/54 ? LIVE 3/18 9-10A .
Denver CO KRMA/6 . LIVE LIVE .
Pueblo/Colorado Springs CO KTSC/8/15 Times TBD Times TBD
Hartford CT Connecticut State Department of Education no LIVE LIVE Was available on Knowledge Net to schools only in Connecticut, and some Cox cable systems, on Ch 50.
Hartford CT Connecticut Public Television . . . CPT made the program available on the Knowledge Network (see previous listing)
Washington D.C. DC WHMM/32 . Times TBD Times TBD Available to the Washington D.C. metropolitan viewing area.
Fort Meyers/Naples FL WFSP/30 . LIVE LIVE .
Gainesville FL WUFT/5 no no no Interested in future Passport to Knowledge programs
Jacksonville FL WJCT/7 no LIVE LIVE Program was available only on Continental Cable Channel25.
Miami FL WLRN/17 ? LIVE? LIVE? "99% sure both programs will be live".
Miami FL WPBT/2 no no no not carrying since WLRN is carrying
Orlando FL WMFE/24 LIVE LIVE Covers Orlando, Daytona Beach, & Melbourne Florida
Tampa FL WEDU/3 . LIVE LIVE Annette DeLisle
Tallahassee/Panama City FL WFSU/11, WFSG/56 maybe maybe maybe
West Palm Beach FL WXEL/42 ? ? ? .
State of Georgia GA Georgia Public Television 2/12/96 12-12:30PM 4/24/96 2:30P-3:30P 3/15/96 11A-12P Was available to schools & homes with dishes throughout the state of Georgia and other areas on Peach Star TV-1, ku-band Sat Telstar 401 transponder 14 lower, polarity horizontal, dial in frequency 92093 mghz, downlink frequency 12093 mghz, audio 6.2/6.8. at
Honolulu & Wailuku HI KHET/11 & KMEB/10 LIVE LIVE Available throughout Hawaii.
Feeds to entire state - 8 PBS stations. IA Iowa Public Broadcasting Board Times TBD
Boise ID Idaho Public TV no 5/1 - 2:45A-3:45 A Mtn 5/1 - 1:45A-2:45A Mtn Programs were available on May1st throughout the state on the ITV schedule of Idaho PBS stations (as follows). On March 14 Idaho Public TV presented Dialogue where exerpts from our live program may be seen.
Carbondale IL WSIU/8 Southern Illinois University no Friday May 3rd, 12:00-1:00AM Friday, March 22nd, 12:00-1:00AM
Charleston IL WEIU/51 Eastern Illinois University ? ? ? .
Chicago IL WTTW/11 ? ? ?
Jacksonville/Springfield,Macomb,Quincy IL WSEC/14/65,WMEC/22,WQEC/27 ? ? ? .
Moline, IL & Davenport, IA IL WQPT/24 & WQPT/36 no no no .
Peoria IL WTVP/47 ? ? ? .
Urbana IL WILL/12 . Times TBD Times TBD Will not be available on regular schedule. Contact WILL Learning Services for more info.
Bloomington IN WTIU/30 . LIVE LIVE Available on NCC Channel (closed cable channel) primarily to schools. For more info or to get program, call WTIU at 812-855-7185 and ask for Margaret Lion.
Elkhart IN WNIT/34 ? ? ? .
Evansvlle IN WNIN/9 . LIVE LIVE Available on WNIN-ETV/Cable channel 12 only.
Indianapolis IN WFYI/20 . LIVE LIVE .
Vincennes IN WVUT/22 . LIVE NOTE: 12P-1PM CST LIVE NOTE: 1-2PM EST Note: due to change in daylight savings time, 1st show airs during EST and 2nd show airs during CST.
Topeka KS KTWU/11 &30 LIVE LIVE Available on Ch. 11 to N.E. Kansas and N.W. Missouri. Ch. 30 include Iola, Fort Scott, Chunnute, and other areas in S.E. Kansas.
Wichita KS WPTS/8 no LIVE Times TBD .
Lexington/KET (includes 14 PBS stations) KY Kentucky Authority for Educational Television Times TBD 3/15 - 6:30A-7:30A EST Available to schools only on Star Channel 10, Space Net 2, Transponder 23 upper, Audio 6.8, Frequency 12.040.
Louisville KY WKPC/15 LIVE LIVE
Bowling Green KY WKYU/24 no Times TBD Times TBD Call Linda Oldham at station for more info
Baton Rouge. Feeds to 6 PBS stations LA Louisiana Educational TV Authority . Times TBD LIVE Available on Louisiana Public Broadcasting -- in New Orleans, on WLAE-TV the LPB sister station, in Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, & Shreveport.
Andover MA Continental Cablevision . . . Note: This is Mass.'s largest cable system. They carry NH Public TV into parts of Mass as well. NH Public TV carryied the program.
Boston MA WGBH/2, WGBX/44 no no no Mass educators could get program through MCET
Cambridge MA Mass. Corp. for Educational Telecommunications no LIVE 3/15 1-2:00pm MCET carried programs on the Massachusetts Learnpike. Call MCET Customer Service at 800-556-4376 for more information.
Springfield MA WGBY/57 no no no Please call Sarah Cothran if you would like them to air program in 96/97 schedule
Owings Mills MD Maryland Public Television . 5/2 5-6:00am 5/1 5-6:00am
Augusta ME Maine Department of Education . . . Offered program on Maine's statewide library system. School libraries get a catalogue with program listings. If a Maine resident or educator sends in a blank VHS tape, they will record the show requested and mail it back to them.
Portland ME WMEA/26 no no no .
Detroit MI WTVS/56 . Times TBD Times TBD Available only on WTVSõ secondary cable channel due to start-up by May, 1996. Call Dan Gaitens in Programming Dept. for further info.
East Lansing MI WKAR/23 no no no .
Flint MI WFUM/University of Michigan - Flint . LIVE LIVE Also available in Ann Arbor on cable.
Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo MI WGVU/35 & WGVK/52 Times TBD Times TBD Contact Barbara Fournier, Educational Services Director at WGVU for further info.
Marquette MI WNMU/13 no Times TBD Times TBD .
University Center, Bad Axe MI WUCM/19, WUXC/35 . . . .
Mt. Pleasant. Feeds to 4 PBS stations MI WCMU/14 & WCMV/27 3/14 - 12:30PM-1PM LIVE LIVE Feeds WCMU/Mt. Pleasant, WCML/Alpena, WCMV/Cadillac, & WCMW/Manistee, MI.
Austin MN KSMQ/15 5/1 1-2PM CST 4/3 1-2PM CST .
Duluth MN WDSE/8 no no no See Wisconsin Public TV; WDSE collaborates with them
St. Paul/Minneapolis MN KTCA/2 & KTCI/17 . Times TBD Times TBD
Kansas City MO KCPT/19 . . . .
St.Louis MO KETC/9 no no no .
Springfield & Joplin MO KOZK & KOZJ/Ozark Public Television . Times TBD Times TBD .
Warrensburg MO KMOS/6 . . . .
Jackson. Feeds 8 PBS stations in state. MS Mississippi ETV . Times TBD Times TBD Contact Ms. Lymberis for further info at Miss. Authority of Public TV.
Bozeman MT KUSM-TV . Montana Public TV will not be airing program. However their web site will be giving satellite coordinates for people to directly downlink show. Their web site address is: http ://visions.montana.edu/Teachers_Desk
Raliegh. Public Schools of N.C. programs ITV for state NC North Carolina Public Television/Public Schools of N.C. 5/29 2-2:30PM 5/31 1-2PM EST 5/30 1-2PM EST Will air on your local N.C. PBS station at the following times.
Fargo ND Instructional Resource Center Fargo Public Schools will record will record Since Prairie Public TV will not carry the program, Fargo Public Schools will make free tapes of both shows available to all ND teachers. Call 701-241-4876 and ask for Lowell W olff to place orders.
Alliance. State agency feeds 8 PBS stations in state as well as a cable via EduCable. NE Nebraska Public TV/EduCable LIVE LIVE NETV cable will get both the 3/14 & 4/23 shows LIVE.
Durham. NH Public TV includes 3 stations. NH New Hampshire Public TV/11 no Wednesday, 4/23 1:00AM-2:00AM Friday, 3/15 12:00Mid - 1:00AM Programs will be available on New Hampshire Public TV Channel 11 only at the following times. Note: Educators & residents in the greater Springfield area & NorthHampton in Western Mass. will be able to pickup NH Public TV/11 on Continental Cablevision
Trenton-NJN feeds 4 PBS stations in state. NJ New Jersey Network NO LIVE LIVE
Albuquerque NM KNME/5 no LIVE LIVE Available through-out the state of New Mexico.
Las Vegas NV KLVX/10 Times TBD Times TBD
Reno NV KNPB/5 4/19 midnight-00:30 4/26 midnight-1:00am 4/19 00:30-1:30am PLEASE CHECK DAY, SINCE LHST 101 AIRS AT MIDNIGHT!
Albany/Schenectady NY WMHT/17 no times TBD times TBD will record and playback in May; call station for more info
Binghamton NY WSKG/46 . . . .
Brooklyn NY WNYE/25 no LIVE LIVE
Buffalo NY WNEQ/23 & WNED/17 Buffalo no Times TBD Times TBD Will air only on WNEQ/23 to schools and on your local cable system within the Buffalo, Niagra Falls area.
New York NY WNET/Thirteen no LIVE Monday, 3/18 3-4PM
Plainview NY WLIW/21 no Times TBD Times TBD Will air sometime in April. Contact Stehanie Saltzman at 516-367-2100 x3072 for more info.
Plattsburgh NY WCFE/57 no LIVE LIVE
Rochester NY WXXI/21 no Tuesday, 5/7 1-2PM Monday, 5/6 1-2PM
Waterton NY WNPE/16 & WNPI/18 no Times TBD 5/9 12noon-1pm
Syracuse NY WCNY/24 no Times TBD Times TBD They will make program available on their second cable channel.
Akron and Alliance OH WEAO/49,WNEO/45 . . . .
Athens/Cambridge OH WOUB/20 & WOUC/44 maybe Times TBD Times TBD ETSEO will record and air the program sometime in the 1996/97 academic year. Call Jan Warden at 216-343-2568 for further info.
Bowling Green OH WBGU/27 . . . .
Columbus OH ETSEO Educational Telecommunications Maybe Times TBD Times TBD ETSEO programs ITV for WOUB/WOUC -Athens/Cambridge, OH. They will include program in their 1996/97 schedule. Call them for more info.
Cincinnati OH WCET/48 no LIVE LIVE
Cleveland OH WVIZ/25 available LIVE LIVE Was available LIVE to schools only on the School Request Channel. Some local cable channels carry this signal, so home viewers should check local cable listings for carriage. All three parts are also available through WVIZ's tape library.
Dayton OH WPTD/16 & WPTO/14/The Learning Works Network LIVE LIVE Station will carry program to schools only on The Learning Works Network.
Columbus/Portsmouth OH (ITS of Central Ohio programs educational programs for WOSU/34 and WPBO/42. OH Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio no Will record Will record Please call ITS of Central Ohio at 614-529-5500 to request copies of the program.
Toledo OH WGTE/30 no Times TBD Times TBD Coverage includes NW Ohio and parts of Michigan in Monroe County and Ann Arbor as well as many schools in the Detroit area.
Oklahoma City. Feeds the four main PBS stations in OK. OK Oklahoma State Department of Education no LIVE 12-1PM CST March 29, 1-2PM CST Available on Ch 13/OETA throughout Oklahoma.
Medford and Klamath Falls OR KSYS/8 and KFTS/22 . . . .
Portland OR Oregon Public Broadcasting no no no Call Steve Johnson 503-244-9900 if you would like OPB to carry future programs
Portland OR ED-NET no no no ED-NET is an information service linked to the Oregon State Department of Education. They send out a newsletter to approx 250 sites (schools, govt. buildings, & hositals) to bring interactive or satellite programming to remote areas.
Erie PA WQLN/ITV no Times TBD Times TBD
Harrisburg PA WITF/33 no maybe maybe call Joel Bechtel 717-236-6000 if you would like them to air the program
Philadelphia PA WHYY/12 . . .
Pittsburgh PA WQED/13 and WQEX/16 . . . .
Scranton PA WVIA/44 no Times TBD Times TBD
University Park PA WPSX/3 no no no
Providence RI WSBE/36 - Rhode Island Public Television no Times TBD Times TBD Station will playback program sometime in May.
Columbia. State agency feeds entire S.C. (11 PBS stations) SC South Carolina ETV Times TBD Times TBD Times TBD
Vermillion. Agency feeds educational programs to 8 PBS stations in S.D. SD South Dakota Public Television possibly LIVE LIVE
Chatanooga TN WTCI/45 Times TBD Times TBD
Knoxville TN WSJK/2 & WKOP/15 no 4/28 1-2pm EST 4/5 1-2pm Station coverage includes S.W. VA, Ashvill, NC, and parts of KY.
Memphis TN WKNO/10 & WMAU/18 no Times TBD TimesTBD Station recorded and will playback sometime during the 1996/97 academic year. Contact Thelma Stieg at 901-458-2521 for further info.
Nashville TN WDCN/8 Times TBD Times TBD Station will record and hold for play-back in May.
Amarillo/Public Televsion for the Texas Panhandle TX KACV/2 no 4/23 LIVE 12Noon-1PM 4/23 11A-12Noon
Austin TX WLRU/18 4/25 12:30PM-1:30AM 3/16 1AM-2AM Will air on ITV schedule.
College Station TX KAMU/15 . . . .
Corpus Christi TX KEDT/16 no Times TBD LIVE 12Noon-1PM CST .
Dallas - (City has 2 PBS stations KDTN & KERA) TX KDTN Channel 2 - The Educational Channel no LIVE LIVE Program will be available only on KDTN Channel 2.
Harlington TX KMBH/60 . . . .
Houston TX KUHT/8 no 4/23 12P-1P LIVE 3/15 12Noon-1PM
Killeen TX WNCT/46 . . . .
Lubbock TX KTXT/5 . . . .
San Antonio TX KLRN/9 Thurs. March 21 10-10:30AM CST Thurs. May 2 10-11AM CST Thurs. March 21 10:30-11:30AM CST
San Antonio TX KLRN/9 Thurs. March 21 10-10:30AM CST Thurs. May 2 10-11AM CST Thurs. March 21 10:30-11:30AM CST
Waco TX WCTF/34 no no no .
Provo UT WBYU/11 no no no Program was carried by KUED/Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City UT KUED/7 no LIVE LIVE KUED is available throughout Utah and parts of Wyoming. Note change of daylight savings time will effect times listed
Fairfax VA Fairfax County Public Schools no LIVE LIVE Program was carried on ed access channel 25
Harrisonburg VA WVPT/51 . . . .
Roanoke (Includes WBRA/15, WMSY/52, & WSBN/47) VA Blue Ridge Public TV Taped LIVE & repeated 4/26 2-3PM 3/18 - 2-3PM EST & repeated 3/29 2-3PM Areas covered include S.W. Virginia, and parts of W. Virginia, NC, TN, & KY.
Richmond/Charlotte/Richmond VA WCVE/23 , WHTJ/41 & WCVW/57 no Times TBD Times TBD
Norfolk and The Greater Hampton Roads Region of Virginia. VA WHRO/15 no Maybe live Maybe live Will be carried on a special channel to schools. Certain cable systems also carry this signal to homes in the area. Check local listings
Burlington VT Vermont ETV 3/12 11:30am-noon; 3/19 11:30am-noon Times TBD 3/19 noon-1pm; 4/18 noon-1pm .
Pullman/Richland WA KWSU/10 & KTNW/31 no Times TBD Times TBD
Seattle/Tacoma WA KCTS/9 & KBTC/28 aired 1/31 4/26 11A-12Noon 3/15 11A-12Noon Note: LIVE uplink from Seattle is in the March show!
Yakima WA KYVE/47 . . . .
Morgantown. Statewide agency carries show to all three PBS stations. WV WNPB/24 no Times TBD in May Times TBD in May Schools should contact Kathy Kowecki at 304-293-6511 for coordinates to downlink LIVE version of program. West Virginia PBS aired show sometime in May.
Madison. State agency carries program to state. WI Wisconsin Public Broadcasting no Times TBD Times TBD
Riverton. Feeds entire state. WY KCWC/4 no LIVE LIVE
 
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