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Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry Fifty years after first playing Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry for the first time, the iconic Dolly Parton returns for a one-off, star-studded night packed with hits. A gift to her fans, this glorious celebration features old favorites along with a whole host of special invited guests, including Toby Keith, Emmylou Harris, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum and Hank Williams, Jr., who join Dolly for festive shenanigans and memorable performances. Friday, March 5 at 9 p.m.
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Tina Turner: One Last Time
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Capitol Report Ken Burns: The Civil War
KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR Tuesday, March 2 at 8 p.m.
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Yellowstone Symphony Amanpour and Company
WEDNESDAY 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:30 TINA TURNER: ONE LAST TIME Monday, March 1 at 8 p.m.
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Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk and Soul Amanpour and Company
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour DW Global 3000 America Quiz Central The Colorado Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. Amanpour and Company
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Laura Flanders Show Michigan Out of Doors Wilderness Journal Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations
NEW Daytime Schedule Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m.
Fitness
7:00 a.m.
PBS Kids
See the entire PBS Kids Schedule(s) at https://www.wcmu.org/television/pbskids
2:00 p.m.
Mon/Wed/Fri - Sit & Be Fit
2:30 p.m.
PBS Primetime on Your Time
5:30 p.m.
BBC World News*
6:00 p.m.
PBS NewsHour*
7:00 p.m.
Primetime Schedule*
Tu/Th -Classical Stretch
* Please note these programs will remain unchanged in our regularly scheduled lineup.
Beginning March 15 Saturday & Sunday 5:00 a.m.
Fitness & Yoga
News & Public Affairs
5:30 a.m.
PBS Kids
6:00 a.m. 6:30 a.m.
Gardening
7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m.
Sewing / Quilting
9:00 a.m.
Painting
10:00 a.m. Travel
Michigan Programming
12:00 p.m. How To at Home
2:30 p.m.
Cooking
5:00 p.m.
Primetime Schedule*
Sunday Dramas
See our website for additional dates and times https://www.wcmu.org/daytimetv
WCMU PBS Kids 24/7 Channel Watch the livestream at wcmu.org/tv/pbsKids/ 6:00 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m.
Splash and Bubbles
3:00 p.m.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific
WordWorld
3:30 p.m.
Elinor Wonders Why
Clifford (Sat/Sun)
4:00 p.m.
Sesame Street
Peg + Cat
4:30 p.m.
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
5:00 p.m.
Curious George
5:30 p.m.
Curious George
6:00 p.m.
Wild Kratts
Esme & Roy (Sat/Sun) 7:30 a.m.
Peep and the Big Wide World
8:00 a.m.
Sid the Science Kid
8:30 a.m.
Super WHY!
9:00 a.m.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific
9:30 a.m.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
10:00 a.m.
Let’s Go Luna!
10:30 a.m.
Dinosaur Train
11:00 a.m.
Cat in the Hat Knows A lot About That!
11:30 a.m.
Martha Speaks
12:00 p.m.
Nature Cat
12:30 p.m.
Ready Jet Go!
1:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Wild Kratts
7:00 p.m.
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (M-Th)
7:30 p.m.
Molly of Denali (M-Th)
8:00 p.m.
Hero Elementary (M-Th)
8:30 p.m.
Odd Squad (M-Th)
9:00 p.m.
Arthur (M-Th)
9:30 p.m.
WordGirl (M-Th)
Arthur
10:00 p.m.
Cyberchase
1:30 p.m.
Odd Squad
10:30 p.m.
Molly of Denali
2:00 p.m.
Cyberchase
11:00 p.m.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific
2:30 p.m.
Molly of Denali
Gather the gang for Family Night, weekly family viewing events featuring movie specials or themed programming. Watch, play and learn with your favorite PBS KIDS characters every Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and repeating on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret
11:30 p.m.
Elinor Wonders Why
12:00 a.m.
Sesame Street
12:30 a.m.
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
3:30 a.m.
Molly of Denali (Tue-Fri)
1:00 a.m.
Let’s Go Luna!
4:00 a.m.
Hero Elementary (Tue-Fri)
1:30 a.m.
Nature Cat
4:30 a.m.
Odd Squad (Tue-Fri)
2:00 a.m.
Wild Kratts
5:00 a.m.
Arthur (Tue-Fri)
2:30 a.m.
Wild Kratts
5:30 a.m.
WordGirl (Tue-Fri)
Note: Schedule may vary for special event programs. Check our website for the latest.
Museum (Tue-Fri)
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WCMU Public Television’s Spring Fundraiser!
Monday, March 1 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Tina Turner: One Last Time 9:30 Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk and Soul
Tuesday, March 2 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Ken Burns: The Civil War 10:00 Yellowstone Symphony
Wednesday, March 3 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 The Colorado 9:30 Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD
Thursday, March 4 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Wilderness Journal 9:00 Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations 10:30 Ken Burns: Here and There Friday, March 5 6:00 PBS NewsHour 9:00 Dolly and Friends: 50 Years at the Opry Saturday, March 6 1:00 Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. 2:30 Classical Rewind (My Music) 4:00 It’s What’s Happening Baby! 6:00 PBS Newshour Weekend 6:30 The Carpenters Close to You 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Sicilian Defence Pt. 1 9:00 Midsomer Murders The Sicilian Defence Pt. 2 10:00 Monty Python: A Celebration 11:30 Rick Steves Fascism in Europe Sunday, March 7 1:00 Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece 3:00 Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece 5:00 The Transformational Power of Yoga 6:00 PBS Newshour Weekend 6:30 Moments to Remember 9:00 Downton Abbey Returns 11:00 The Transformational Power of Yoga
Monday, March 8 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry 9:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Tuesday, March 9 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary 10:00 This Land is Your Land Wednesday, March 10 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen, MD 10:00 Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde White Thursday, March 11 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 MI Out of Doors 9:00 Under the Radar Michigan 10:00 Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry Friday, March 12 6:00 PBS NewsHour 9:00 Carol King and James Taylor at the Troubadour 10:30 The Transformational Power of Yoga Saturday, March 13 1:00 Safe Money in Tough Times with Jonathan Pond 2:30 Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White 4:00 Retire Safe and Secure with Ed Slott 6:00 PBS Newshour Weekend 6:30 Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD 8:00 Midsomer Murders: Schooled in Murder Pt. 1 9:00 Midsomer Murders: Schooled in Murder Pt. 2 10:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Sunday, March 14 Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece 1:00 3:00 Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece 5:00 Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde White 6:00 PBS Newshour Weekend 6:30 Downton Abbey Returns 8:30 The Carpenters: Close to You 10:00 50 Years with Peter, Paul, and Mary
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Ken Burns: Here and There
KEN BURNS: HERE AND THERE Thursday, March 4 at 10:30 p.m.
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 7:30 Off The Record 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at The Opry
10:30 Quiz Central 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Wilderness Journal 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. 2:30 Classical Rewind (My Music) 4:00 It’s What’s Happening Baby! 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 The Carpenters Close To You 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Sicilian Defence
MIDSOMER MURDERS THE SICILIAN DEFENCE Saturday, March 6 at 8 p.m.
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11:30 DOLLY PARTON & FRIENDS: 50 YEARS AT THE OPRY Friday, March 5 at 9 p..m.
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Amanpour and Company
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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
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Monty Python: A Celebration Rick Steves Fascism in Europe
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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Curious Crew 11:30 Capitol Report 12:00PM Off The Record 12:30 Michigan Out of Doors
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American Masters: Flannery American Masters: Twyla Moves
Independent Lens: Coded Bias
Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry
Tina Turner: One Last Time
Tina Turner: One Last Time March 1 at 8 p.m. Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry March 5 at 9 p.m. Independent Lens: Coded Bias March 22 at 10 p.m. American Masters: Flannery March 23 at 8 p.m. March 24 at 3:30 p.m. American Masters: Twyla Moves March 26 at 9 p.m. Revolutions of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story March 30 at 3:30 p.m. Revolutions of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story
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Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece Part 1 of 4
5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 7:30 Capitol Report 8:00 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary 10:00 This Land is Your Land
Sunday, March 7 DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON ONE ON MASTERPIECE Part 1 of 4 at 1 p.m. Part 2 of 4 at 3 p.m.
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Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece Part 2 of 4 The Transformational Power of Yoga PBS NewsHour Weekend Moments to Remember Downton Abbey Returns The Transformational Power of Yoga
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (MY MUSIC) Tuesday, March 9 at 10 p.m.
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Amanpour and Company
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour DW Global 3000 America Quiz Central Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and Grief with Daniel Amen, M.D. and Tana Amen Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White Amanpour and Company
T H U R S D AY SUZE ORMAN’S ULTIMATE RETIREMENT GUIDE Monday, March 8 at 9 p.m.
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 The Great Lake to Lake Rail Trail 7:30 Wilderness Journal 8:00 Michigan Out of Doors
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Under The Radar Michigan Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry
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Great Decisions in Foreign Policy Off The Record Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Carole King and James Taylor at the Troubadour
URBAN FORGE: OZARK ARTISTRY Thursday, March 11 at 10 p.m.
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Amanpour and Company
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour
CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR AT THE TROUBADOUR Friday, March 12 at 9 p.m.
Because you spoke up, we listened!
Downtown Abbey is Back! Sunday, March 7
1 p.m. Downton Abbey Season 1 on MASTERPIECE, Part 1 of 4 3 p.m. Downtown Abbey Season 1 on MASTERPIECE, Part 2 of 4 9 - 11 p.m. Downton Abbey Returns
Sunday, March 14
1 p.m. Downton Abbey Season 1 on MASTERPIECE, Part 3 of 4 3 p.m. Downtown Abbey Season 1 on MASTERPIECE, Part 4 of 4 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Downton Abbey Returns
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The Transformational Power of Yoga
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Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White Retire Safe and Secure with Ed Slott PBS NewsHour Weekend Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D.
THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF YOGA Friday, March 12 at 10:30 p.m.
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Amanpour and Company
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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Quiz Central 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Wilderness Journal 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 Safe Money in Tough Times with Jonathan Pond
SAFE MONEY IN TOUGH TIMES WITH JONATHAN POND Saturday, March 13 at 1 p.m.
ENERGY PARADOX WITH STEVEN GUNDRY, M.D. Saturday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m.
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Midsomer Murders Schooled in Murder Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide
S U N D A Y 7:00AM 7:30 8:00 8:30
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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Curious Crew 11:30 Capitol Report 12:00PM Off The Record 12:30 Michigan Out of Doors 1:00 Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece Part 3 of 4 3:00 Downton Abbey Season One on Masterpiece Part 4 of 4
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Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White
AGING BACKWARDS 3 WITH MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE Sunday, March 14 at 5 p.m.
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PBS NewsHour Weekend Downton Abbey Returns The Carpenters: Close To You 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary
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Amanpour and Company
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 7:30 Capitol Report 8:00 Finding Your Roots The Vanguard 9:00 Finding Your Roots Reporting on the Reporters 10:00 Frontline 11:00 Amanpour and Company
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 DW Global 3000 America 7:30 Quiz Central 8:00 Nature Fox Tales 50 YEARS WITH PETER PAUL AND MARY Sunday, March 14 at 10 p.m.
M O N D A Y 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Vintage Spokane Hour 2 Antiques Roadshow Newport Hour 3 Fauci: Virus Hunter
NATURE FOX TALES Wednesday, March 17 at 8 p.m.
9:00 Nova Dead Sea Scroll Detectives 10:00 Europe’s New Wild The Land of Snow and Ice 11:00 Amanpour and Company
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FAUCI: VIRUS HUNTER Monday, March 15 at 10 p.m.
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Outside Beyond the Lens Ask The Specialists Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors
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Destination Michigan Under The Radar Michigan 10:00 Jazz The Adventure (19551960)
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 7:30 Off The Record 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Great Performances at the Met Renee Fleming in Concert 10:00 Live from Lincoln Center Andrew Rannells in Concert
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Best of the Joy of Painting Weekends with Yankee Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Great Getaways 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.
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Legacy List with Matt Paxton 2:00 Motorweek 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 Cook’s Country 3:30 Moveable Feast with Relish 4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:30 Simply Ming 5:00 Quiz Central 5:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves’ Europe 7:00 Father Brown
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER ANDREW RANNELLS IN CONCERT Friday, March 19 at 10 p.m.
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7:00AM Garden Smart 7:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 8:00 Fons and Porters Love of Quilting 8:30 It’s Sew Easy 9:00 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
FATHER BROWN Saturday, March 20 at 7 p.m.
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Midsomer Murders The Christmas Haunting Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece Austin City Limits Maggie Rogers
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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Under The Radar Michigan 10:30 Wilderness Journal 11:00 Michigan Out of Doors 11:30 Off The Record 12:00PM Capitol Report 12:30 Ask The Specialists 1:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets 2:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album 3:00 Little Women on Masterpiece Part 1 of 3
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Little Women on Masterpiece Part 2 of 3 Little Women on Masterpiece Part 3 of 3 PBS NewsHour Weekend The David Rubenstien Show: Peer to Peer Conversations The Lawrence Welk Show Love Songs In Their Own Words Queen Elizabeth II
IN THEIR OWN WORDS QUEEN ELIZABETH II Sunday, March 21 at 8 p.m.
NEW! Watch Michigan Middays on the Weekend! Enjoy Michigan-themed shows Saturdays & Sundays midday on WCMU. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays
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Howards End on Masterpiece Part 1 of 4
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PBS NewsHour Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 7:30 Capitol Report 8:00 American Masters Flannery 9:30 Beyond the Canvas The Writers World 10:00 Frontline 11:00 Amanpour and Company
WEDNESDAY Sunday, March 21 HOWARDS END ON MASTERPIECE Part 1 of 4 at 9 p.m. Part 2 of 4 at 10 p.m.
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Howards End on Masterpiece Part 2 of 4 Professor T The Family
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Vintage Louisville 2021 Hour 1 Antiques Roadshow Meadow Brook Hall
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 DW Global 3000 America 7:30 Quiz Central 8:00 Nature Hippos: Africa’s River Giants
NATURE HIPPOS: AFRICA’S RIVER GIANTS Wednesday, March 24 at 8 p.m.
9:00 Nova Saving the Dead Sea 10:00 Fast-Forward: Look Into Your Future 11:00 Amanpour and Company
T H U R S D AY ANTIQUES ROADSHOW MEADOW BROOK HALL Monday, March 22 at 9 p.m.
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Independent Lens Coded Bias Amanpour and Company
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5:30PM BBC World News America
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Outside Beyond the Lens Ask The Specialists Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors Destination Michigan Under The Radar Michigan 10:00 Jazz A Masterpiece by Midnight (1961-Present)
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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 7:30 Off The Record 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 American Masters Twyla Moves
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AMERICAN MASTERS TWYLA MOVES Friday, March 26 at 9 p.m.
Beyond the Canvas The Writers World Amanpour and Company
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7:00AM Garden Smart 7:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 8:00 Fons and Porters Love of Quilting 8:30 It’s Sew Easy 9:00 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 9:30 Best of the Joy of Painting 10:00 Weekends with Yankee 10:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Great Getaways 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 Legacy List with Matt Paxton 2:00 Motorweek 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen
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Cook’s Country Moveable Feast with Relish Pati’s Mexican Table Simply Ming Quiz Central Great Scenic Railway Journeys PBS NewsHour Weekend Rick Steves’ Europe Father Brown Midsomer Murders Let Us Prey
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Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets Queen Anne, The Mother of Great Britain
LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS & SECRETS Sunday, March 28 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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4:00 MIDSOMER MURDERS LET US PREY Saturday, March 27 at 8 p.m.
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Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece Austin City Limits St. Vincent
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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Under The Radar Michigan 10:30 Wilderness Journal 11:00 Michigan Out of Doors 11:30 Off The Record 12:00PM Capitol Report 12:30 Ask The Specialists 1:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets Elizabeth I, The Warrior Queen
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Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets Marie Antoinette, The Doomed Queen Howards End on Masterpiece Part 1 of 4 Howards End on Masterpiece Part 2 of 4 PBS NewsHour Weekend The David Rubenstien Show: Peer to Peer Conversations The Lawrence Welk Show Songs by Johnny Mercer Great Performances Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP The Magazine
GREAT PERFORMANCES MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS AWARDS WITH AARP THE MAGAZINE Sunday, March 28 at 8 p.m.
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Howards End on Masterpiece Part 3 of 4
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Great Lakes Now Capitol Report Finding Your Roots Freedom Tales American Experience The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
Sunday, March 28 HOWARDS END ON MASTERPIECE Part 3 of 4 at 9 p.m. Part 4 of 4 at 10 p.m.
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Howards End on Masterpiece Part 4 of 4 Professor T Past Imperfect
M O N D A Y 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Vintage Louisville 2021 Hour 2 Antiques Roadshow Meadow Brook Hall Hour 2
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THE BLINDING OF ISAAC WOODARD Tuesday, March 30 at 9 p.m.
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Amanpour and Company
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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour DW Global 3000 America Quiz Central Semi Final #1 Extinction: The Facts Climate Chan ge – The Facts Nova Mystery Beneath the Ice
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW MEADOW BROOK HALL HOUR 2 Monday, March 29 at 9 .m.
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Independent Lens Til Kingdom Come/The Debate Amanpour and Company
NOVA MYSTERY BENEATH THE ICE Wednesday, March 31 at 10 p.m.
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Great Getaways Capitol
Antiques Roadshow Vintage Spokane Hour 2 Finding Your Roots
Antiques Roadshow Newport Hour 3 Finding Your Roots
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Fauci: Virus Hunter
Amanpour & Company Amanpour
Great Tina Turner: One Last Time Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk and Spul Amanpour Getaways & Company Capitol Ken Burns: The Civil War Yellowstone Symphony Amanpour Report & Company Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. Amanpour Quiz The Colorado Central & Company Michigan Wilderness Journal Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations Ken Burns: Here and There Out of Doors Firing Line with Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at The Opry Amanpour Off the Washington Record Week Margaret Hoover & Company (6:30 PM) The Carpenters: Midsomer Murders The Sicilian Defence Monty Python: A Celebration Close To You (6:30 PM) Moments to Remember Downton Abbey Returns The Transformational Power of Yoga Great Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Amanpour Getaways & Company Capitol 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary This Land is Your Land Report Aging Backwards 3 Amanpour Quiz Overcoming Anxiety Depression, Trauma and Grief Central with Daniel Amen, M.D. and Tana Amen with Miranda Esmonde-White & Company Wilderness Michigan Out of Doors Under the Radar Michigan Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry Amanpour Journal & Company Firing Line with Carole King and James Taylor at the Troubadour The Transformational Off the Washington Record Week Margaret Hoover Power of Yoga (6:30 PM) Energy Paradox Midsomer Murders Schooled in Murder Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide with Steven Gundry, M.D. (6:30 PM) Downton Abbey Returns The Carpenters Close To You 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary
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Getaways Capitol Report Quiz Central Ask The Specialists Off the Record (7:00) Father Brown (Season 1) (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways Capitol Report Quiz Central Ask The Specialists Off the Record (7:00) Father Brown (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways Capitol Report Quiz Central Howards End on Masterpiece Part 3 of 4 Antiques Roadshow Meadow Brook Hall Hour 2 American Experience The Blinding of Isaac Woodard Climate Change – The Facts
Nature Hippos: Africa’s River Giants Wilderness Michigan Journal Out of Doors Washington Firing Line with Week Margaret Hoover Midsomer Murders Let Us Prey
Great Performances Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP The Magazine Antiques Roadshow Vintage Louisville 2021 Hour 2 Finding Your Roots Freedom Tales Extinction: The Facts
Nova Mystery Beneath the Ice
Howards End on Masterpiece Part 4 of 4 Independent Lens Til Kingdom Come/The Debate
Howards End on Masterpiece Howards End on Masterpiece Part 1 of 4 Part 2 of 4 Antiques Roadshow Independent Lens Meadow Brook Hall Coded Bias Beyond the Canvas Frontline The Writers World Nova Fast-Forward: Look Into Saving the Dead Sea Your Future Destination Under the Jazz A Masterpiece by Midnight Michigan Radar Michigan (1961-Present) American Masters Beyond the Canvas Twyla Moves The Writers World Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece
In Their Own Words Queen Elizabeth II Antiques Roadshow Vintage Louisville 2021 Hour 1 American Masters Flannery
Vintage Spokane Hour 2 Newport Hour 3 Finding Your Roots Finding Your Roots Frontline The Vanguard Reporting on the Reporters Nature Nova Europe’s New Wild Fox Tales Dead Sea Scroll Detectives The Land of the Snow and Ice Wilderness Michigan Destination Under the Jazz Journal Out of Doors Michigan Radar Michigan The Adventure (1955-1960) Firing Line with Great Performances at the Met Live from Lincoln Center Washington Margaret Hoover Renee Fleming in Concert Andrew Rannells in Concert Week Midsomer Murders The Christmas Haunting Endeavour Season 6 on Masterpiece
Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company
Amanpour & Company Austin City Limits St. Vincent Professor T Past Imperfect
Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company
Amanpour & Company Austin City Limits Maggie Rogers Professor T The Family
& Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company
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Weekday Schedule March 2021 6:00 a.m.
Mondays
Tuesdays
Craft In America
J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom
6:30 a.m.
Modern Pioneering with Georgia Pellegrini
7:00 a.m.
Best of Sewing with Nancy
Quilting Arts
7:30 a.m.
Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer
8:00 a.m.
This Old House
Craftsman’s Legacy
8:30 a.m.
Ask This Old House
Woodsmith Shop
9:00 a.m.
Dining with the Chef
French Chef Classics
9:30 a.m.
Destination Michigan
New Scandinavian Cooking
10:00 a.m.
Let’s Go Minnesota!
Weekends with Yankee
10:30 a.m.
Beyond Your Backyard
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
11:00 a.m.
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
11:30 a.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Best of the Joy of Painting
12:00 p.m.
Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Company
French Chef Classics
12:30 p.m.
Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook
New Scandinavian Cooking
1:00 p.m.
Best of Sewing with Nancy
Quilting Arts
1:30 p.m.
Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer
2:00 p.m.
This Old House
Craftsman’s Legacy
2:30 p.m.
Ask This Old House
Woodsmith Shop
3:00 p.m.
Best of Sewing with Nancy
Quilting Arts
3:30 p.m.
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Cook’s Country
4:00 p.m.
Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Company
French Chef Classics
4:30 p.m.
Iowa Ingredient
New Scandinavian Cooking
5:00 p.m.
Let’s Go Minnesota!
Weekends with Yankee
5:30 p.m.
Beyond Your Backyard
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
6:00 p.m.
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
6:30 p.m.
Moveable Feast with Relish
Moveable Feast with Relish
7:00 p.m.
Simply Ming
Sara’s Weeknight Meals
7:30 p.m.
Cook’s Country
Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest
8:00 p.m.
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Baking with Julia
8:30 p.m.
Moveable Feast with Relish
Moveable Feast with Relish
9:00 p.m.
Weekly Showcase
Weekly Showcase
9:30 p.m.
Weekly Showcase
Weekly Showcase
10:00 p.m.
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
10:30 p.m.
Beyond Your Backyard
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
11:00 p.m.
Born to Explore with Richard Wiese
Weekends with Yankee
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
Make It Artsy
For Your Home
Make Your Mark
Make48
Beads Baubles and Jewels
Growing Bolder
Knit and Crochet Now
Quilting Arts
Best of Sewing with Nancy
Painting with Wilson Bickford
Painting with Paulson
Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
American Woodshop
Craftsman’s Legacy
This Old House
Classic Woodworking
Woodsmith Shop
Ask This Old House
Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations French Chef Classics
Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated New Scandinavian Cooking
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi
Weekends with Yankee
Cycle Around Japan Highlights
Curious Traveler
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Travels with Darley
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
Best of the Joy of Painting
Best of the Joy of Painting
Best of the Joy of Painting
Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations French Chef Classics
Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated New Scandinavian Cooking
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Knit and Crochet Now
Quilting Arts
Best of Sewing with Nancy
Painting with Wilson Bickford
Painting with Paulson
Paint This with Jerry Yarnell
American Woodshop
Craftsman’s Legacy
This Old House
Classic Woodworking
Woodsmith Shop
Ask This Old House
Knit and Crochet Now
Quilting Arts
Best of the Joy of Painting
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Cook’s Country
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations French Chef Classics
Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated New Scandinavian Cooking
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi
Weekends with Yankee
Cycle Around Japan Highlights
Curious Traveler
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Travels with Darley
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
Moveable Feast with Relish
Moveable Feast with Relish
Moveable Feast with Relish
Field Trip with Curtis Stone
Kitchen Queens: New Orleans
Simply Ming
Cook’s Country
Pati’s Mexican Table
Cook’s Country
Lidia’s Kitchen
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated
Moveable Feast with Relish
Moveable Feast with Relish
Moveable Feast with Relish
Weekly Showcase
Weekly Showcase
Weekly Showcase
Weekly Showcase
Rick Steves’ Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe
Curious Traveler
Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi
Weekends with Yankee
Weekly Showcase Marathons 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
*See the following page for the Weekly Showcase Marathon Schedule.
Cooking
Travel
Home Improvement
LET’S GO, MINNESOTA! Premieres 3/1 Mondays at 10 a.m.
Gardening
Arts & Crafts
IRELAND: COUNTY BY COUNTY
Weekly Showcase Premieres 3/12 at 9 p.m.
WOODSMITH SHOP Season 14
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Weekly Showcase* Fridays 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday-Thursday 9 p.m.-10 p.m.
Kitchen Queens Starting Friday night at 9 p.m. March 5, Create turns the spotlight on the female
chefs changing the culinary landscape of New Orleans. From James Beard Award-winners to the talented women at the helm of local restaurants, the showcase highlights the food and stories from chefs with roots in Creole New Orleans, Louisiana Cajun country, Italy, Vietnam and Latin America.
Ireland: County by County Part travelogue and part historical culinary tour, this exclusive Create showcase starting March 12 at 9 p.m. goes county by county to reveal the best of Ireland: from the broad golden shores of Sligo and the rolling green hills of Antrim to the misty mountaintops of Kerry and the bustling excitement of Dubin.
In Stitches Attention, needle artists! Tune in to watch Nancy Zieman and the pros of It’s Sew Easy, Knit and Crochet Now, Quilting Arts and Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting share their top tips, techniques and projects for the avid crafter, starting at 9 p.m. March 19! This Old House: The Roxbury House This Old House teams up with a Boston-area non-profit to
renovate a foreclosed 1870s Second Empire home in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood for two deserving families. Watch the stunning start-to-finish transformation on this special Create showcase starting March 26 at 9 p.m.!
The premier TV channel for how-to programming Create® TV is a nationwide channel that features viewer-favorite public television “do-it-yourself” series and specials on food, travel, arts and crafts, home and garden and other lifestyle interests. The programs seen on Create TV come from American Public Television, The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Create TV was launched to serve an increasing interest from viewers in the “do-it-yourself” genre. Create was designed for round-the-clock broadcast of the most popular lifestyle and how-to programming seen on public television – where lifestyle programming got its start!
WCMU Public Television
WCML 6 Alpena
WCMW 21 Manistee
WCMV 27 Cadillac
WCMU-TV 14 Mt. Pleasant
Enjoy WCMU’s four television channels on-air, online, and on your mobile device. PBS KIDS 24/7 Watch a combination of national programs, PBS children’s shows, and high-quality local productions on WCMU Public Television.
Enjoy your favorite educational and inspiring kids programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
NEW! The MLC is a statewide public television partnership offering instructional content to support the education of students and to provide alternative resources for families and teachers.
Showcasing the best of public television’s lifestyle and how-to programs, enjoy series and specials on food, travel, home and garden, arts and crafts, fitness and other lifestyle interests.
How to Watch On Your Television PBS KIDS 24/7
Area
Antenna-Over The Air
Central LP Mt. Pleasant
Western LP
Manistee
NW LP Cadillac
NE LP, SE UP Alpena
Spectrum/Charter
Dish Net
DirectTV
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
12
787
194
196
28
28
21.1
21.2
21.3
21.4
6
781
N/A
196
27
27
27.1
27.2
27.3
27.4
6
781
N/A
196
27
27
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6
787
N/A
196
6
27
On Your Digital Devices Device Type
Where to Watch
Television
YouTube TV
PBS Video App
Mobile
WCMU App
PBS Kids Video App
PBS Kids Video App PBS Video App
The free WCMU Mobile App livestreams our WCMU PBS and WCMU PBS KIDS 24/7 broadcasts on your mobile device. Mobile viewing is also available via the PBS Video App and PBS KIDS Video App. Plus, can you watch the livestreams via web browsers on your devices.
Computer
WCMU.org
View a livestream of our WCMU PBS and WCMU PBS KIDS 24/7 broadcasts on WCMU.org.
WCMU On-Demand Viewing Watch select WCMU local productions and PBS programming on your time via video.WCMU.org — and get exclusive access to binge watch all your favorites with PBS Passport: wcmu.org/passport.
WCMU Public Media ALMA
DETROIT
INDIAN RIVER
Ballyhoo Books of Alma
Samaritas
Cheboygan Otsego Presque
Garr Tool Sarah’s Law Firm
FLINT Flint Institute of Arts
BAY HARBOR Great Lakes Center for the Arts
HARBOR SPRINGS Dr. Harriet McGraw, Dr. Vaughn McGraw and
Isle ISD LANSING Library of Michigan MESSA Michigan Department of Natural Resources
BIG RAPIDS
Dr. Michael Doctor
Galloup Guitars
Jill Whelan Workshops
MIDLAND
New York Restaurant
Alden B. Dow Home &
BOYNE CITY
Perry Farm Village
Great Lakes Energy
Tom’s Mom’s Cookies
Studio Dow Chemical Employees’ Credit Union
CADILLAC
HARRISON
Eastman Party Store
Curry House Assisted Living
Mid Michigan College
Midland Area Community
& Memory Care Northern Hearth Quilting
Mid Michigan College Foundation
and Sewing IMLAY CITY CLIO
Gem & Diamond Specialists
iKen Video Services
This Month’s Featured Underwriter
Foundation Midland Center for the Arts MidMichigan Health United Church of Christ
Program Underwriters MT. PLEASANT
Ameriprise Financial /
City of Mount Pleasant
Osborne/Klein
CMU Faculty Association
Blissfest Music Organization
Community Mental Health
Crooked Tree Breadworks
(as of February 1, 2021)
UNIVERSITY CENTER Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
for Central Michigan Greentree Natural Grocery
REGIONAL
Krapohl Ford & Lincoln
Connected Nation Michigan
Mid-Michigan Chapter of
Consumers Energy
Credit Unions
Foundation
Mt. Pleasant Tire Service
Early On Michigan
NABET-CWA Local 412 Northwind Investments
REMUS
Simply Engraving
Hometown Health Foods
The Eyesite
Wheatland Music
Unitarian Universalist
For information regarding underwriting opportunities with WCMU Public Media contact Liz Conway at 989-774-2339 or Liz.conway@cmich.edu
Organization
Fellowship of Central Michigan
SAGINAW Mobile Medical Response
OSCODA Cathy’s Hallmark
ST. LOUIS Bader & Sons Co.
PETOSKEY American Spoon
“Working with WCMU has been great, especially in a time like this. We’re able to market the museum and our virtual offerings on a number of platforms allowing us to reach our target audience and beyond.” - Marissa Pierce, Flint Institute of Arts
Spring Drive – March 18 to 25 Like daffodils and warmer weather, the WCMU Public Radio Spring Drive is almost here. Donate early this year or make an additional gift to join the 2021 WCMU Public Radio Member Challenge. We’ll use your support and endorsement to encourage other WCMU listeners to make their donations. Donate before March 17 and see your gift go twice as far to support vital news and remarkable music. Donate now at WCMU.org or text “donate” to 800-999-5656 for the newest way to give.
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Central and Northern Michigan’s Music & NPR News Stations Mt. Pleasant WCMU 89.5 FM
Bay City WUCX 90.1 FM
Alpena WCML 91.7 FM
Traverse City WCMV 94.3 FM
Oscoda WCMB 95.7 FM
Standish WWCM 96.9 FM
Sault Ste. Marie WCMZ 98.3 FM
Harbor Springs WCMW 103.9 FM
WCMU Public Radio
1-800-727-9268
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On the Cover Every week on The Thistle & Shamrock, Fiona Ritchie explores the Celtic musical traditions of Europe and North America. In addition to well-known artists and selections, Ritchie introduces listeners to Celtic influences in World and contemporary music and investigates other distant landscapes and genres. Sundays at 3 pm
Central Stage
Central Stage is our monthly series showcasing performances by faculty artists and student ensembles from Central Michigan University’s School of Music. Dr. Sue Gamble, Professor Emerita, CMU School of Music, is your host. This month she’ll be joined by Dr. Robert Lindahl, Professor of Trombone at CMU and member of the River Raisin Rag Time Revue (R4). You’ll hear performances by R4 from recent recordings and live performances highlighting our country’s original popular musical style - ragtime. Central Stage - Friday, March 5th at 9 am
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WCMU Public Radio Morning Edition
Mosaic
with local host Mike Horace
with host, David Nicholas (9:06 a.m.)
6:51 Marketplace Morning Report 7:47 StarDate
5am
9am
Fresh Air
All Things Considered
with Terry Gross
with local host, Amy Robinson
4:04 StarDate
4pm
5:48 Osborne Kline Market Report
5pm
World Café with Raina Douris A two-hour “adult alternative” music showcase, featuring live performances and interviews with today’s most innovative and talented artists.
9pm
Nightside Jazz & Blues One of the longest running programs on WCMU. CMU students with an interest in broadcasting hand-pick the music Monday through Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. from our record and CD library.
11pm
Weekday Program Schedule
March 2021
Afternoon Classical
Here & Now Public Radio’s Live Midday News Program
with host, Judy Wagley
Thurs. Footlight Parade 12:31 Climate Connections 12pm
Fri. Radiolab
Science Friday
1pm
2pm
3 pm
Mon. Planet Money/How I Built This
Mon. Discovery Block
Tues. Reveal
Tues. Inspired
Wed. TED Radio Hour
Wed. Living On Earth
Thurs. Throughline
Thurs. This American Life
4pm
Fri. Acoustic Café 7pm
8pm
9pm
Jazz After Hours The music continues with Jazz After Hours at 2 a.m. taking you to Morning Edition through the week at 5 a.m.
Join hosts Cristina Smith, Jack O’Brien, Victoria Lee, Anna Rudnitsky and Az Allen
2am
Activate our voices with yours! Ask your smart speaker to, “Play WCMU.”
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WCMU News & Talk Program Schedule Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Midnight
Alternative Radio
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
1:00 a.m.
Philosophy Talk
The Pulse
BIG Picture Science TED Radio Hour
2:00 a.m.
Inside Europe
Inspired
Living on Earth
This American Life
3:00 a.m.
On the Media
Philosophy Talk
Radiolab
With Good Reason
4:00 a.m.
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me Ask Me Another
Bullseye
Alternative Radio
5:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
6:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
7:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
8:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
9:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition
10:00 a.m. 1A
1A
1A
1A
11:00 a.m. 1A
1A
1A
1A
Noon
On Point
On Point
On Point
On Point
1:00 p.m.
Here & Now
Here & Now
Here & Now
Here & Now
2:00 p.m.
Here & Now
Here & Now
Here & Now
Here & Now
3:00 p.m.
Here & Now
Here & Now
Here & Now
Here & Now
4:00 p.m.
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
5:00 p.m.
All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered
All Things Considered
6:00 p.m.
All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered
All Things Considered
7:00 p.m.
All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered
All Things Considered
8:00 p.m.
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
9:00 p.m.
On Point
On Point
On Point
On Point
10:00 p.m. 1A
1A
1A
1A
11:00 p.m. 1A
1A
1A
1A
Here’s how you can listen to WCMU News & Talk 89.5-2 / Mt. Pleasant – HD only 90.1-2 / Bay City – HD only 91.7-2 / Alpena – HD only 103.9-2 / Harbor Springs – HD only Streaming at radio.wcmu.org, through the free “WCMU” app, & on Apple Music
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Saturday
Sunday
Midnight
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air Weekend
1:00 a.m.
Reveal
Radiolab
This American Life
2:00 a.m.
The Moth
With Good Reason
Radiolab
3:00 a.m.
Ask Me Another
Reveal
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
4:00 a.m.
Latino USA
Splendid Table
BIG Picture Science
5:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Milk Street
Living on Earth
6:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Philosophy Talk
7:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Inside Europe
Inspired
8:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition
9:00 a.m.
Morning Edition
Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition
10:00 a.m. 1A
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
A Way with Words
11:00 a.m. 1A
It’s Been a Minute w / Sam Sanders Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Noon
On Point
Ask Me Another
Planet Money/How I Built This
1:00 p.m.
Here & Now
Reveal
Hidden Brain
2:00 p.m.
Here & Now
Latino USA
Splendid Table
3:00 p.m.
Here & Now
Alternative Radio
Milk Street
4:00 p.m.
Fresh Air
Fresh Air Weekend
It’s Been a Minute w / Sam Sanders
5:00 p.m.
All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered
6:00 p.m.
All Things Considered
On the Media
Reveal
7:00 p.m.
All Things Considered
Planet Money/How I Built This
Radiolab
8:00 p.m.
Fresh Air
Hidden Brain
This American Life
9:00 p.m.
On Point
The Pulse
Fresh Air Weekend
10:00 p.m. 1A
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
TED Radio Hour
11:00 p.m. 1A
Ask Me Another
BIG Picture Science
Bullseye from NPR is your curated guide to culture. Jesse Thorn hosts in-depth interviews with brilliant creators, culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney’s, which called it “the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world.” Wednesday at 4am, Saturday at 10am, & Sunday at 3am
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WCMW 103.9 FM Harbor Springs
WCML 91.7 FM Alpena
WCMV 94.3 FM Traverse City
WCMB 95.7 FM Oscoda
WWCM 96.9 FM Standish WCMU 89.5 FM Mt. Pleasant
WUCX 90.1 FM Bay City
Enjoy WCMU’s eight radio transmitters, serving 44 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Four of the transmitter locations provide two HD transmissions. HD-1 (our main signal) provides a mix of locally produced and network music, news and talk programs. *HD-2 offers an all “News & Talk” schedule, including local news content. Both transmissions are available to stream through our website, mobile app, and various smart speakers.
How to Listen Listening to WCMU is now easier than ever before. Whether on-air, online, or on your mobile device, the latest news headlines, enlightening music, and thoughtful conversations are at your finger tips.
On Your FM Radio • WCMU-FM 89.5 Mount Pleasant *WCMU News & Talk 89.5-2 Mt. Pleasant — HD only
• WUCX 90.1 FM Bay City
* WCMU News & Talk 90.1-2 Bay City – HD only
• WCML-FM 91.7 Alpena
• WCMV-FM 94.3 Traverse City
* WCMU News & Talk 91.7-2
• WWCM-FM 96.9 Standish
Alpena – HD only
• WCMB-FM 95.7 Oscoda
• WCMW-FM 103.9 Harbor Springs
* WCMU News & Talk 103.9-2
• WCMZ-FM 98.3 Sault Ste. Marie
Harbor Springs – HD only
Online Listening online has never been easier. You can use the player built into the top of our webpage, radio.wcmu.org, or click to launch our player in its own window. You also have the option on radio.wcmu.org to select between listening to WCMU Public Radio and WCMU News & Talk.
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