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Our Shows on PBS

Broadcast Schedule

Now available! Our newest show, Toddling Toward Reading, looks at what it takes to give our preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Check below for broadcast dates and times.

Reading Rockets' television programs will be broadcast by public television stations on the dates and times listed below. The shows are Launching Young Readers (LYR), Reading Rocks!, Empowering Parents, Becoming Bilingual, Reading and the Brain, A Chance to Read, Toddling Toward Reading, and A Tale of Two Schools.

This schedule is updated every Monday by 11:00 a.m. Please check your local newspaper or TV listings for the most accurate dates and times. Teachers and other educators are welcome to videotape the programs as they air and use the tapes for educational purposes for one year (off-air school record rights).

Programs produced by Reading Rockets are also available for purchase as videos or DVDs. In addition, many of our programs can be viewed online for free through video streaming.

For stations whose broadcast areas cover more than one time zone, only the easternmost time is listed here.

Location, date & time		Program
District of Columbia
WETA \| Washington
Sun., Sep 21, 2008	6:30 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
Sat., Sep 27, 2008	7:30 am	Toddling Toward Reading
Sun., Sep 28, 2008	4:30 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
Illinois
WEIU \| Charleston
Thu., Sep 11, 2008	6:00 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
WYCC \| Chicago
Sun., Sep 7, 2008	9:00 pm	A Chance to Read
Sun., Sep 14, 2008	9:00 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
North Carolina
WUNC-ED \| UNC Television
Sun., Sep 14, 2008	5:00 am	Toddling Toward Reading
Sun., Sep 14, 2008	5:30 am	A Chance to Read
South Dakota
SDPB \| South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Sun., Sep 7, 2008	3:30 am	Toddling Toward Reading
Tennessee
WETP \| Knoxville
Sun., Sep 7, 2008	12:30 pm	LYR: The Roots of Reading
Texas
KLRU \| Austin
Tue., Nov 11, 2008	2:00 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
Thu., Nov 13, 2008	7:00 am	Toddling Toward Reading
Sat., Nov 15, 2008	5:00 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
KEDT \| Corpus Christi
Thu., Sep 18, 2008	7:00 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
Sun., Sep 21, 2008	9:30 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
KTXT \| Lubbock
Sun., Sep 7, 2008	9:30 am	Toddling Toward Reading
Sun., Sep 14, 2008	9:30 am	A Chance to Read
KWBU \| Waco
Sun., Sep 7, 2008	2:30 pm	Toddling Toward Reading
Washington
KBTC \| Tacoma
Tue., Sep 9, 2008	10:00 am	LYR: Sounds and Symbols
Texas
KLRUG Cable \| Austin
Sat., Sep 13, 2008	5:30 am	Empowering Parents

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